diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybids/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybids/default.nix
index 912bc117081b..f801b878ae75 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybids/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybids/default.nix
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-EOJ5NQyNFMpgLA1EaaXkv3/zk+hkPIMaVGrnNba4LMM=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # remove after next release
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-pybids-sqlalchemy-dep";
-      url = "https://github.com/bids-standard/pybids/commit/5f008dfc282394ef94a68d47dba37ceead9eac9a.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-gx6w35XqDBZ8cTGHeY/mz2xNQqza9E5z8bRJR7mbPcg=";
-      excludes = [ "pyproject.toml" ];  # not in PyPI dist
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pythonRelaxDepsHook ];
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [ "sqlalchemy" ];