diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/darwin.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/darwin.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dbede586f073..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/darwin.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/unix/Make-arch b/unix/Make-arch
-index 08afb85..822c4fc 100644
---- a/unix/Make-arch
-+++ b/unix/Make-arch
-@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ macosx-thr:
- 	$(MAKE) all \
- 	"ARCH = macosx-thr" \
- 	"CC = cc" \
--	"CFLAGS = -Os -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR -F/System/Library/Frameworks $(MISCFLAGS)" \
-+	"CFLAGS = -Os -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR $(MISCFLAGS)" \
- 	"AR = ar" \
- 	"ARFLAGS = r" \
- 	"STRIP = strip" \
-@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ macosx-x86-thr:
- 	$(MAKE) all \
- 	"ARCH = macosx-x86-thr" \
- 	"CC = cc" \
--	"CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR -F/System/Library/Frameworks $(MISCFLAGS)" \
-+	"CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR $(MISCFLAGS)" \
- 	"AR = ar" \
- 	"ARFLAGS = r" \
- 	"STRIP = strip" \
-@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ macosx-x86-thr-ogl:
- 	$(MAKE) all \
- 	"ARCH = macosx-x86-thr-ogl" \
- 	"CC = cc" \
--	"CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR -I/usr/X11R6/include -F/System/Library/Frameworks $(MISCFLAGS) -DUSEOPENGL" \
-+	"CFLAGS = -O2 -ffast-math -DBsd -DTHR -I/usr/X11R6/include $(MISCFLAGS) -DUSEOPENGL" \
- 	"AR = ar" \
- 	"ARFLAGS = r" \
- 	"STRIP = strip" \
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/default.nix
index 47cebd62df65..5994aeb0a590 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tachyon/default.nix
@@ -48,14 +48,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
          if stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x686-freebsd"   then "bsd"           else
          throw "Don't know what arch to select for tachyon build";
   makeFlags = [ arch ];
+
   patches = [
     # Remove absolute paths in Make-config (and unset variables so they can be set in preBuild)
     ./no-absolute-paths.patch
     # Include new targets (like arm)
     ./make-archs.patch
-  ] ++
-  # Ensure looks for nix-provided Carbon, not system frameworks
-  lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ./darwin.patch;
+  ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Ensure looks for nix-provided Carbon, not system frameworks
+    substituteInPlace unix/Make-arch \
+      --replace '-F/System/Library/Frameworks' ""
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     cd ../compile/${arch}