diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hiyapyco/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hiyapyco/default.nix
index 10d72875b33a..0742496f8a91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hiyapyco/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hiyapyco/default.nix
@@ -21,13 +21,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     jinja2
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Should no longer be needed with the next release
-    # https://github.com/zerwes/hiyapyco/pull/42
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "Jinja2>1,<3" "Jinja2>1"
-  '';
-
   checkPhase = ''
     set -e
     find test -name 'test_*.py' -exec python {} \;