diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymc/default.nix
index 8be9f8e322c9..3b351ccaabd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pymc/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 
   # build-system
   setuptools,
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "pymc";
-  version = "5.28.5";
+  version = "6.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "pymc-devs";
     repo = "pymc";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-neySWgFxnebW9v0Fa6+ZaxQeFQ0v6wpRvQrBj0zOHJs=";
+    hash = "sha256-djioOgEtfKxXcbxYJGjPjCQOxcXi54xXNowJJhUWjE4=";
   };
 
   build-system = [
@@ -52,13 +51,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     typing-extensions
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    # Arviz (imported by pymc) wants to write a stamp file to the homedir at import time.
-    # Without $HOME being writable, `pythonImportsCheck` fails.
-    # https://github.com/arviz-devs/arviz/commit/4db612908f588d89bb5bfb6b83a08ada3d54fd02
-    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
-  ];
-
   # The test suite is computationally intensive and test failures are not
   # indicative for package usability hence tests are disabled by default.
   doCheck = false;