diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
index 5869fd85e308..af4e8cfec72d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aplpy/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-KCdmBwQWt7IfHsjq7pWlbSISEpfQZDyt+SQSTDaUCV4=";
   };
 
-  # Fix build with Astropy 6 and Python 3.12.
+  # Fix build with Astropy 6.1, Python 3.12 and matplotlib 3.9
   patches = [
     # https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/pull/496
     (fetchpatch {
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       url = "https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/commit/468be394970b39f1aaa6debef51eb674e2dd86d8.patch";
       hash = "sha256-/ovLrFOKb3RQ8TZSviuOV6EYNgz0gtrhVWZLFJBrzFg=";
     })
+    # https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/pull/500
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/commit/c9049261b3724821f4d309d85fe73cabcc04d890.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-ivdXLh1Z+WG3EL5u1wO+lqz6X1AP6WpyoZix5YiqW0w=";
+    })
+    # https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/pull/503
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/aplpy/aplpy/commit/edc2aa9770b72bd3ac42db95a6e027b276be9c31.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-QUZenY3XQ/T2tl5apxZUqjf4ACjOzJWb+1AUp5limi4=";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -81,9 +91,5 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "http://aplpy.github.io";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ smaret ];
-    # Tests fail due to expired matplotlib deprecations:
-    #
-    # > (`matplotlib.cm' has no attribute 'get_cmap'`)
-    broken = true;
   };
 }