diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/nix-builder-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/nix-builder-vm.nix
index 1f5eff8f133f..439d7a4430f2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/nix-builder-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/nix-builder-vm.nix
@@ -111,14 +111,6 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    # DNS fails for QEMU user networking (SLiRP) on macOS.  See:
-    #
-    # https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/issues/2353
-    #
-    # This works around that by using a public DNS server other than the DNS
-    # server that QEMU provides (normally 10.0.2.3)
-    networking.nameservers = [ "8.8.8.8" ];
-
     # The linux builder is a lightweight VM for remote building; not evaluation.
     nix.channel.enable = false;