diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/gotools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/gotools/default.nix
index e54df39b8bc..167775e9eb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/gotools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/gotools/default.nix
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     owner = "golang";
     repo = "tools";
     rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-z5XJ7tflOfDBtv4rp7WEjnHsXIyjNw205PhazEvaYcw=";
+  };
+
+  postPatch = ''
     # The gopls folder contains a Go submodule which causes a build failure
     # and lives in its own package named gopls.
-    postFetch = ''
-      rm -r $out/gopls
-    '';
-    sha256 = "sha256-6Sdo6oKJHYXWkvJmbte7Wc7tov5AHzn70Bi1QdQ5HR4=";
-  };
+    rm -r gopls
+    # getgo is an experimental go installer which adds generic named server and client binaries to $out/bin
+    rm -r cmd/getgo
+  '';
 
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-fp0pb3EcGRDWlSpgel4pYRdsPJGk8/d57EjWJ+fzq7g=";