diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/default.nix
index 389d5d4294b8..f4d424b3fc30 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/default.nix
@@ -36,19 +36,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "hugin";
-  version = "2021.0.0";
+  version = "2022.0.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/hugin/hugin-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "sha256-BHrqin+keESzTvJ8GdO2l+hJOdyx/bvrLCBGIbZu6tk=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-l8hWKgupp0PguVWkPf3gSLHGDNnl8u4rad4agWRuBac=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # committed upstream but unreleased:
-    #   https://sourceforge.net/p/hugin/hugin/ci/edfddc6070ca6d4223d359fb4b38273a5aed2f2d
-    ./dont-crash-if-XDG_DATA_DIRS-not-set-edfddc6070ca6d4223d359fb4b38273a5aed2f2d.patch
-  ];
-
   buildInputs = [
     boost
     cairo
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/dont-crash-if-XDG_DATA_DIRS-not-set-edfddc6070ca6d4223d359fb4b38273a5aed2f2d.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/dont-crash-if-XDG_DATA_DIRS-not-set-edfddc6070ca6d4223d359fb4b38273a5aed2f2d.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d38e07a595e8..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/hugin/dont-crash-if-XDG_DATA_DIRS-not-set-edfddc6070ca6d4223d359fb4b38273a5aed2f2d.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/hugin_base/hugin_utils/utils.cpp	2022-12-05 22:19:26.873574924 -0800
-+++ b/src/hugin_base/hugin_utils/utils.cpp	2022-12-05 22:19:09.069575641 -0800
-@@ -472,9 +472,9 @@
- #else
- #ifdef USE_XDG_DIRS
-     char *xdgDataDir = getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME");
--    if (strlen(xdgDataDir) == 0)
-+    if (xdgDataDir == NULL || strlen(xdgDataDir) == 0)
-     {
--        // no XDG_DATA_HOME enviroment variable set
-+        // no XDG_DATA_HOME enviroment variable set or empty variable
-         // use $HOME/.local/share instead
-         const  std::string homeDir = GetHomeDir();
-         if (homeDir.empty())