diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/0001-relax-setuptools-scm-dep.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/0001-relax-setuptools-scm-dep.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 96a4047c5ced..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/0001-relax-setuptools-scm-dep.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-From de2e02a41b11a708d58dfd1e24d335b8882dd7bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dan Callaghan <djc@djc.id.au>
-Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2023 12:15:47 +1000
-Subject: [PATCH] relax setuptools-scm dep
-
-
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 2c122a7..42f9b61 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
-         'Programming Language :: Python :: 3'
-     ],
-     python_requires=">=3.7",
--    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm>=4,<6.1'],
-+    setup_requires=['setuptools_scm'],
-     install_requires=[
-         'setuptools',
-         'FontTools[ufo]',
--- 
-2.38.4
-
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
index ac1625471011..8fc7e84f020e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-lMRgchadgKyfFLw6ZF1sJAKBAK75zmw77L34MW9p7TI=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Upstream has a needlessly strict version range for setuptools_scm, our
-    # setuptools-scm is newer. We can't use pythonRelaxDepsHook for this
-    # because it's in setup_requires which means we'll fail the requirement
-    # before pythonRelaxDepsHook can run.
-    ./0001-relax-setuptools-scm-dep.patch
-  ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     defcon
     fonttools