diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
index 91b4e2ec7a42..d91ebddc0058 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/soundfile/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, fetchpatch
 , pytestCheckHook
 , numpy
 , libsndfile
@@ -12,13 +11,13 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "soundfile";
-  version = "0.11.0";
+  version = "0.12.1";
   # https://github.com/bastibe/python-soundfile/issues/157
   disabled = isPyPy || stdenv.isi686;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-kxc4ock+hoTC0+HVFKxjRAzoJ+x4PqCi0+RzDj3FjBg=";
+    hash = "sha256-6OEBeyzx3adnrvGdL9nuXr4H4FDUMPd6Cnxmugi4za4=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy libsndfile cffi ];
   propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
 
-  preConfigure = lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64) ''
-    export PYSOUNDFILE_ARCHITECTURE=x86_64
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     description = "An audio library based on libsndfile, CFFI and NumPy";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;