diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
index d19e4f471ea4..bec9752bc445 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scipy/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchPypi
-, fetchpatch
 , python
 , pythonOlder
 , buildPythonPackage
@@ -29,13 +28,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-+8XAXIXBoCvnex/1kQh8g7xEV5xtK9n7eYu2TqXhoCc=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/scipy/scipy/commit/318d8c6d16fdf000be8637e9917989729f2c8ce7.diff";
-      sha256 = "sha256-Zfb9GYP0r9MDJ91hSzMN1r4eNilajPThNIvZmDzFEXo=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cython gfortran meson-python pythran pkg-config wheel ];
 
   buildInputs = [