diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
index 317c83c1f9c..736a6edc365 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ghc/8.2.2.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
 
-  patches = [ ./ghc-gold-linker.patch ];
-
   preConfigure = commonPreConfigure;
 
   buildInputs = commonBuildInputs;