diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/default.nix
index 79800a6c46ee..cb97ca672308 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 , doxygen
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , ffmpeg
-, freeimage
 , libmediainfo
 , libraw
 , libsodium
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@
 }:
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "megasync";
-  version = "4.9.0.0";
+  version = "4.9.1.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "meganz";
     repo = "MEGAsync";
     rev = "v${version}_Linux";
-    sha256 = "sha256-s0E8kJ4PJmhaxVcWPCyCk/KbcX4V3IESdZhSosPlZuM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-Y1nfY5iP64iSCYwzqxbjZAQNHyj4yVbSudSInm+yJzY=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     cryptopp
     curl
     ffmpeg
-    freeimage
     libmediainfo
     libraw
     libsodium
@@ -72,7 +70,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     ./noinstall-distro-version.patch
     # megasync target is not part of the install rule thanks to a commented block
     ./install-megasync.patch
-    ./ffmpeg_44.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -98,7 +95,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-cryptopp"
     "--with-curl"
     "--with-ffmpeg"
-    "--with-freeimage"
+    "--without-freeimage"
     "--without-readline"
     "--without-termcap"
     "--with-sodium"
@@ -111,10 +108,10 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   preBuild = ''
-    qmake CONFIG+="release" MEGA.pro
+    qmake CONFIG+="nofreeimage release" MEGA.pro
     pushd MEGASync
       lrelease MEGASync.pro
-      DESKTOP_DESTDIR="$out" qmake PREFIX="$out" -o Makefile MEGASync.pro CONFIG+=release
+      DESKTOP_DESTDIR="$out" qmake PREFIX="$out" -o Makefile MEGASync.pro CONFIG+="nofreeimage release"
     popd
   '';
 
@@ -124,6 +121,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://mega.nz/";
     license = licenses.unfree;
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.michojel ];
+    maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/ffmpeg_44.patch b/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/ffmpeg_44.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 901635e43f3e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/megasync/ffmpeg_44.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Index: megasync-4.6.1.0/src/MEGASync/mega/src/gfx/freeimage.cpp
-===================================================================
---- megasync-4.6.1.0.orig/src/MEGASync/mega/src/gfx/freeimage.cpp
-+++ megasync-4.6.1.0/src/MEGASync/mega/src/gfx/freeimage.cpp
-@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ bool GfxProcFreeImage::readbitmapFfmpeg(
- 
-     // Force seeking to key frames
-     formatContext->seek2any = false;
--    videoStream->skip_to_keyframe = true;
-+    // no longer exposed in ffmpeg 4.4; the line above should be sufficient
-+    //videoStream->skip_to_keyframe = true;
-     if (decoder->capabilities & CAP_TRUNCATED)
-     {
-         codecContext->flags |= CAP_TRUNCATED;