diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/default.nix
index 2ec947be0268..3304ed3e82fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-9ruhOLaYNESeKOwJs3IN6ct66fSq7My9DOyA7/cH3d0=";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./use-pytest.patch ];
+  patches = [
+    ./fix-packaging.patch
+    ./use-pytest.patch
+  ];
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/fix-packaging.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/fix-packaging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f970b4e6c969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jaconv/fix-packaging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 297357b..12b861f 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -39,7 +42,6 @@
+           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10',
+           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11', 'Topic :: Text Processing'
+       ],
+-      data_files=[('', ['README.rst', 'CHANGES.rst'])],
+       long_description='%s\n\n%s' %
+       (open('README.rst', encoding='utf8').read(),
+        open('CHANGES.rst', encoding='utf8').read()),
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
index 77e82746e77d..65a086fae242 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
-  CoreFoundation,
-  CoreServices,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,10 +14,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-v3KD8dUXdkzNyBlbIWMdu6wcUGuSC/mo6ilWsxJ2Ucs=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [
-    CoreFoundation
-    CoreServices
-  ];
+  patches = [ ./fix-packaging.patch ];
 
   # Some tests fail under nix build directory
   doCheck = false;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..21569c63ade5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macfsevents/fix-packaging.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index d7f9bb0..7707e38 100644
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ def read(fname):
+       description = "Thread-based interface to file system observation primitives.",
+       long_description = "\n\n".join((read('README.rst'), read('CHANGES.rst'))),
+       license = "BSD",
+-      data_files = [("", [
+-          "compat.h",
+-          "LICENSE.txt",
+-          "CHANGES.rst"
+-      ])],
+       author = "Malthe Borch",
+       author_email = "mborch@gmail.com",
+       url = 'https://github.com/malthe/macfsevents',
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 576b55104641..52e13fe1c143 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8236,9 +8236,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   macaroonbakery = callPackage ../development/python-modules/macaroonbakery { };
 
-  macfsevents = callPackage ../development/python-modules/macfsevents {
-    inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation CoreServices;
-  };
+  macfsevents = callPackage ../development/python-modules/macfsevents { };
 
   macholib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/macholib { };