diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
index 478a0ff7e50..43a4d86b48d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/default.nix
@@ -4,19 +4,15 @@
 , gsl, python, pyxml, lxml, poppler, imagemagick, libwpg }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "inkscape-0.48.4";
+  name = "inkscape-0.48.5";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/inkscape/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "17aiibgdwjqpjc38f0yr2sdlgwngg5ac9srlybjcx9aspf6ashc7";
+    sha256 = "0sfr7a1vr1066rrkkqbqvcqs3gawalj68ralnhd6k87jz62fcv1b";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./configure-python-libs.patch ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    patch -p0 < ${./spuriouscomma.patch}
-  '';
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     # Python is used at run-time to execute scripts, e.g., those from
     # the "Effects" menu.
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/spuriouscomma.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/spuriouscomma.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc538068f9e..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/inkscape/spuriouscomma.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- src/widgets/desktop-widget.h~	2011-07-08 13:25:09.000000000 -0500
-+++ src/widgets/desktop-widget.h	2013-02-15 16:04:45.806910365 -0600
-@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
- private:
-     GtkWidget *tool_toolbox;
-     GtkWidget *aux_toolbox;
--    GtkWidget *commands_toolbox,;
-+    GtkWidget *commands_toolbox;
-     GtkWidget *snap_toolbox;
- 
-     static void init(SPDesktopWidget *widget);