diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/remi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remi/default.nix
index e477f4e9eb7b..329fbea46ffd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/remi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/remi/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
   matplotlib,
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-VQn+Uzp6oGSit8ot0e8B0C2N41Q8+J+o91skyVN1gDA=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "remote-pkg_resources-dependency.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/rawpython/remi/commit/54b253ccd9d7e9626d8236ec4a8a32631ff2fca2.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-VyTc5jFmNRWnAQqEupBB87Xw86+e7VgMoQeUrBcY+mg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   preCheck = ''
     # for some reason, REMI already deal with these using try blocks, but they fail
     substituteInPlace test/test_widget.py \
@@ -45,7 +54,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [
-    setuptools # pkg_resources is referenced at runtime
     legacy-cgi
   ];