diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/3.2.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/3.2.nix
index e950e463a9b5..fff05ed87271 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/3.2.nix
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches =
     # FreeBSD doesn't have <alloca.h>, and Gnulib's `alloca' module isn't used.
     stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isFreeBSD ./guile-gnulib-includes.patch
-    # multiple definitions of '_gnutls_x86_cpuid_s' cause linker to fail.
-    # the patch is: https://www.gitorious.org/gnutls/gnutls/commit/54768ca1cd9049bbd1c695696ef3c8595c6052db
-    # discussion: http://osdir.com/ml/gnutls-devel-gnu/2014-02/msg00012.html
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ./fix_gnutls_x86_cpuid_s_multi_definitions.patch;
+    ;
 
   # Note: GMP is a dependency of Nettle, whose public headers include
   # GMP headers, hence the hack.
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/fix_gnutls_x86_cpuid_s_multi_definitions.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/fix_gnutls_x86_cpuid_s_multi_definitions.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bc3086faeb2..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/fix_gnutls_x86_cpuid_s_multi_definitions.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-From 54768ca1cd9049bbd1c695696ef3c8595c6052db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos <nmav@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 10:43:52 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] do not redefine the _gnutls_x86_cpuid_s symbol
-
----
- lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-aesni.c |    2 --
- lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-ssse3.c |    2 --
- lib/accelerated/x86/x86.h               |    3 ++-
- 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-aesni.c b/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-aesni.c
-index 6d4526f..1a2681f 100644
---- a/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-aesni.c
-+++ b/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-aesni.c
-@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ struct aes_ctx {
- 	int enc;
- };
- 
--unsigned int _gnutls_x86_cpuid_s[4];
--
- static int
- aes_cipher_init(gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t algorithm, void **_ctx, int enc)
- {
-diff --git a/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-ssse3.c b/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-ssse3.c
-index ff24578..2b2440a 100644
---- a/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-ssse3.c
-+++ b/lib/accelerated/x86/aes-cbc-x86-ssse3.c
-@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ struct aes_ctx {
- 	int enc;
- };
- 
--unsigned int _gnutls_x86_cpuid_s[4];
--
- static int
- aes_cipher_init(gnutls_cipher_algorithm_t algorithm, void **_ctx, int enc)
- {
-diff --git a/lib/accelerated/x86/x86.h b/lib/accelerated/x86/x86.h
-index ae04d32..03fc8de 100644
---- a/lib/accelerated/x86/x86.h
-+++ b/lib/accelerated/x86/x86.h
-@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
- 
- #include <config.h>
- 
-+extern unsigned int _gnutls_x86_cpuid_s[4];
-+
- #if defined(ASM_X86)
- 
- void gnutls_cpuid(unsigned int func, unsigned int *ax, unsigned int *bx,
-@@ -43,5 +45,4 @@ unsigned int gnutls_have_cpuid(void);
-  (nettle_hash_digest_func *) digest_func	\
- } 
- 
--
- #endif
--- 
-1.7.1
-