diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/importer/gcimporter_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/importer/gcimporter_test.go
index 988d7daa25ced6..03562d394fad47 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/importer/gcimporter_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/importer/gcimporter_test.go
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
-// skipSpecialPlatforms causes the test to be skipped for platforms where
-// builders (build.golang.org) don't have access to compiled packages for
-// import.
-func skipSpecialPlatforms(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Helper()
-	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
-
-	// TODO(bcmills): Is this still accurate now that ios is its own GOOS?
-	switch platform := runtime.GOOS + "-" + runtime.GOARCH; platform {
-	case "darwin-arm64":
-		t.Skipf("no compiled packages available for import on %s", platform)
-	}
-}
-
 // compile runs the compiler on filename, with dirname as the working directory,
 // and writes the output file to outdirname.
 // compile gives the resulting package a packagepath of testdata/<filebasename>.
@@ -124,7 +110,7 @@ func TestImportTestdata(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skipf("gc-built packages not available (compiler = %s)", runtime.Compiler)
 	}
 
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	testfiles := map[string][]string{
 		"exports.go":  {"go/ast", "go/token"},
@@ -159,7 +145,7 @@ func TestImportTestdata(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestVersionHandling(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -250,7 +236,7 @@ func TestVersionHandling(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestImportStdLib(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -290,7 +276,7 @@ var importedObjectTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestImportedTypes(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -373,7 +359,7 @@ func verifyInterfaceMethodRecvs(t *testing.T, named *types2.Named, level int) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue5815(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -402,7 +388,7 @@ func TestIssue5815(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Smoke test to ensure that imported methods get the correct package.
 func TestCorrectMethodPackage(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -424,7 +410,7 @@ func TestCorrectMethodPackage(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue13566(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -463,7 +449,7 @@ func TestIssue13566(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue13898(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -509,7 +495,7 @@ func TestIssue13898(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue15517(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -548,7 +534,7 @@ func TestIssue15517(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue15920(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -565,7 +551,7 @@ func TestIssue15920(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue20046(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -586,7 +572,7 @@ func TestIssue20046(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 func TestIssue25301(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -603,7 +589,7 @@ func TestIssue25301(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue25596(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
diff --git a/src/go/internal/gcimporter/gcimporter_test.go b/src/go/internal/gcimporter/gcimporter_test.go
index 7fa698d7c11c7a..bcbaa558d3b801 100644
--- a/src/go/internal/gcimporter/gcimporter_test.go
+++ b/src/go/internal/gcimporter/gcimporter_test.go
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
-// skipSpecialPlatforms causes the test to be skipped for platforms where
-// builders (build.golang.org) don't have access to compiled packages for
-// import.
-func skipSpecialPlatforms(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Helper()
-	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
-
-	switch platform := runtime.GOOS + "-" + runtime.GOARCH; platform {
-	case "darwin-arm64":
-		t.Skipf("no compiled packages available for import on %s", platform)
-	}
-}
-
 // compile runs the compiler on filename, with dirname as the working directory,
 // and writes the output file to outdirname.
 // compile gives the resulting package a packagepath of testdata/<filebasename>.
@@ -133,7 +120,7 @@ func TestImportTestdata(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skipf("gc-built packages not available (compiler = %s)", runtime.Compiler)
 	}
 
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	testfiles := map[string][]string{
 		"exports.go":  {"go/ast", "go/token"},
@@ -173,7 +160,7 @@ func TestImportTypeparamTests(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Skipf("gc-built packages not available (compiler = %s)", runtime.Compiler)
 	}
 
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	tmpdir := mktmpdir(t)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
@@ -291,7 +278,7 @@ func checkFile(t *testing.T, filename string, src []byte) *types.Package {
 }
 
 func TestVersionHandling(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -384,7 +371,7 @@ func TestVersionHandling(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestImportStdLib(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -424,7 +411,7 @@ var importedObjectTests = []struct {
 }
 
 func TestImportedTypes(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -500,7 +487,7 @@ func verifyInterfaceMethodRecvs(t *testing.T, named *types.Named, level int) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue5815(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -529,7 +516,7 @@ func TestIssue5815(t *testing.T) {
 
 // Smoke test to ensure that imported methods get the correct package.
 func TestCorrectMethodPackage(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -553,7 +540,7 @@ func TestCorrectMethodPackage(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue13566(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -592,7 +579,7 @@ func TestIssue13566(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTypeNamingOrder(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -616,7 +603,7 @@ func TestTypeNamingOrder(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue13898(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -663,7 +650,7 @@ func TestIssue13898(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue15517(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -703,7 +690,7 @@ func TestIssue15517(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue15920(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -720,7 +707,7 @@ func TestIssue15920(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue20046(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -741,7 +728,7 @@ func TestIssue20046(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 func TestIssue25301(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {
@@ -758,7 +745,7 @@ func TestIssue25301(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIssue25596(t *testing.T) {
-	skipSpecialPlatforms(t)
+	testenv.MustHaveGoBuild(t)
 
 	// This package only handles gc export data.
 	if runtime.Compiler != "gc" {