diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/draco.patch b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/draco.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a5abed18453f..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/draco.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 97596dbee8d..d1ad6ac5de0 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1237,13 +1237,6 @@ set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_CYCLES        OFF)
- set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_DRACO         OFF)
- set_and_warn_dependency(WITH_PYTHON WITH_MOD_FLUID     OFF)
- 
--if(NOT WITH_PYTHON_MODULE)
--  if(WITH_DRACO AND NOT WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL)
--    message(STATUS "WITH_DRACO requires WITH_PYTHON_INSTALL to be ON, disabling WITH_DRACO for now")
--    set(WITH_DRACO OFF)
--  endif()
--endif()
--
- # enable boost for cycles, audaspace or i18n
- # otherwise if the user disabled
- 
-diff --git a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
-index 75e23162c67..875596c3d2f 100644
---- a/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
-+++ b/scripts/addons_core/io_scene_gltf2/io/com/draco.py
-@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ def dll_path() -> Path:
-     :return: DLL path.
-     """
-     lib_name = 'extern_draco'
--    blender_root = Path(bpy.app.binary_path).parent
--    python_lib = Path('{v[0]}.{v[1]}/python/lib'.format(v=bpy.app.version))
-+    blender_root = Path(bpy.app.binary_path).parent.parent
-+    python_lib = Path('share/blender/{v[0]}.{v[1]}/python/lib'.format(v=bpy.app.version))
-     python_version = 'python{v[0]}.{v[1]}'.format(v=sys.version_info)
- 
-     path = os.environ.get('BLENDER_EXTERN_DRACO_LIBRARY_PATH')
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
index c5a4aa8405b2..6d4516c07a6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bl/blender/package.nix
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
   cudaSupport ? config.cudaSupport,
   dbus,
   embree,
-  fetchgit,
-  fetchpatch2,
   fetchzip,
   ffmpeg,
   fftw,
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@
   makeWrapper,
   mesa,
   openal,
-  opencollada,
+  opencollada-blender,
   opencolorio,
   openexr,
   openimagedenoise,
@@ -114,42 +112,15 @@ in
 
 stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "blender";
-  version = "4.3.2";
+  version = "4.4.0";
 
-  srcs = [
-    (fetchzip {
-      name = "source";
-      url = "https://download.blender.org/source/blender-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-      hash = "sha256-LCU2JpQbvQ+W/jC+H8J2suh+X5sTLOG9TcE2EeHqVh4=";
-    })
-    (fetchgit {
-      name = "assets";
-      url = "https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender-assets.git";
-      rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-      fetchLFS = true;
-      hash = "sha256-B/UibETNBEUAO1pLCY6wR/Mmdk2o9YyNs6z6pV8dBJI=";
-    })
-  ];
+  srcs = fetchzip {
+    name = "source";
+    url = "https://download.blender.org/source/blender-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-pAzOayAPyRYgTixAyg2prkUtI70uFulRuBYhgU9ZNw4=";
+  };
 
-  postUnpack = ''
-    chmod -R u+w *
-    rm -r assets/working
-    mv assets --target-directory source/release/datafiles/
-  '';
-
-  sourceRoot = "source";
-
-  patches = [
-    ./draco.patch
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/blender/-/raw/4b6214600e11851d7793256e2f6846a594e6f223/ffmpeg-7-1.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-YXXqP/+79y3f41n3cJ3A1RBzgdoYqfKZD/REqmWYdgQ=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/blender/-/raw/4b6214600e11851d7793256e2f6846a594e6f223/ffmpeg-7-2.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-mF6IA/dbHdNEkBN5XXCRcLIZ/8kXoirNwq7RDuLRAjw=";
-    })
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ./darwin.patch;
+  patches = [ ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ./darwin.patch;
 
   postPatch =
     (lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
@@ -201,6 +172,7 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       "-DWITH_OPENIMAGEDENOISE=${if openImageDenoiseSupport then "ON" else "OFF"}"
       "-DWITH_OPENSUBDIV=ON"
       "-DWITH_OPENVDB=ON"
+      "-DWITH_PIPEWIRE=OFF"
       "-DWITH_PULSEAUDIO=OFF"
       "-DWITH_PYTHON_INSTALL=OFF"
       "-DWITH_PYTHON_INSTALL_NUMPY=OFF"
@@ -330,7 +302,7 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       wayland
       wayland-protocols
     ]
-    ++ lib.optional colladaSupport opencollada
+    ++ lib.optional colladaSupport opencollada-blender
     ++ lib.optional jackaudioSupport libjack2
     ++ lib.optional spaceNavSupport libspnav
     ++ lib.optionals vulkanSupport [
@@ -365,9 +337,6 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       mkdir $out/Applications
       mv $out/Blender.app $out/Applications
     ''
-    + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux ''
-      mv $out/share/blender/${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/python{,-ext}
-    ''
     + ''
       buildPythonPath "$pythonPath"
       wrapProgram $blenderExecutable \