diff --git a/community/go/APKBUILD b/community/go/APKBUILD
index 33db17bbef2..04b6aebc657 100644
--- a/community/go/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/go/APKBUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ checkdepends="binutils-gold"
 subpackages="$pkgname-doc"
 source="https://golang.org/dl/go${pkgver/_/}.src.tar.gz
 	default-buildmode-pie.patch
-	set-external-linker.patch
 	disable-flaky-sync-test.patch
 	"
 
@@ -144,5 +143,4 @@ package() {
 
 sha512sums="e8155cdceca2ebefd386feef98223bbdc92d9316f7188d4ba701cf43a723b75a9bf67a1eb92ac80987b7a113a2fb6981ef235292bec7dd3964805b7c33abdbb1  go1.13.4.src.tar.gz
 f0c07d9979fc3165fc78158406de8440624b3f2c6f6542c9889c71efbf3d2f02a7ffee27ccba8c2630489895d331b7b9d3a606162134dcb3e8e0b9fc06b529dc  default-buildmode-pie.patch
-faf8de430df185842902322f064254f3e9ecee0884b3075b5550c85da15ff61ea6c2bb8d0fb7cf3887abc0e40974bd73ee8f8c14da7f914dde7e9220177c4e2a  set-external-linker.patch
 6ce14ca43fd35520e667530af91cfcad8902d635e6dd8c04d19428299b9e29ba049120f5eebbb00717a895f052d1cc40d3f522c090786625cce726715a8218ec  disable-flaky-sync-test.patch"
diff --git a/community/go/set-external-linker.patch b/community/go/set-external-linker.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a17fd19f878..00000000000
--- a/community/go/set-external-linker.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-This patch is intended to fix https://github.com/golang/go/issues/18243
-
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/obj.go
-index 87e8091..4470e05 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/obj.go
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		PEreloc1:         pereloc1,
- 		TLSIEtoLE:        tlsIEtoLE,
- 
--		Linuxdynld:     "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
-+		Linuxdynld:     "/lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1",
- 		Freebsddynld:   "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "/usr/libexec/ld.so",
- 		Netbsddynld:    "/libexec/ld.elf_so",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/obj.go
-index da16f92..fd14940 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm/obj.go
-@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Gentext:          gentext,
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld:     "/lib/ld-linux.so.3", // 2 for OABI, 3 for EABI
-+		Linuxdynld:     "/lib/ld-musl-armhf.so.1",
- 		Freebsddynld:   "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "/usr/libexec/ld.so",
- 		Netbsddynld:    "/libexec/ld.elf_so",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/obj.go
-index 6b386ad..9986371 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/obj.go
-@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Gentext:          gentext,
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1",
-+		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld-musl-aarch64.so.1",
- 
- 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "XXX",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
-index c5d3451..fd85e63 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips/obj.go
-@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Gentext:          gentext,
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld.so.1",
-+		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld-musl-mipsle.so.1",
- 
- 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "XXX",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
-index 83974e5..0f65647 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/mips64/obj.go
-@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Gentext:          gentext,
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld:     "/lib64/ld64.so.1",
-+		Linuxdynld:     "/lib/ld-musl-mips64le.so.1",
- 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "XXX",
- 		Netbsddynld:    "XXX",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
-index 273d9b4..abe257d 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ppc64/obj.go
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
- 		// TODO(austin): ABI v1 uses /usr/lib/ld.so.1,
--		Linuxdynld: "/lib64/ld64.so.1",
-+		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld-musl-powerpc64le.so.1",
- 
- 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
- 		Openbsddynld:   "XXX",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/s390x/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/s390x/obj.go
-index 9ac7eb8..b3f7a66 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/s390x/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/s390x/obj.go
-@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Gentext:          gentext,
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld: "/lib64/ld64.so.1",
-+		Linuxdynld: "/lib/ld-musl-s390x.so.1",
- 
- 		// not relevant for s390x
- 		Freebsddynld:   "XXX",
-diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/obj.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/obj.go
-index 6a744dc..d81f392 100644
---- a/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/obj.go
-+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/x86/obj.go
-@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func Init() (*sys.Arch, ld.Arch) {
- 		Machoreloc1:      machoreloc1,
- 		PEreloc1:         pereloc1,
- 
--		Linuxdynld:   "/lib/ld-linux.so.2",
-+		Linuxdynld:   "/lib/ld-musl-i386.so.1",
- 		Freebsddynld: "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
- 		Openbsddynld: "/usr/libexec/ld.so",
- 		Netbsddynld:  "/usr/libexec/ld.elf_so",