diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/archivebox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/archivebox/default.nix
index c36db657c07a..bd1a98ef9cce 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/archivebox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/archivebox/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@
 , ipython
 }:
 
+let
+  django_3' = django_3.overridePythonAttrs (old: rec {
+    pname = "Django";
+    version = "3.1.7";
+    src = fetchPypi {
+      inherit pname version;
+      sha256 = "sha256-Ms55Lum2oMu+w0ASPiKayfdl3/jCpK6SR6FLK6OjZac=";
+    };
+  });
+in
+
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "archivebox";
   version = "0.6.2";
@@ -22,15 +33,10 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-zHty7lTra6yab9d0q3EqsPG3F+lrnZL6PjQAbL1A2NY=";
   };
 
-  # Relax some dependencies
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace '"django>=3.1.3,<3.2"' '"django>=3.1.3"'
-  '';
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     requests
     mypy-extensions
-    django_3
+    django_3'
     django_extensions
     dateparser
     youtube-dl