diff --git a/go/private/actions/binary.bzl b/go/private/actions/binary.bzl
index 6c96699572..538485146f 100644
--- a/go/private/actions/binary.bzl
+++ b/go/private/actions/binary.bzl
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 load(
     "//go/private:common.bzl",
     "ARCHIVE_EXTENSION",
+    "goos_to_extension",
+    "goos_to_shared_extension",
     "has_shared_lib_extension",
 )
 load(
@@ -40,14 +42,15 @@ def emit_binary(
 
     archive = go.archive(go, source)
     if not executable:
-        extension = go.exe_extension
         if go.mode.link == LINKMODE_C_SHARED:
             name = "lib" + name  # shared libraries need a "lib" prefix in their name
-            extension = go.shared_extension
+            extension = goos_to_shared_extension(go.mode.goos)
         elif go.mode.link == LINKMODE_C_ARCHIVE:
             extension = ARCHIVE_EXTENSION
         elif go.mode.link == LINKMODE_PLUGIN:
-            extension = go.shared_extension
+            extension = goos_to_shared_extension(go.mode.goos)
+        else:
+            extension = goos_to_extension(go.mode.goos)
         executable = go.declare_file(go, path = name, ext = extension)
     go.link(
         go,
diff --git a/go/private/context.bzl b/go/private/context.bzl
index 37f3494978..b5c2d1bbcf 100644
--- a/go/private/context.bzl
+++ b/go/private/context.bzl
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ load(
     "COVERAGE_OPTIONS_DENYLIST",
     "GO_TOOLCHAIN",
     "as_iterable",
-    "goos_to_extension",
-    "goos_to_shared_extension",
     "is_struct",
 )
 load(
@@ -569,8 +567,6 @@ def go_context(ctx, attr = None):
         sdk_root = toolchain.sdk.root_file,
         sdk_tools = toolchain.sdk.tools,
         actions = ctx.actions,
-        exe_extension = goos_to_extension(mode.goos),
-        shared_extension = goos_to_shared_extension(mode.goos),
         cc_toolchain_files = cc_toolchain_files,
         package_list = toolchain.sdk.package_list,
         importpath = importpath,
diff --git a/go/toolchains.rst b/go/toolchains.rst
index c71498db17..876c57915a 100644
--- a/go/toolchains.rst
+++ b/go/toolchains.rst
@@ -591,16 +591,6 @@ Fields
 | The actions structure from the Bazel context, which has all the methods for building new         |
 | bazel actions.                                                                                   |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| :param:`exe_extension`         | :type:`string`                                                  |
-+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| The suffix to use for all executables in this build mode. Mostly used when generating the output |
-| filenames of binary rules.                                                                       |
-+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| :param:`shared_extension`      | :type:`string`                                                  |
-+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
-| The suffix to use for shared libraries in this build mode. Mostly used when                      |
-| generating output filenames of binary rules.                                                     |
-+--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 | :param:`cc_toolchain_files`    | :type:`list of File`                                            |
 +--------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+
 | The files you need to add to the inputs of an action in order to use the cc toolchain.           |