diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
index 75377190cc7f..e996e6e5e584 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/default.nix
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ developerToolsPackages_11_3_1 // macosPackages_11_0_1 // {
     mDNSResponder   = applePackage "mDNSResponder"     "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-ddZr6tropkpdMJhq/kUlm3OwO8b0yxtkrMpwec8R4FY=" {};
     objc4           = applePackage "objc4"             "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-ZsxRpdsfv3Dxs7yBBCkjbKXKR6aXwkEpxc1XYXz7ueM=" {};
     ppp             = applePackage "ppp"               "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-M1zoEjjeKIDUEP6ACbpUJk3OXjobw4g/qzUmxGdX1J0=" {};
-    removefile      = applePackage "removefile"        "osx-10.12.6"     "sha256-UpNk27kGXnZss1ZXWVJU9jLz/NW63ZAZEDLhyCYoi9M=" {};
+    removefile      = callPackage ./removefile/package.nix { };
     xnu             = if isSdk10_12 then
       applePackage "xnu" "osx-10.12.6" "sha256-C8TPQlUT3RbzAy8YnZPNtr70hpaVG9Llv0h42s3NENI=" {}
     else macosPackages_11_0_1.xnu;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 611f445e1ec9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{ appleDerivation', stdenvNoCC }:
-
-appleDerivation' stdenvNoCC {
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/include/
-    cp removefile.h checkint.h $out/include/
-  '';
-
-  appleHeaders = ''
-    checkint.h
-    removefile.h
-  '';
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/meson.build.in b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/meson.build.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..672a15a40b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/meson.build.in
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Build settings based on the upstream Xcode project.
+# See: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/removefile/blob/main/removefile.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+
+# Project settings
+project('removefile', 'c', version : '@version@')
+
+
+# Dependencies
+cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
+
+
+# Libraries
+library(
+    'removefile',
+    c_args : [
+        '-D__DARWIN_NOW_CANCELABLE=1',
+        # Define these flags for the 10.12 SDK assuming that users on older systems can’t encounter dataless files.
+        # https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/sys/stat.h#L520
+        '-DSF_DATALESS=0x40000000',
+        # https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/sys/resource.h#L598
+        '-DIOPOL_TYPE_VFS_MATERIALIZE_DATALESS_FILES=3',
+        # https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/sys/resource.h#L640
+        '-DIOPOL_MATERIALIZE_DATALESS_FILES_OFF=1',
+        # https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/sys/attr.h#L562
+        # '-DATTR_CMNEXT_LINKID=0x00000010',
+    ],
+    install : true,
+    sources : [
+        'removefile.c',
+        'removefile_random.c',
+        'removefile_rename_unlink.c',
+        'removefile_sunlink.c',
+        'removefile_tree_walker.c',
+    ],
+)
+install_headers(
+    'checkint.h',
+    'removefile.h',
+)
+install_man(
+    'checkint.3',
+    'removefile.3',
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9eee8232d89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/removefile/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  apple-sdk,
+  apple-sdk_10_13,
+  apple-sdk_11,
+  mkAppleDerivation,
+  stdenvNoCC,
+}:
+
+let
+  # The 10.12 SDK doesn’t have the files needed in the same places or possibly at all.
+  # Just use the 11.x SDK to make things easier.
+  xnu = apple-sdk_11.sourceRelease "xnu";
+
+  privateHeaders = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+    name = "removefile-deps-private-headers";
+
+    buildCommand = ''
+      mkdir -p "$out/include/apfs"
+      # APFS group is 'J' per https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/xnu/blob/94d3b452840153a99b38a3a9659680b2a006908e/bsd/vfs/vfs_fsevents.c#L1054
+      cat <<EOF > "$out/include/apfs/apfs_fsctl.h"
+      #pragma once
+      #include <stdint.h>
+      #include <sys/ioccom.h>
+      struct xdstream_obj_id {
+        char* xdi_name;
+        uint64_t xdi_xdtream_obj_id;
+      };
+      #define APFS_CLEAR_PURGEABLE 0
+      #define APFSIOC_MARK_PURGEABLE _IOWR('J', 68, uint64_t)
+      #define APFSIOC_XDSTREAM_OBJ_ID _IOR('J', 35, struct xdstream_obj_id)
+      EOF
+    '';
+  };
+in
+mkAppleDerivation {
+  releaseName = "removefile";
+
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "dev"
+    "man"
+  ];
+
+  xcodeHash = "sha256-wDm2LECjateIRDQyjJtcdbxHKVfN3Y8JXVd70d37Jy4=";
+
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${privateHeaders}/include";
+
+  meta.description = "Darwin file removing library";
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
index f8acca90a704..e1597744be46 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/apple-source-releases/versions.json
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@
   "network_cmds": {
     "hash": "sha256-PChAbC/4cHa0lbojElR2PHOUo+cDvsoNdiorle0IXss=",
     "version": "606.40.2"
+  },
+  "removefile": {
+    "hash": "sha256-UpNk27kGXnZss1ZXWVJU9jLz/NW63ZAZEDLhyCYoi9M=",
+    "version": "45"
   }
 }