diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
index c3ec8ceac009d..cbbe6addf6d07 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.18.nix
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preInstall = ''
     rm -r pkg/obj
-    # Contains the wrong perl shebang when cross compiling,
-    # since it is not used for anything we can deleted as well.
-    rm src/regexp/syntax/make_perl_groups.pl
   '' + (if (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) then ''
     mv bin/*_*/* bin
     rmdir bin/*_*
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
index 34d4c0d9d2c25..4319a91487e53 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.19.nix
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   preInstall = ''
     rm -r pkg/obj
-    # Contains the wrong perl shebang when cross compiling,
-    # since it is not used for anything we can deleted as well.
-    rm src/regexp/syntax/make_perl_groups.pl
   '' + (if (stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform) then ''
     mv bin/*_*/* bin
     rmdir bin/*_*