diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libeatmydata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libeatmydata/default.nix
index 7be484538ab1..2a76731829a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libeatmydata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libeatmydata/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch2
 , autoreconfHook
 , strace
 , which
@@ -18,14 +17,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-0lrYDW51/KSr809whGwg9FYhzcLRfmoxipIgrK1zFCc=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fixes "error: redefinition of 'open'" on musl
-    (fetchpatch2 {
-      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/void-linux/void-packages/861ac185a6b60134292ff93d40e40b5391d0aa8e/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/patches/musl.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-MZfTgf2Qn94UpPlYNRM2zK99iKQorKQrlbU5/1WJhJM=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
   '';