diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/fix-tests-in-darwin-sandbox.patch b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/fix-tests-in-darwin-sandbox.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d9209a97c1ed..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/fix-tests-in-darwin-sandbox.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-From 9b104ed9859f17b6ed4c4ad01806c75a0c197dd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Emily <hello@emily.moe>
-Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 15:55:24 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Allow `ls(1)` to fail in test setup
-
-This can happen when the tests are unable to `stat(2)` some files in
-`/etc`, `/bin`, or `/`, due to Unix permissions or other sandboxing. We
-still guard against serious errors, which use exit code 2.
----
- testsuite/longdir.test | 4 ++--
- testsuite/rsync.fns    | 8 ++++----
- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/testsuite/longdir.test b/testsuite/longdir.test
-index 8d66bb5f..26747292 100644
---- a/testsuite/longdir.test
-+++ b/testsuite/longdir.test
-@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ makepath "$longdir" || test_skipped "unable to create long directory"
- touch "$longdir/1" || test_skipped "unable to create files in long directory"
- date > "$longdir/1"
- if [ -r /etc ]; then
--    ls -la /etc >"$longdir/2"
-+    ls -la /etc >"$longdir/2" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
- else
--    ls -la / >"$longdir/2"
-+    ls -la / >"$longdir/2" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
- fi
- checkit "$RSYNC --delete -avH '$fromdir/' '$todir'" "$fromdir/" "$todir"
- 
-diff --git a/testsuite/rsync.fns b/testsuite/rsync.fns
-index 2ab97b69..f7da363f 100644
---- a/testsuite/rsync.fns
-+++ b/testsuite/rsync.fns
-@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ hands_setup() {
-     echo some data > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/foobar.baz"
-     mkdir "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir"
-     if [ -r /etc ]; then
--	ls -ltr /etc > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir/etc-ltr-list"
-+	ls -ltr /etc > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir/etc-ltr-list" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
-     else
--	ls -ltr / > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir/etc-ltr-list"
-+	ls -ltr / > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir/etc-ltr-list" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
-     fi
-     mkdir "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir2"
-     if [ -r /bin ]; then
--	ls -lt /bin > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir2/bin-lt-list"
-+	ls -lt /bin > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir2/bin-lt-list" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
-     else
--	ls -lt / > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir2/bin-lt-list"
-+	ls -lt / > "$fromdir/dir/subdir/subsubdir2/bin-lt-list" || [ $? -eq 1 ]
-     fi
- 
- #      echo testing head:
--- 
-2.50.1
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/package.nix
index ce2e35c17684..c8137c8cf3c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsync/package.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 {
   lib,
   stdenv,
-  fetchpatch,
   fetchurl,
 
   updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook,
   perl,
-
+  python3,
   libiconv,
   zlib,
   popt,
@@ -29,23 +28,17 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rsync";
-  version = "3.4.1";
+  version = "3.4.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     # signed with key 9FEF 112D CE19 A0DC 7E88  2CB8 1BB2 4997 A853 5F6F
     url = "mirror://samba/rsync/src/rsync-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-KSS8s6Hti1UfwQH3QLnw/gogKxFQJ2R89phQ1l/YjFI=";
+    hash = "sha256-xy5jyjAhy8gLqG7DAQJ3P0xWMfvEkrUudzs5WPgqU9M=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # See: <https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/pull/790>
-    ./fix-tests-in-darwin-sandbox.patch
-    # fix compilation with gcc15
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/RsyncProject/rsync/commit/a4b926dcdce96b0f2cc0dc7744e95747b233500a.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-UiEQJ+p2gtIDYNJqnxx4qKgItKIZzCpkHnvsgoxBmSE=";
-    })
-  ];
+  preBuild = ''
+    patchShebangs ./runtests.py
+  '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     updateAutotoolsGnuConfigScriptsHook
@@ -86,6 +79,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) rsyncd; };
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    python3
+  ];
+
   # Test fails when built in a chroot store
   preCheck = ''
     rm testsuite/chgrp.test