diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
index be83dbc52f45..44dd12c77509 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/json-glib/default.nix
@@ -1,30 +1,22 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, glib, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, glib, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gettext
 , gobjectIntrospection, fixDarwinDylibNames, gnome3
 }:
 
 let
   pname = "json-glib";
-  version = "1.4.2";
+  version = "1.4.4";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "2d7709a44749c7318599a6829322e081915bdc73f5be5045882ed120bb686dc8";
+    sha256 = "0ixwyis47v5bkx6h8a1iqlw3638cxcv57ivxv4gw2gaig51my33j";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig gettext gobjectIntrospection ];
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin fixDarwinDylibNames;
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib/issues/27
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/json-glib/merge_requests/2.diff";
-      sha256 = "0pf006jxj1ki7a0w4ykxm6b24m0wafrhpdcmixsw9x83m227156c";
-    })
-  ];
-
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   doCheck = true;