diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/0001-Fix-build-on-linux-arm64.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/0001-Fix-build-on-linux-arm64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa656fd2845e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/0001-Fix-build-on-linux-arm64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From b3eabd314f050a7491e82bc1560e8d8633569a06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Zhong Jianxin <azuwis@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:03:41 +0800
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix build on linux arm64
-
----
- setup.py | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index ef99bcc..81c2dcb 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ else:
-             elif platform == 'linux':
-                 # the oldest mainline github runner available is ubuntu 20.04,
-                 # which runs glibc 2.31:
--                oses = 'manylinux_2_31_x86_64'
-+                oses = 'manylinux_2_31_{}'.format(architecture0)
-             else:
-                 pythons = 'py2.py3'
-                 oses = 'any'
--- 
-2.39.1
-
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
index 3e421ab2ac86..4d095f06c9cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
   numpy,
   libsndfile,
@@ -12,29 +13,33 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "soundfile";
-  version = "0.12.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.13.0";
+  pyproject = true;
   # https://github.com/bastibe/python-soundfile/issues/157
   disabled = isPyPy || stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-6OEBeyzx3adnrvGdL9nuXr4H4FDUMPd6Cnxmugi4za4=";
+    hash = "sha256-6DOZ2L3n1zsRfDPWoeyFcTGDOPic5y9MPUV+l2h5g1U=";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./0001-Fix-build-on-linux-arm64.patch ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace soundfile.py --replace "_find_library('sndfile')" "'${libsndfile.out}/lib/libsndfile${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}'"
   '';
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    numpy
-    libsndfile
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
     cffi
   ];
-  propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    numpy
+    cffi
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "soundfile" ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Audio library based on libsndfile, CFFI and NumPy";