diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
index 4384e51db22b..84de5894f501 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pydantic/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 , devtools
 , email-validator
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
 , pytest-mock
 , pytestCheckHook
 , python-dotenv
@@ -53,6 +52,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i '/flake8/ d' Makefile
+
+    # Disable strict docs build due warnings being treated as errors
+    substituteInPlace mkdocs.yml \
+      --replace "strict: true" "strict: false"
   '';
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.9") [