diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/builds.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/builds.nix
index 2f786be5267..8fd52d0a906 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/builds.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/builds.nix
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1vSUcqYyOitfGaSZVOj5vkmoiAvQbTHgiDVSV5qJLyQ=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -40,7 +36,6 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/dispatch.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/dispatch.nix
index e8efa700bca..fa557ce78aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/dispatch.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/dispatch.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "JUffuJTKY4I8CrJc8tJWL+CbJCZtiqtUSO9SgYoeux0=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -26,7 +22,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/git.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/git.nix
index 42ee67fbc1d..08a099f9eb8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/git.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/git.nix
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "EdxgT6IQZgj3KeU3UC+QAQb7BilBY769NhJK633tmE4=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -66,7 +62,6 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/hg.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/hg.nix
index 3592a91f6a8..841cec581a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/hg.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/hg.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "j+7yG6WdWoU0Uk6doz9GpKZsEGXy/n2smgU6c56/A+Q=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -27,7 +23,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/lists.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/lists.nix
index 1c8cbbbc75d..7037688f92e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/lists.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/lists.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "2Wb1hBx4GuRvVC0pD7gpE9dj5ketW/4ozxuVq2X5dDM=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/man.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/man.nix
index 2f0efc4480f..7fdf42a52e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/man.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/man.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "hCpuVngpu2AacFGn0F78k2qrn09Z/p1rP8vfW7gkzWc=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/meta.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/meta.nix
index 89d5d6fc976..26e8ec8d3ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/meta.nix
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     weasyprint
   ];
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/paste.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/paste.nix
index 4cbcafe432a..15d9839ea37 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/paste.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/paste.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "vk+h9gQX9KeynjulDaK/vHpKeRQAjVyxk7ttKG27ZIo=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/todo.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/todo.nix
index 959b259d925..7eaa6776560 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/todo.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/todo.nix
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "lUM81FYlR6AXCtXZtYiB+1FD8E1aOX7qxbWUVc36lJM=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./use-srht-path.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = srht.nativeBuildInputs;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -28,7 +24,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   preBuild = ''
     export PKGVER=${version}
-    export SRHT_PATH=${srht}/${python.sitePackages}/srht
   '';
 
   # pytest tests fail
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/use-srht-path.patch b/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/use-srht-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 43b494bf9d2..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/sourcehut/use-srht-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index e6ecfb6..89fa92a 100755
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -5,28 +5,16 @@ import os
- import site
- import sys
- 
--if hasattr(site, 'getsitepackages'):
--    pkg_dirs = site.getsitepackages()
--    if site.getusersitepackages():
--        pkg_dirs.append(site.getusersitepackages())
--    for pkg_dir in pkg_dirs:
--        srht_path = os.path.join(pkg_dir, "srht")
--        if os.path.isdir(srht_path):
--            break
--    else:
--        raise Exception("Can't find core srht module in your site packages "
--            "directories. Please install it first.")
--else:
--    srht_path = os.getenv("SRHT_PATH")
--    if not srht_path:
--        raise Exception("You're running inside a virtual environment. "
--            "Due to virtualenv limitations, you need to set the "
--            "$SRHT_PATH environment variable to the path of the "
--            "core srht module.")
--    elif not os.path.isdir(srht_path):
--        raise Exception(
--            "The $SRHT_PATH environment variable points to an invalid "
--            "directory: {}".format(srht_path))
-+srht_path = os.getenv("SRHT_PATH")
-+if not srht_path:
-+    raise Exception("You're running inside a virtual environment. "
-+        "Due to virtualenv limitations, you need to set the "
-+        "$SRHT_PATH environment variable to the path of the "
-+        "core srht module.")
-+elif not os.path.isdir(srht_path):
-+    raise Exception(
-+        "The $SRHT_PATH environment variable points to an invalid "
-+        "directory: {}".format(srht_path))
- 
- subp = subprocess.run(["make", "SRHT_PATH=" + srht_path])
- if subp.returncode != 0: