diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
index 279be309427a..28858d92d464 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.17.nix
@@ -273,7 +273,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = teams.golang.members;
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
-    # requires >=10.13 stdenv on x86_64-darwin
-    badPlatforms = [ "x86_64-darwin" ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6131804f4fd9..fcfa6017baf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20228,9 +20228,8 @@ with pkgs;
     go = buildPackages.go_1_16;
   };
   # go_1_17 has go module changes which may not be portable
-  # across different go versions and/or platforms,
-  # it also requires >=10.13 stdenv on darwin which
-  # is not currently available for x86_64-darwin
+  # across different go versions and/or platforms:
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/144667
   #
   # do not uncomment this without approval from the go CODEOWNERS
   #buildGo117Package = callPackage ../development/go-packages/generic {
@@ -20246,9 +20245,8 @@ with pkgs;
     go = buildPackages.go_1_16;
   };
   # go_1_17 has go module changes which may not be portable
-  # across different go versions and/or platforms,
-  # it also requires >=10.13 stdenv on darwin which
-  # is not currently available for x86_64-darwin
+  # across different go versions and/or platforms:
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/144667
   #
   # do not uncomment this without approval from the go CODEOWNERS
   #buildGo117Module = callPackage ../development/go-modules/generic {