diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1db6b44a8307..540f033f5d74 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -14146,22 +14146,13 @@ in {
 
 
   mccabe = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "mccabe-0.4.0";
+    name = "mccabe-0.5.3";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/m/mccabe/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0yr08a36h8lqlif10l4xcikbbig7q8f41gqywir7rrvnv3mi4aws";
+      sha256 = "16293af41e7242031afd73896fef6458f4cad38201d21e28f344fff50ae1c25e";
     };
 
-    # See https://github.com/flintwork/mccabe/issues/31
-    postPatch = ''
-      cp "${pkgs.fetchurl {
-        url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/flintwork/mccabe/"
-            + "e8aea16d28e92bd3c62601275762fc9c16808f6c/test_mccabe.py";
-        sha256 = "0xhjxpnaxvbpi4myj9byrban7a5nrw931br9sgvfk42ayg4sn6lm";
-      }}" test_mccabe.py
-    '';
-
     buildInputs = with self; [ pytestrunner pytest ];
 
     meta = {