diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyscard/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyscard/default.nix
index 1ea5830c62b..ddd8b0ce295 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyscard/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyscard/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, buildPythonPackage, swig, pcsclite, PCSC }:
+{ stdenv, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, swig, pcsclite, PCSC }:
 
 let
   # Package does not support configuring the pcsc library.
@@ -30,14 +30,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = optionalString (! withApplePCSC)
     "-I ${getDev pcsclite}/include/PCSC";
 
-  # The error message differs depending on the macOS host version.
-  # Since Nix reports a constant host version, but proxies to the
-  # underlying library, it's not possible to determine the correct
-  # expected error message.  This patch allows both errors to be
-  # accepted.
-  # See: https://github.com/LudovicRousseau/pyscard/issues/77
-  patches = optionals withApplePCSC [ ./ignore-macos-bug.patch ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = if withApplePCSC then [ PCSC ] else [ pcsclite ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ swig ];