diff --git a/go/rules.bzl b/go/rules.bzl
index 4ef798001d2..e26dd57bf44 100644
--- a/go/rules.bzl
+++ b/go/rules.bzl
@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
-load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary")
-load("//misc/bazel:universal_binary.bzl", "wrap_as_universal_binary")
+load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_binary", "go_cross_binary")
 
-def codeql_go_binary(**kwargs):
-    wrap_as_universal_binary(go_binary, **kwargs)
+def codeql_go_binary(*, name, visibility = None, **kwargs):
+    def internal(prefix = "internal"):
+        return "%s/%s" % (prefix, name)
+
+    go_binary(
+        name = internal(),
+        visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+        **kwargs
+    )
+    macos_targets = ("darwin_arm64", "darwin_amd64")
+    for target in macos_targets:
+        go_cross_binary(
+            name = internal(target),
+            platform = "@rules_go//go/toolchain:%s" % target,
+            target = internal(),
+            target_compatible_with = ["@platforms//os:macos"],
+            visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+        )
+    native.genrule(
+        name = internal("universal"),
+        outs = [internal("universal_")],
+        srcs = [internal(t) for t in macos_targets],
+        target_compatible_with = ["@platforms//os:macos"],
+        executable = True,
+        visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+        cmd = "lipo -create $(SRCS) -output $@",
+    )
+    native.alias(
+        name = name,
+        actual = select({
+            "@platforms//os:macos": internal("universal"),
+            "//conditions:default": internal(),
+        }),
+        visibility = visibility,
+    )
diff --git a/misc/bazel/universal_binary.bzl b/misc/bazel/universal_binary.bzl
deleted file mode 100644
index 85881356d0e..00000000000
--- a/misc/bazel/universal_binary.bzl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-load("@apple_support//rules:universal_binary.bzl", _universal_binary = "universal_binary")
-
-def wrap_as_universal_binary(rule, *, name, visibility = None, **kwargs):
-    internal_name = "internal/%s" % name
-    universal_name = "universal/%s" % name
-    rule(
-        name = internal_name,
-        visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-        **kwargs
-    )
-    _universal_binary(
-        name = universal_name,
-        target_compatible_with = ["@platforms//os:macos"],
-        binary = internal_name,
-        visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-    )
-    native.alias(
-        name = name,
-        actual = select({
-            "@platforms//os:macos": universal_name,
-            "//conditions:default": internal_name,
-        }),
-        visibility = visibility,
-    )