diff --git a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
index c62c0437e04..8733f5b0c39 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/nix-ld.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,5 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ lib, pkgs, ...} :
   testScript = ''
     start_all()
     machine.succeed("hello")
-
-    # test fallback if NIX_LD is not set
-    machine.succeed("unset NIX_LD; unset NIX_LD_LIBRARY_PATH; hello")
  '';
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nix-ld/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nix-ld/default.nix
index 534955f0b85..84685e77aae 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nix-ld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nix-ld/default.nix
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "nix-ld";
-  version = "1.2.1";
+  version = "1.2.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mic92";
     repo = "nix-ld";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-NitUt9LBJMpAbbKC98aRPYMfxZFq3PHH6ieqM4MVO08=";
+    hash = "sha256-+z9t7BLugZO1WhyYEq6FI38TMh2EwfgfAv3RDFSjwtc=";
   };
 
   doCheck = true;