diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
index e795c2735b03..68798071ea1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ let
     patches = [
       ./patches/widevine.patch
       ./patches/glibc-2.24.patch
-      (if versionOlder version "52.0.0.0"
-       then ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_50.patch
-       else ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_52.patch)
+      ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_52.patch
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index 8a561e75f790..8f6e324765fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ let
     patches = [
       ./patches/widevine.patch
       ./patches/glibc-2.24.patch
-      (if versionOlder version "52.0.0.0"
-       then ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_50.patch
-       else ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_52.patch)
+      ./patches/nix_plugin_paths_52.patch
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/patches/nix_plugin_paths_50.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/patches/nix_plugin_paths_50.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 062098a85225..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/patches/nix_plugin_paths_50.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/chrome/common/chrome_paths.cc b/chrome/common/chrome_paths.cc
-index 74bf041..5f34198 100644
---- a/chrome/common/chrome_paths.cc
-+++ b/chrome/common/chrome_paths.cc
-@@ -66,21 +66,14 @@ static base::LazyInstance<base::FilePath>
-     g_invalid_specified_user_data_dir = LAZY_INSTANCE_INITIALIZER;
- 
- // Gets the path for internal plugins.
--bool GetInternalPluginsDirectory(base::FilePath* result) {
--#if defined(OS_MACOSX)
--  // If called from Chrome, get internal plugins from a subdirectory of the
--  // framework.
--  if (base::mac::AmIBundled()) {
--    *result = chrome::GetFrameworkBundlePath();
--    DCHECK(!result->empty());
--    *result = result->Append("Internet Plug-Ins");
--    return true;
--  }
--  // In tests, just look in the module directory (below).
--#endif
--
--  // The rest of the world expects plugins in the module directory.
--  return PathService::Get(base::DIR_MODULE, result);
-+bool GetInternalPluginsDirectory(base::FilePath* result,
-+                                 const std::string& ident) {
-+  std::string full_env = std::string("NIX_CHROMIUM_PLUGIN_PATH_") + ident;
-+  const char* value = getenv(full_env.c_str());
-+  if (value == NULL)
-+      return PathService::Get(base::DIR_MODULE, result);
-+  else
-+      *result = base::FilePath(value);
- }
- 
- #if defined(OS_WIN)
-@@ -253,11 +246,11 @@ bool PathProvider(int key, base::FilePath* result) {
-       create_dir = true;
-       break;
-     case chrome::DIR_INTERNAL_PLUGINS:
--      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur))
-+      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur, "ALL"))
-         return false;
-       break;
-     case chrome::DIR_PEPPER_FLASH_PLUGIN:
--      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur))
-+      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur, "PEPPERFLASH"))
-         return false;
-       cur = cur.Append(kPepperFlashBaseDirectory);
-       break;
-@@ -314,7 +307,7 @@ bool PathProvider(int key, base::FilePath* result) {
-     // We currently need a path here to look up whether the plugin is disabled
-     // and what its permissions are.
-     case chrome::FILE_NACL_PLUGIN:
--      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur))
-+      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur, "NACL"))
-         return false;
-       cur = cur.Append(kInternalNaClPluginFileName);
-       break;
-@@ -349,7 +342,7 @@ bool PathProvider(int key, base::FilePath* result) {
-         cur = cur.DirName();
-       }
- #else
--      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur))
-+      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur, "PNACL"))
-         return false;
- #endif
-       cur = cur.Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("pnacl"));
-@@ -366,7 +359,7 @@ bool PathProvider(int key, base::FilePath* result) {
-     // In the component case, this is the source adapter. Otherwise, it is the
-     // actual Pepper module that gets loaded.
-     case chrome::FILE_WIDEVINE_CDM_ADAPTER:
--      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur))
-+      if (!GetInternalPluginsDirectory(&cur, "WIDEVINE"))
-         return false;
-       cur = cur.AppendASCII(kWidevineCdmAdapterFileName);
-       break;