diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
index 5d244fb9a322..35a09bffe858 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/emborg/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
   flit-core,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
@@ -60,14 +59,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
-  # this patch fixes a whitespace issue in the message that a test is expecting, https://github.com/KenKundert/emborg/pull/67
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/KenKundert/emborg/commit/afac6d1ddcecdb4bddbec87b6c8eed4cfbf4ebf9.diff";
-      sha256 = "3xg2z03FLKH4ckmiBZqE1FDjpgjgdO8OZL1ewrJlQ4o=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "emborg" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {