diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
index 0546bdc6359b..ebae2a6c3be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchzip, fetchpatch
 , boost, cairo, freetype, gdal, harfbuzz, icu, libjpeg, libpng, libtiff
-, libwebp, libxml2, proj, python2, scons, sqlite, zlib
+, libwebp, libxml2, proj, python, scons, sqlite, zlib
 
 # supply a postgresql package to enable the PostGIS input plugin
 , postgresql ? null
@@ -8,28 +8,22 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "mapnik-${version}";
-  version = "3.0.13";
+  version = "3.0.20";
 
   src = fetchzip {
     # this one contains all git submodules and is cheaper than fetchgit
     url = "https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/releases/download/v${version}/mapnik-v${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "189wsd6l6awblkiha666l1sdyp7ifmnfsa87y0j37rvym6w4r065";
+    sha256 = "05a2hvvk5s4x3wjvh4spd717vd5ri7h0sql7aarpi9jpc5h6xicc";
   };
 
-  patches = [(fetchpatch {
-    name = "icu-59.diff";
-    url = https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/commit/9e58c890430d.diff;
-    sha256 = "0h546qq8g19gw9s4979hla9vkq5kcwh3q45ryajyjhmlr2z9fi6p";
-  })];
-
   # a distinct dev output makes python-mapnik fail
   outputs = [ "out" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python2 scons ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python scons ];
 
   buildInputs =
     [ boost cairo freetype gdal harfbuzz icu libjpeg libpng libtiff
-      libwebp libxml2 proj python2 sqlite zlib
+      libwebp libxml2 proj python sqlite zlib
 
       # optional inputs
       postgresql
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9a26dbb82ad9..2da2892f9beb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3351,19 +3351,43 @@ in {
 
   python-mapnik = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "python-mapnik-${version}";
-    version = "3.0.13";
+    version = "3.0.16";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "mapnik";
       repo = "python-mapnik";
       rev = "v${version}";
-      sha256 = "0biw9bfkbsgfyjihyvkj4abx9s9r3h81rk6dc1y32022rypsqhkp";
+      sha256 = "1gqs4kvmjawdgl80j0ab5r8y0va9kw0rvwix3093xsv4hwd00lcc";
     };
 
     disabled = isPyPy;
     doCheck = false; # doesn't find needed test data files
-    buildInputs = with pkgs;
-      [ boost cairo harfbuzz icu libjpeg libpng libtiff libwebp mapnik proj zlib ];
+    preBuild = let
+      pythonVersion = with stdenv.lib.versions; "${major python.version}${minor python.version}";
+    in ''
+      export BOOST_PYTHON_LIB="boost_python${pythonVersion}"
+      export BOOST_THREAD_LIB="boost_thread"
+      export BOOST_SYSTEM_LIB="boost_system"
+    '';
+    buildInputs = with pkgs; [
+        (boost.override {
+          enablePython = true;
+          inherit python;
+        })
+        (mapnik.override {
+          inherit python;
+          boost = (boost.override { enablePython = true; inherit python; });
+        })
+        cairo
+        harfbuzz
+        icu
+        libjpeg
+        libpng
+        libtiff
+        libwebp
+        proj
+        zlib
+      ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pillow pycairo ];
 
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {