diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/eggdrop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/eggdrop/default.nix
index 0ad394b0291..a9f2419b136 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/eggdrop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/eggdrop/default.nix
@@ -13,14 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ tcl ];
 
-
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/eggheads/eggdrop/issues/123
-    ./b34a33255f56bbd2317c26da12d702796d67ed50.patch
-  ];
-
   preConfigure = ''
     prefix=$out/eggdrop
     mkdir -p $prefix