diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix
index 38b2904a2cbf..5d76b5a8bbd4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/embreex/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchpatch,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  embree2,
+  embree,
   cython,
   numpy,
   setuptools,
@@ -12,25 +12,16 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "embreex";
-  version = "2.17.7.post6";
+  version = "4.4.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "trimesh";
     repo = "embreex";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-iLIfhngorSFOdkOvlCAJQXGQrVuRfBSDGzvjXOlQuHk=";
+    hash = "sha256-mUPc9CMHsFYb1ELBmj+XXCjYEIW1iV8ZaRCQ40tYS8w=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/trimesh/embreex/pull/7
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-use-after-free.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/trimesh/embreex/commit/c6b047285419f8986fae962e2734a01522be7ef7.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-s8x2vsqbsIR3aoNUDrYs2vQttuNY8lLJ6TC7H8FMRyQ=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     numpy
@@ -42,8 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    embree2
-    embree2.tbb
+    embree
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [
@@ -51,7 +41,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "embreex.mesh_construction"
     "embreex.rtcore"
     "embreex.rtcore_scene"
-    "embreex.triangles"
   ];
 
   preCheck = ''
@@ -62,11 +51,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
   meta = {
-    description = "Maintained PyEmbree fork, wrapper for Embree v2";
+    description = "Maintained PyEmbree fork, bindings for Intel's Embree ray engine";
     homepage = "https://github.com/trimesh/embreex";
     changelog = "https://github.com/trimesh/embreex/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pbsds ];
-    inherit (embree2.meta) platforms;
+    inherit (embree.meta) platforms;
   };
 }