diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/PR-571-jschleus-Some-zip-files-are-misclassified-as-data.patch b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/PR-571-jschleus-Some-zip-files-are-misclassified-as-data.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 62559b6f0363..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/PR-571-jschleus-Some-zip-files-are-misclassified-as-data.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-From 60b2032b96fc185b37fb0f2152e834efb2edad6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
-Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 19:41:12 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] PR/571: jschleus: Some zip files are misclassified as data
-
----
- magic/Magdir/archive | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/magic/Magdir/archive b/magic/Magdir/archive
-index e6ff4570a..e560523cb 100644
---- a/magic/Magdir/archive
-+++ b/magic/Magdir/archive
-@@ -1795,6 +1795,17 @@
- !:ext zip/cbz
- 
- 
-+# Generic zip archives (Greg Roelofs, c/o zip-bugs@wkuvx1.wku.edu)
-+#   Next line excludes specialized formats:
-+0	name	zipgeneric
-+>4	beshort		x			Zip archive data, at least
-+!:mime	application/zip
-+>4	use		zipversion
-+>4	beshort		x			to extract
-+>8	beshort		x			\b, compression method=
-+>8	use		zipcompression
-+>0x161	string		WINZIP		\b, WinZIP self-extracting
-+
- 0	string		PK\003\004
- !:strength +1
- # IOS/IPadOS IPA file (Zip archive)
-@@ -2132,17 +2143,11 @@
- >>>>>>(-6.l)	search/9000	kmp.json	Keyman Compiled Package File
- !:mime	application/vnd.keyman.kmp+zip
- !:ext kmp
-+>>>>>+4	default		x
-+>>>>>>0	use		zipgeneric
- 
--# Generic zip archives (Greg Roelofs, c/o zip-bugs@wkuvx1.wku.edu)
--#   Next line excludes specialized formats:
- >>>>+4	default		x
-->>>>>4	beshort		x			Zip archive data, at least
--!:mime	application/zip
-->>>>>4	use		zipversion
-->>>>>4	beshort		x			to extract
-->>>>>8	beshort		x			\b, compression method=
-->>>>>8	use		zipcompression
-->>>>>0x161	string		WINZIP		\b, WinZIP self-extracting
-+>>>>>0	use		zipgeneric
- 
- # Zip archives (Greg Roelofs, c/o zip-bugs@wkuvx1.wku.edu)
- 0	string		PK\005\006	Zip archive data (empty)
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index 4059809a882c..40becb915e1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-ycx3x8VgxUMTXtxVWvYJ1WGdvvARmX6YjOQKPXXYYIg=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/file/file/commit/60b2032b96fc185b37fb0f2152e834efb2edad6e
-    # Fix for misclassification of some zip files
-    ./PR-571-jschleus-Some-zip-files-are-misclassified-as-data.patch
-  ];
-
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "dev"