diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
index 065d4409ec1..635203f94c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/botocore/default.nix
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     urllib3
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "docutils>=0.10,<0.16" "docutils>=0.10"
-  '';
-
   checkInputs = [ mock nose ];
 
   checkPhase = ''