diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/default.nix
index 988a5fc26951..f3c18549dfc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/default.nix
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
     # https://github.com/pygame/pygame/pull/4651
     ./0001-Use-SDL_AllocFormat-instead-of-creating-it-manually.patch
-
-    # test_make_surface__subclassed_surface fails in headless environment
-    ./skip-pixelarray-test.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-pixelarray-test.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-pixelarray-test.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 17a604fd326d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-pixelarray-test.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/test/pixelarray_test.py b/test/pixelarray_test.py
-index 1111111..2222222 100644
---- a/test/pixelarray_test.py
-+++ b/test/pixelarray_test.py
-@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ class PixelArrayTypeTest(unittest.TestCase, TestMixin):
-         self.assertEqual(new_surface.get_palette(), expected_palette)
-         pygame.display.quit()
- 
-+    @unittest.skip("fails in headless environment due to surface flags mismatch")
-     def test_make_surface__subclassed_surface(self):
-         """Ensure make_surface can handle subclassed surfaces."""
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-rle-tests.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-rle-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 536f4ebc608a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygame-original/skip-rle-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/test/surface_test.py b/test/surface_test.py
-index b1147d27..c7ba2928 100644
---- a/test/surface_test.py
-+++ b/test/surface_test.py
-@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ class SurfaceTypeTest(unittest.TestCase):
-         for pt in test_utils.rect_outer_bounds(fill_rect):
-             self.assertNotEqual(s1.get_at(pt), color)
- 
-+    @unittest.skipIf(True, "AssertionError: 0 is not true")
-     def test_fill_rle(self):
-         """Test RLEACCEL flag with fill()"""
-         color = (250, 25, 25, 255)
-@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ class SurfaceTypeTest(unittest.TestCase):
-         finally:
-             pygame.display.quit()
- 
-+    @unittest.skipIf(True, "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/14429")
-     def test_solarwolf_rle_usage_2(self):
-         """Test for RLE status after setting alpha"""
- 
-@@ -377,6 +379,7 @@ class SurfaceTypeTest(unittest.TestCase):
-         finally:
-             pygame.display.quit()
- 
-+    @unittest.skipIf(True, "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues/14424")
-     def test_set_alpha__set_colorkey_rle(self):
-         pygame.display.init()
-         try: