diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/com_google_absl_fix_macos.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/com_google_absl_fix_macos.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7da8ab1b2e9b05..00000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/com_google_absl_fix_macos.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru a/absl/base/config.h b/absl/base/config.h
---- a/absl/base/config.h
-+++ b/absl/base/config.h
-@@ -558,9 +558,9 @@
-         __ENVIRONMENT_WATCH_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ < 50000) ||   \
-        (defined(__ENVIRONMENT_TV_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__) &&      \
-         __ENVIRONMENT_TV_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED__ < 120000))))
--#define ABSL_INTERNAL_APPLE_CXX17_TYPES_UNAVAILABLE 1
-+// #define ABSL_INTERNAL_APPLE_CXX17_TYPES_UNAVAILABLE 1
- #else
--#define ABSL_INTERNAL_APPLE_CXX17_TYPES_UNAVAILABLE 0
-+// #define ABSL_INTERNAL_APPLE_CXX17_TYPES_UNAVAILABLE 0
- #endif
- 
- // ABSL_HAVE_STD_ANY
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/default.nix
index be0c33711cea97..ac2430d1a2b64b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow/default.nix
@@ -449,9 +449,6 @@ let
         rm -f .bazelversion
         patchShebangs .
       ''
-      + lib.optionalString (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-darwin") ''
-        cat ${./com_google_absl_fix_macos.patch} >> third_party/absl/com_google_absl_fix_mac_and_nvcc_build.patch
-      ''
       + lib.optionalString (!withTensorboard) ''
         # Tensorboard pulls in a bunch of dependencies, some of which may
         # include security vulnerabilities. So we make it optional.