diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
index ccc76734461..8448f55f958 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/reproject/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , astropy
 , astropy-healpix
 , astropy-helpers
-, extension-helpers
+, astropy-extension-helpers
 , scipy
 , pytest
 , pytest-astropy
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1jsc3ad518vyys5987fr1achq8qvnz8rm80zp5an9qxlwr4zmh4m";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy astropy astropy-healpix astropy-helpers scipy ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ astropy-helpers cython extension-helpers setuptools_scm ];
-
-  # Disable automatic update of the astropy-helper module
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.cfg --replace "auto_use = True" "auto_use = False"
-  '';
+  patches = [ (fetchpatch {
+      # Can be removed in next release after 0.7.1
+      # See https://github.com/astropy/reproject/issues/246
+      url = "https://github.com/astropy/reproject/pull/243.patch";
+      sha256 = "0dq3ii39hsrks0b9v306dlqf07dx0hqad8rwajmzw6rfda9m3c2a";
+    })
+  ];
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy astropy aqstropy-healpix astropy-helpers scipy ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ astropy-helpers cyqthon astropy-extension-helpers setuptools_scm ];
   checkInputs = [ pytest pytest-astropy ];
 
   # Tests must be run in the build directory