diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
index 40a70623dcb7..b6e8e9abce73 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/perl/default.nix
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ let
         sed -i 's,\(libswanted.*\)pthread,\1,g' Configure
       '';
 
-    preBuild = optionalString (!(stdenv ? cc && stdenv.cc.nativeTools))
-      ''
-        # Make Cwd work on NixOS (where we don't have a /bin/pwd).
-        substituteInPlace dist/PathTools/Cwd.pm --replace "'/bin/pwd'" "'$(type -tP pwd)'"
-      '';
-
     setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
     passthru.libPrefix = "lib/perl5/site_perl";