diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
index 775ee75f61f..b42ee7a3411 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "rivet-${version}";
-  version = "2.5.2";
+  version = "2.5.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.hepforge.org/archive/rivet/Rivet-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "01agf0bswqvci8nwp67kvrlwc2k0sg1s0lxpq2a9q58l99v2gakh";
+    sha256 = "1r0x575ivvm68nnh9qlfvdra5298i047qcbxcg37ki2aaqq07qcr";
   };
 
   pythonPath = []; # python wrapper support
 
-  patches = [
-    ./key_val.patch
-    ./zaxis_fix.patch
-  ];
 
   latex = texlive.combine { inherit (texlive)
     scheme-basic