diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
index dd17bcefa39f8..25c7cff87c363 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  CoreServices,
   eventlet,
   fetchPypi,
   flaky,
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
   pyyaml,
+  apple-sdk,
+  apple-sdk_11,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -25,13 +26,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-tN+7bEkiG+RTViPqRHSk1u4KnO9KgLIMKNtNhYtk4nA=";
   };
 
-  # force kqueue on x86_64-darwin, because our api version does
-  # not support fsevents
-  patches = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) [
-    ./force-kqueue.patch
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ CoreServices ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals (
+    stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && lib.versionOlder apple-sdk.version "11"
+  ) [ apple-sdk_11 ];
 
   optional-dependencies.watchmedo = [ pyyaml ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/force-kqueue.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/force-kqueue.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d4a0f4e6a00ee..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/watchdog/force-kqueue.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 337e4be..55ef9a6 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _apple_devices = ("appletv", "iphone", "ipod", "ipad", "watch")
- is_macos = sys.platform == "darwin" and not machine().lower().startswith(_apple_devices)
- 
- ext_modules = []
--if is_macos or os.getenv("FORCE_MACOS_MACHINE", "0") == "1":
-+if False:
-     ext_modules = [
-         Extension(
-             name="_watchdog_fsevents",
-diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
-index 00dcf40..9fbc42a 100644
---- a/tests/utils.py
-+++ b/tests/utils.py
-@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Emitter: Type[EventEmitter]
- if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
-     from watchdog.observers.inotify import InotifyEmitter as Emitter
-     from watchdog.observers.inotify import InotifyFullEmitter
--elif sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
--    from watchdog.observers.fsevents import FSEventsEmitter as Emitter
- elif sys.platform.startswith("win"):
-     from watchdog.observers.read_directory_changes import WindowsApiEmitter as Emitter
- elif sys.platform.startswith(("dragonfly", "freebsd", "netbsd", "openbsd", "bsd")):
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 96d7f210d0b95..ccdd1a1ca30ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -17406,9 +17406,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   wat = callPackage ../development/python-modules/wat { };
 
-  watchdog = callPackage ../development/python-modules/watchdog {
-    inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;
-  };
+  watchdog = callPackage ../development/python-modules/watchdog { };
 
   watchdog-gevent = callPackage ../development/python-modules/watchdog-gevent { };