diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm b/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
index 0ad04dfb60..bdc87c31c1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang-build.scm
@@ -776,21 +776,13 @@ cancelation for groups of goroutines working on subtasks of a common task
     (build-system go-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
-      #:import-path "golang.org/x/sys"
-      #:phases
-      #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
-          ;; XXX: Workaround for go-build-system's lack of Go modules
-          ;; support.
-          (delete 'build)
-          (replace 'check
-            (lambda* (#:key tests? import-path #:allow-other-keys)
-              (when tests?
-                (with-directory-excursion (string-append "src/" import-path)
-                  (invoke "go" "test" "-v" "./..."))))))))
+      #:skip-build? #t
+      #:import-path "golang.org/x/sys"))
     (home-page "https://go.googlesource.com/sys")
     (synopsis "Go support for low-level system interaction")
-    (description "This package provides supplemental libraries offering Go
-support for low-level interaction with the operating system.")
+    (description
+     "This package provides supplemental libraries offering Go support for
+low-level interaction with the operating system.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
 (define-public go-golang-org-x-sys-bootstrap