diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/imageio-ffmpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/imageio-ffmpeg/default.nix
index 250f5ea64b18..b000d560a56f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/imageio-ffmpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/imageio-ffmpeg/default.nix
@@ -29,15 +29,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./ffmpeg-path.patch;
-      ffmpeg = "${ffmpeg}/bin/ffmpeg";
+      ffmpeg = lib.getExe ffmpeg;
     })
   ];
 
-  # https://github.com/imageio/imageio-ffmpeg/issues/59
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -i '/setup_requires=\["pip>19"\]/d' setup.py
-  '';
-
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [