diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/darwin_dylib.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/darwin_dylib.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc6992d6e779..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/darwin_dylib.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/library/Makefile b/library/Makefile
-index 28f9231..ad9cc32 100644
---- a/library/Makefile
-+++ b/library/Makefile
-@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ libmbedtls.so: libmbedtls.$(SOEXT_TLS)
- 	echo "  LN    $@ -> $<"
- 	ln -sf $< $@
- 
--libmbedtls.dylib: $(OBJS_TLS)
-+libmbedtls.dylib: $(OBJS_TLS) libmbedx509.dylib
- 	echo "  LD    $@"
--	$(CC) -dynamiclib $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS_TLS)
-+	$(CC) -dynamiclib -L. -lmbedcrypto -lmbedx509 $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS_TLS)
- 
- libmbedtls.dll: $(OBJS_TLS) libmbedx509.dll
- 	echo "  LD    $@"
-@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ libmbedx509.so: libmbedx509.$(SOEXT_X509)
- 	echo "  LN    $@ -> $<"
- 	ln -sf $< $@
- 
--libmbedx509.dylib: $(OBJS_X509)
-+libmbedx509.dylib: $(OBJS_X509) libmbedcrypto.dylib
- 	echo "  LD    $@"
--	$(CC) -dynamiclib $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS_X509)
-+	$(CC) -dynamiclib -L. -lmbedcrypto  $(LOCAL_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJS_X509)
- 
- libmbedx509.dll: $(OBJS_X509) libmbedcrypto.dll
- 	echo "  LD    $@"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/default.nix
index bd10824bfa1e..74be133b0687 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mbedtls/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
 
-  patches = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ ./darwin_dylib.patch ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
@@ -34,15 +32,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-      install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib
-      install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib
-      install_name_tool -change libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib
+    install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib
+    install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib
+    install_name_tool -change libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib
 
-      for exe in $out/bin/*; do
-          install_name_tool -change libmbedtls.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib $exe
-          install_name_tool -change libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib $exe
-          install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $exe
-      done
+    for exe in $out/bin/*; do
+      if [[ $exe != *.sh ]]; then
+        install_name_tool -change libmbedtls.dylib $out/lib/libmbedtls.dylib $exe
+        install_name_tool -change libmbedx509.dylib $out/lib/libmbedx509.dylib $exe
+        install_name_tool -change libmbedcrypto.dylib $out/lib/libmbedcrypto.dylib $exe
+      fi
+    done
   '';
 
   doCheck = true;