diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-python/default.nix
index 756cd75ed6ad..12f0246f8401 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-python/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ lib.fix (
   finalPackage:
   buildPythonPackage rec {
     pname = "dbus-python";
-    version = "1.3.2";
+    version = "1.4.0";
     pyproject = true;
 
     disabled = isPyPy;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ lib.fix (
 
     src = fetchPypi {
       inherit pname version;
-      hash = "sha256-rWeBkwhhi1BpU3viN/jmjKHH/Mle5KEh/mhFsUGCSPg=";
+      hash = "sha256-mRZm5Jj2Db8+Sbi3Z49VWbimUDT99hquYs3s232Jx3A=";
     };
 
     patches = [
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ lib.fix (
       # we provide patchelf natively, not through the python package
       sed -i '/patchelf/d' pyproject.toml
 
-      # dont run autotols configure phase
-      rm configure.ac configure
-
       patchShebangs test/*.sh
     '';