diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
index d528e2fc0302..12b05df234d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openjpeg/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cmake, pkg-config
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config
 , libdeflate, libpng, libtiff, zlib, lcms2, jpylyzer
 , jpipLibSupport ? false # JPIP library & executables
 , jpipServerSupport ? false, curl, fcgi # JPIP Server
@@ -12,32 +12,17 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "openjpeg";
-  version = "2.5.0";
+  version = "2.5.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "uclouvain";
     repo = "openjpeg";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-/0o3Fl6/jx5zu854TCqMyOz/8mnEyEC9lpZ6ij/tbHc=";
+    hash = "sha256-mQ9B3MJY2/bg0yY/7jUJrAXM6ozAHT5fmwES5Q1SGxw=";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
-  patches = [
-    # modernise cmake files, also fixes them for multiple outputs
-    # https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/pull/1424
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "uclouvain-openjpeg-pull-1424.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/compare/52927287402a9f7353de8854c88f931051211e2f...9d4f70cfe99626f82f9c8dcbf45f07709e3511b2.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-CxVRt1u4HVOMUjWiZ2plmZC29t/zshCpSY+N4Wlrlvg=";
-    })
-    # fix cmake files cross compilation
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/commit/c6ceb84c221b5094f1e8a4c0c247dee3fb5074e8.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-gBUtmO/7RwSWEl7rc8HGr8gNtvNFdhjEwm0Dd51p5O8=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_NAME_DIR=\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/lib"
     "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"