diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
index d09ef77fb0d8..8191624fa828 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
   ];
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "bluez";
-  version = "5.64";
+  version = "5.65";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/bluetooth/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-rkN+ZbazBwwZi8WwEJ/pzeueqjhzgOIHL53mX+ih3jQ=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-JWWk1INUtXbmrZLiW1TtZoCCllgciruAWHBR+Zk9ltQ=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
@@ -50,17 +50,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "test" ];
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/0905a06410d4a5189f0be81e25eb3c3e8a2199c5
-    # which fixes https://github.com/bluez/bluez/issues/329
-    # and is already merged upstream and not yet in a release.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "StateDirectory_and_ConfigurationDirectory.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/bluez/bluez/commit/0905a06410d4a5189f0be81e25eb3c3e8a2199c5.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-MI6yPTiDLHsSTjLvNqtWnuy2xUMYpSat1WhMbeoedSM=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace tools/hid2hci.rules \
       --replace /sbin/udevadm ${systemdMinimal}/bin/udevadm \