diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/default.nix
index 188e902614f..cdba8c3f686 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/default.nix
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     })
   ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     ./no-lto.patch
-    ./no-werror.patch
     ./png2icns.patch
   ];
 
+  # Causes build failure due to warning
+  hardeningDisable = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "strictoverflow";
+
   buildPhase = if stdenv.isDarwin then ''
     ${python.interpreter} setup.py kitty.app --update-check-interval=0
   '' else ''
@@ -123,6 +125,6 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     description = "A modern, hackable, featureful, OpenGL based terminal emulator";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.darwin ++ platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tex rvolosatovs ma27 ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ tex rvolosatovs ma27 Luflosi ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/no-werror.patch b/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/no-werror.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc1b369d98d..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/kitty/no-werror.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def init_env(
-     cflags = os.environ.get(
-         'OVERRIDE_CFLAGS', (
-             '-Wextra {} -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -std=c11'
--            ' -pedantic-errors -Werror {} {} -fwrapv {} {} -pipe {} -fvisibility=hidden'
-+            ' {} {} -fwrapv {} {} -pipe {} -fvisibility=hidden'
-         ).format(
-             float_conversion,
-             optimize,