diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/load/pkg.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/load/pkg.go
index 4c541b9017..ff744ee9fa 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/load/pkg.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/load/pkg.go
@@ -1964,10 +1964,6 @@ func externalLinkingForced(p *Package) bool {
 		}
 	case "ios":
 		return true
-	case "darwin":
-		if cfg.BuildContext.GOARCH == "arm64" {
-			return true
-		}
 	}
 
 	// Currently build modes c-shared, pie (on systems that do not
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/sys/supported.go b/src/cmd/internal/sys/supported.go
index 1d813bbb47..afc81381fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/sys/supported.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/sys/supported.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func MustLinkExternal(goos, goarch string) bool {
 		if goarch != "arm64" {
 			return true
 		}
-	case "darwin", "ios":
+	case "ios":
 		if goarch == "arm64" {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
index 54a94cebba..0cb3cc25c0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/config.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func mustLinkExternal(ctxt *Link) (res bool, reason string) {
 		}()
 	}
 
-	if sys.MustLinkExternal(objabi.GOOS, objabi.GOARCH) && !(objabi.GOOS == "darwin" && objabi.GOARCH == "arm64") { // XXX allow internal linking for darwin/arm64 but not change the default
+	if sys.MustLinkExternal(objabi.GOOS, objabi.GOARCH) {
 		return true, fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s requires external linking", objabi.GOOS, objabi.GOARCH)
 	}
 
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ func determineLinkMode(ctxt *Link) {
 		default:
 			if extNeeded || (iscgo && externalobj) {
 				ctxt.LinkMode = LinkExternal
-			} else if ctxt.IsDarwin() && ctxt.IsARM64() {
-				ctxt.LinkMode = LinkExternal // default to external linking for now
 			} else {
 				ctxt.LinkMode = LinkInternal
 			}
diff --git a/src/cmd/nm/nm_cgo_test.go b/src/cmd/nm/nm_cgo_test.go
index 58f2c24908..9a257e0ed2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/nm/nm_cgo_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/nm/nm_cgo_test.go
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ func canInternalLink() bool {
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "aix":
 		return false
-	case "darwin":
-		switch runtime.GOARCH {
-		case "arm64":
-			return false
-		}
 	case "dragonfly":
 		return false
 	case "freebsd":
diff --git a/src/internal/testenv/testenv.go b/src/internal/testenv/testenv.go
index 0ee6355ee3..dff68869bd 100644
--- a/src/internal/testenv/testenv.go
+++ b/src/internal/testenv/testenv.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func CanInternalLink() bool {
 		if runtime.GOARCH != "arm64" {
 			return false
 		}
-	case "darwin", "ios":
+	case "ios":
 		if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
 			return false
 		}
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug429_run.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug429_run.go
index 60cc5b62de..c2bb1b85cb 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug429_run.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug429_run.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 // run
 
 // +build !nacl,!js
-// +build !darwin !arm64
-
-// Skip on darwin/arm64 as it requires external linking, which brings in
-// cgo, causing deadlock detection not working.
 
 // Copyright 2014 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue21576.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue21576.go
index 3797a8c9ba..ae6161ccf5 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue21576.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue21576.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 // run
 
 // +build !nacl,!js
-// +build !darwin !arm64
-
-// Skip on darwin/arm64 as it requires external linking, which brings in
-// cgo, causing deadlock detection not working.
 
 // Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style