diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eliot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eliot/default.nix
index acd7e0e368cf..2d5467cea9f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/eliot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/eliot/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   zope-interface,
 
   daemontools,
+  addBinToPathHook,
   dask,
   distributed,
   hypothesis,
@@ -38,14 +39,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-KqAXOMrRawzjpt5do2KdqpMMgpBtxeZ+X+th0WwBl+U=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      name = "numpy2-compat.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/itamarst/eliot/commit/39eccdad44f91971ecf1211fb01366b4d9801817.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-al6olmvFZ8pDblljWmWqs5QrtcuHKcea255XgG+1+1o=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [
@@ -56,6 +49,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    addBinToPathHook
     dask
     distributed
     hypothesis
@@ -69,11 +63,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "eliot" ];
 
-  # Tests run eliot-prettyprint in out/bin.
-  preCheck = ''
-    export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
-  '';
-
   disabledTests = [
     # Fails since dask's bump to 2024.12.2
     # Reported upstream: https://github.com/itamarst/eliot/issues/507