diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitlike-commands/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitlike-commands/default.nix
index 7dcff6af5ced..c5e8ab506696 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitlike-commands/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gitlike-commands/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
 , poetry-core
 , pythonOlder
 }:
@@ -20,15 +19,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Z0l8nCKov1iMJvI3YTHvg0ey+oPju3rgaKtmk6OX44g=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Replace distutils, https://github.com/unixorn/gitlike-commands/pull/8
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "replace-distutils.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/unixorn/gitlike-commands/commit/8a97206aff50a25ac6860032aa03925899c3d0aa.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-a2utKbf9vrQlYlPcdj/+OAqWf7VkuC5kvbJ53SK52IA=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     poetry-core
   ];