diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rb/rbw/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rb/rbw/package.nix
index 7e3776be7575a..31c35734f3ed4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rb/rbw/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rb/rbw/package.nix
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
   openssl,
   pkg-config,
   installShellFiles,
-  darwin,
   bash,
-  apple-sdk_11,
   # rbw-fzf
   withFzf ? false,
   fzf,
@@ -39,13 +37,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installShellFiles
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ pkg-config ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [ bash ] # for git-credential-rbw
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      apple-sdk_11 # Needs _NSPasteboardTypeFileURL, can be removed once x86_64-darwin defaults to a higher SDK
-      darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.Security
-      darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks.AppKit
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [ bash ]; # for git-credential-rbw
 
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
     export OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR="${openssl.dev}/include"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/rehex/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/rehex/package.nix
index d0355c64e8ee2..8f6d56e3a3fac 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/rehex/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/rehex/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
   lua53Packages,
   perlPackages,
   gtk3,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       perl
       TemplateToolkit
     ])
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ gtk3 ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ apple-sdk_11 ];
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ gtk3 ];
 
   makeFlags = [
     "prefix=${placeholder "out"}"
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/rerun/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/rerun/package.nix
index 6104fa868e8a4..fccc14ce3ce3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/rerun/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/rerun/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
   openssl,
   vulkan-loader,
   wayland,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 
   versionCheckHook,
 
@@ -63,21 +62,14 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     rustfmt
   ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [
-      freetype
-      glib
-      gtk3
-      (lib.getDev openssl)
-      libxkbcommon
-      vulkan-loader
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ (lib.getLib wayland) ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      # Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64: "_NSAccessibilityTabButtonSubrole"
-      # ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
-      apple-sdk_11
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    freetype
+    glib
+    gtk3
+    (lib.getDev openssl)
+    libxkbcommon
+    vulkan-loader
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ (lib.getLib wayland) ];
 
   addDlopenRunpaths = map (p: "${lib.getLib p}/lib") (
     lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/rewatch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/rewatch/package.nix
index b4f030c3746cc..e0ee1ebfc76b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/rewatch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/rewatch/package.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  stdenv,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -20,10 +18,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-cZTA50gm7o+vBaRNjpZI0LQkXaHIukVTBXoYMUubZgw=";
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    apple-sdk_11
-  ];
-
   doCheck = true;
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ride/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ride/package.nix
index f8e6746c925cc..93009c71cfb46 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ride/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ride/package.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   copyDesktopItems,
   makeDesktopItem,
   electron,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
     makeWrapper
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [ copyDesktopItems ];
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ apple-sdk_11 ];
-
   env.ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD = "1";
 
   # our patch adds the platform detecting build option
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ri/rio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ri/rio/package.nix
index 7c6a6094b12b2..af28b721a6124 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ri/rio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ri/rio/package.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   libGL,
   vulkan-loader,
   libxkbcommon,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 
   withX11 ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin,
   libX11,
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     rlinkLibs
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
       darwin.libutil
-      apple-sdk_11 # Needs _NSPasteboardTypeFileURL, can be removed once x86_64-darwin defaults to a higher SDK
     ];
 
   outputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ripgrep/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ripgrep/package.nix
index d90ad5d81bdd8..43d4bbc66e857 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ripgrep/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ripgrep/package.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   rustPlatform,
   installShellFiles,
   pkg-config,
-  apple-sdk_11,
   withPCRE2 ? true,
   pcre2,
 }:
@@ -29,9 +28,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   cargoHash = "sha256-b+iA8iTYWlczBpNq9eyHrWG8LMU4WPBzaU6pQRht+yE=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ] ++ lib.optional withPCRE2 pkg-config;
-  buildInputs =
-    lib.optional withPCRE2 pcre2
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin apple-sdk_11;
+  buildInputs = lib.optional withPCRE2 pcre2;
 
   buildFeatures = lib.optional withPCRE2 "pcre2";
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rucola/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rucola/package.nix
index f39186d6118ce..a2cabcfa71700 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ru/rucola/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ru/rucola/package.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
   pkg-config,
   oniguruma,
   stdenv,
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -26,14 +24,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     pkg-config
   ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [
-      oniguruma
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      apple-sdk_11
-      (darwinMinVersionHook "10.13")
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    oniguruma
+  ];
 
   env = {
     RUSTONIG_SYSTEM_LIBONIG = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scopehal-apps/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scopehal-apps/package.nix
index 7b63421505183..aa7d247526b2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scopehal-apps/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scopehal-apps/package.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
   spirv-tools,
   ffts,
   moltenvk,
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
   llvmPackages,
 }:
 
@@ -73,8 +71,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ llvmPackages.openmp ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      apple-sdk_11
-      (darwinMinVersionHook "10.15")
       moltenvk
     ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sh/shipwright/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sh/shipwright/package.nix
index 3b47b20b8929c..bdbab146d4f2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sh/shipwright/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sh/shipwright/package.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   zenity,
   makeWrapper,
   darwin,
-  apple-sdk_11,
   libicns,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       libXext
       libpulseaudio
       zenity
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin apple-sdk_11;
+    ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     (lib.cmakeBool "NON_PORTABLE" true)
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/si/signalbackup-tools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/si/signalbackup-tools/package.nix
index 0b6de93b497f4..759e24e5226fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/si/signalbackup-tools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/si/signalbackup-tools/package.nix
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
 
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
   dbus,
   openssl,
   sqlite,
@@ -35,10 +33,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sqlite
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
     dbus
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    # Needed for `utimensat` on `x86_64-darwin`
-    apple-sdk_11
-    (darwinMinVersionHook "11.3")
   ];
 
   installPhase = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sk/skhd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sk/skhd/package.nix
index 60321fae3557a..ba67625484606 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sk/skhd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sk/skhd/package.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
   nix-update-script,
   versionCheckHook,
 }:
@@ -18,11 +16,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-fnkWws/g4BdHKDRhqoCpdPFUavOHdk8R7h7H1dAdAYI=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    apple-sdk_11
-    (darwinMinVersionHook "10.13")
-  ];
-
   makeFlags = [ "BUILD_PATH=$(out)/bin" ];
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration";
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sk/skia/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sk/skia/package.nix
index cd7c5707520ce..46e6e78d4356b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sk/skia/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sk/skia/package.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 , xcbuild
 , cctools
 , zlib
-, apple-sdk_11
 , fixDarwinDylibNames
 
 , enableVulkan ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin
@@ -70,9 +69,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ] ++ lib.optionals enableVulkan [
     vulkan-headers
     vulkan-memory-allocator
-  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    apple-sdk_11 # can be removed once x86_64-darwin defaults to a newer SDK
-  ];
+  ] ;
 
   gnFlags = let
     cpu = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spicy-parser-generator/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spicy-parser-generator/package.nix
index d578353f064b2..bd42478db9a79 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spicy-parser-generator/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spicy-parser-generator/package.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   bison,
   flex,
   zlib,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -33,14 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python3
   ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [
-      flex
-      zlib
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      apple-sdk_11
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    flex
+    zlib
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs scripts tests/scripts
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify-player/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify-player/package.nix
index f4c9babb9ddaf..4e4ce8228465e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify-player/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sp/spotify-player/package.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
   dbus,
   fontconfig,
   libsixel,
-  apple-sdk_11,
 
   # build options
   withStreaming ? true,
@@ -75,9 +74,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       dbus
       fontconfig
     ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      apple-sdk_11 # can be removed once x86_64-darwin defaults to a newer SDK
-    ]
     ++ lib.optionals withSixel [ libsixel ]
     ++ lib.optionals (withAudioBackend == "alsa") [ alsa-lib ]
     ++ lib.optionals (withAudioBackend == "pulseaudio") [ libpulseaudio ]
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/st/stockfish/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/st/stockfish/package.nix
index 502f9f9b478f1..50216db2b95e6 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/st/stockfish/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/st/stockfish/package.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
   fetchurl,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   apple-sdk,
-  apple-sdk_11,
-  darwinMinVersionHook,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -64,13 +62,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   buildFlags = [ "build" ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && lib.versionOlder apple-sdk.version "11")
-      [
-        apple-sdk_11
-        (darwinMinVersionHook "10.15")
-      ];
-
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {