diff --git a/pkgs/games/ivan/default.nix b/pkgs/games/ivan/default.nix
index 6d31369a1592..ad3baa9d22a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/ivan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/ivan/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   name = "ivan-${version}";
-  version = "054";
+  version = "055";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Attnam";
     repo = "ivan";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0ayhp9qvxsi5dsgjvy43i3lpdis883g1xn2b8l5xkwxcqfnvsfmq";
+    sha256 = "10qrwzwfzqs7f663x1cbbhisz60axcl51glxq33zaxl0jwnmma2p";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   hardeningDisable = ["all"];
 
-  # To store bone and high score files in ~/.ivan of the current user
-  patches = [./new.patch];
-
   # Enable wizard mode
-  cmakeFlags = ["-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-DWIZARD" "-DFORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR=ON"];
+  cmakeFlags = ["-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-DWIZARD"];
 
   # Help CMake find SDL_mixer.h
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${SDL2_mixer}/include/SDL2";
diff --git a/pkgs/games/ivan/new.patch b/pkgs/games/ivan/new.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d0ed866b3f32..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/games/ivan/new.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 13e143e..a6f9176 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "-std=c++11 ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
- add_definitions(-DIVAN_VERSION="${PROJECT_VERSION}" -DUSE_SDL)
- 
- option(BUILD_MAC_APP "Build standalone application for MacOS" OFF)
-+option(FORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR "Statedir will be /.ivan/ in current user's homedir" OFF)
- 
- if(UNIX)
-   add_definitions(-DUNIX)
-   include(GNUInstallDirs)
-+  if(FORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR)
-+    add_definitions(-DFORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR)
-+  endif(FORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR)
- 
-   if(BUILD_MAC_APP)
-     install(DIRECTORY Graphics Script Music Sound DESTINATION "ivan")
-diff --git a/Main/Source/game.cpp b/Main/Source/game.cpp
-index 323a185..012feb3 100644
---- a/Main/Source/game.cpp
-+++ b/Main/Source/game.cpp
-@@ -5191,6 +5191,9 @@ festring game::GetDataDir()
- 
- festring game::GetStateDir()
- {
-+#ifdef FORCE_HOME_AS_STATE_DIR
-+  return GetHomeDir()+"/.ivan/";
-+#endif
- #ifdef UNIX
- #ifdef MAC_APP
-   return GetHomeDir();