diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
index 268da0171630..fa1188347731 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gstreamer";
-  version = "1.18.5";
+  version = "1.20.0";
 
   outputs = [
     "bin"
@@ -34,13 +34,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-VYYiMqY0Wbv1ar694whcqa7CEbR46JHazqTW34yv6Ao=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-7fS///hVkdT/97Ibue1/D+q8EjrEpO/ynnPLzkVPnbc=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./fix_pkgconfig_includedir.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja