diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ec2e78e..206d9e0e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ clean: ## Delete intermediate build artifacts
 test: build ## Run unit tests
 	$(GO) test -race -cover ./...
 	$(GO) test -tags protolegacy ./...
-	$(GO) test -tags purego ./...
 	cd internal/benchmarks && SKIP_DOWNLOAD_GOOGLEAPIS=true $(GO) test -race -cover ./...
 
 .PHONY: benchmarks
diff --git a/experimental/report/renderer_test.go b/experimental/report/renderer_test.go
index 68e0a7c1..ec437230 100644
--- a/experimental/report/renderer_test.go
+++ b/experimental/report/renderer_test.go
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-// Protobuf-go no longer supports purego. This test depends on protobuf for
-// decoding its inputs. Therefore, we disable it in purego mode.
-//go:build !purego
-
 package report_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/linker/pathkey_unsafe.go b/linker/pathkey.go
similarity index 83%
rename from linker/pathkey_unsafe.go
rename to linker/pathkey.go
index 66ecd20c..511e6f74 100644
--- a/linker/pathkey_unsafe.go
+++ b/linker/pathkey.go
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-//go:build !appengine && !gopherjs && !purego
-// +build !appengine,!gopherjs,!purego
-
-// NB: other environments where unsafe is inappropriate should use "purego" build tag
-// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23172
-
 package linker
 
 import (
diff --git a/linker/pathkey_no_unsafe.go b/linker/pathkey_no_unsafe.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e00debc6..00000000
--- a/linker/pathkey_no_unsafe.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2020-2024 Buf Technologies, Inc.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-//go:build appengine || gopherjs || purego
-// +build appengine gopherjs purego
-
-// NB: other environments where unsafe is inappropriate should use "purego" build tag
-// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23172
-
-package linker
-
-import (
-	"reflect"
-
-	"google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
-)
-
-func pathKey(p protoreflect.SourcePath) interface{} {
-	rv := reflect.ValueOf(p)
-	arrayType := reflect.ArrayOf(rv.Len(), rv.Type().Elem())
-	array := reflect.New(arrayType).Elem()
-	reflect.Copy(array, rv)
-	return array.Interface()
-}