diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
index 5617272acc33..5afb0e1fbdda 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-characters/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
@@ -11,7 +10,6 @@
 , gtk4
 , pango
 , wrapGAppsHook4
-, python3
 , desktop-file-utils
 , gobject-introspection
 , gjs
@@ -23,27 +21,19 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-characters";
-  version = "43.1";
+  version = "44.beta";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-characters/${lib.versions.major version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sj4V2VCXizY8gaRyYe4aO0fbPGaX7haf8hPuplcqeEE=";
+    sha256 = "cUlibILXNw+nfUlHrNlAczguTn6lU6JIJXgZGJimFB8=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-characters/-/commit/3e28a6ad668e2239b14f2e05bc477ec1bfb210ba.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-2N4eewknhOXBABs6BPA5/YuqZMT8dyXW857iamrrtuA=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
     gobject-introspection
     meson
     ninja
     pkg-config
-    python3
     desktop-file-utils
     wrapGAppsHook4
   ];
@@ -60,11 +50,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pango
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x meson_post_install.py # patchShebangs requires executable file
-    patchShebangs meson_post_install.py
-  '';
-
   dontWrapGApps = true;
 
   postFixup = ''