diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astor/default.nix
index 21eeead88ca..e8ea8c37cd9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/astor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/astor/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27, pytest, fetchpatch }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27, pytest, fetchpatch }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "astor";
-  version = "0.8.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0qkq5bf13fqcwablg0nk7rx83izxdizysd42n26j5wbingcfx9ip";
+    sha256 = "0ppscdzzvxpznclkmhhj53iz314x3pfv4yc7c6gwxqgljgdgyvka";
   };
 
-  # fix packaging for setuptools>=41.4
-  patches = [
-    ( fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor/pull/163/commits/bd697678674aafcf3f7b1c06af67df181ed584e2.patch";
-        sha256 = "1m4szdyzalngd5klanmpjx5smgpc7rl5klky0lc0yhwbx210mla6";
-    })
-  ];
-
   # disable tests broken with python3.6: https://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor/issues/89
   checkInputs = [ pytest ];
   checkPhase = ''
@@ -28,7 +20,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
                 and not test_codegen_from_root'
   '';
 
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for reading, writing and rewriting python AST";
     homepage = https://github.com/berkerpeksag/astor;
     license = licenses.bsd3;