diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/0001-unit-test-dbus-pick-up-dbus-daemon-from-PATH.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/0001-unit-test-dbus-pick-up-dbus-daemon-from-PATH.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c2d844edecd..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/0001-unit-test-dbus-pick-up-dbus-daemon-from-PATH.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-From 55d499f4cd5667c04c21f7201d7f10484e187907 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Florian Klink <flokli@flokli.de>
-Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2020 13:03:12 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] unit/test-dbus: pick up dbus-daemon from $PATH
-
-This allows running the unit tests in environments where `dbus-daemon`
-isn't in /usr/bin, but in $PATH.
-
-Signed-off-by: Florian Klink <flokli@flokli.de>
----
- unit/test-dbus-message-fds.c | 4 ++--
- unit/test-dbus-properties.c  | 4 ++--
- unit/test-dbus.c             | 4 ++--
- 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/unit/test-dbus-message-fds.c b/unit/test-dbus-message-fds.c
-index 6f68bae..4b5662e 100644
---- a/unit/test-dbus-message-fds.c
-+++ b/unit/test-dbus-message-fds.c
-@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static bool start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	char *prg_envp[1];
- 	pid_t pid;
- 
--	prg_argv[0] = "/usr/bin/dbus-daemon";
-+	prg_argv[0] = "dbus-daemon";
- 	prg_argv[1] = "--nopidfile";
- 	prg_argv[2] = "--nofork";
- 	prg_argv[3] = "--config-file=" UNITDIR "dbus.conf";
-@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static bool start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	}
- 
- 	if (pid == 0) {
--		execve(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
-+		execvpe(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
- 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
- 	}
- 
-diff --git a/unit/test-dbus-properties.c b/unit/test-dbus-properties.c
-index b435062..049f0f4 100644
---- a/unit/test-dbus-properties.c
-+++ b/unit/test-dbus-properties.c
-@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static bool start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	char *prg_envp[1];
- 	pid_t pid;
- 
--	prg_argv[0] = "/usr/bin/dbus-daemon";
-+	prg_argv[0] = "dbus-daemon";
- 	prg_argv[1] = "--nopidfile";
- 	prg_argv[2] = "--nofork";
- 	prg_argv[3] = "--config-file=" UNITDIR "dbus.conf";
-@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static bool start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	}
- 
- 	if (pid == 0) {
--		execve(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
-+		execvpe(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
- 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
- 	}
- 
-diff --git a/unit/test-dbus.c b/unit/test-dbus.c
-index 67f0a7b..582847e 100644
---- a/unit/test-dbus.c
-+++ b/unit/test-dbus.c
-@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	char *prg_envp[1];
- 	pid_t pid;
- 
--	prg_argv[0] = "/usr/bin/dbus-daemon";
-+	prg_argv[0] = "dbus-daemon";
- 	prg_argv[1] = "--nopidfile";
- 	prg_argv[2] = "--nofork";
- 	prg_argv[3] = "--config-file=" UNITDIR "dbus.conf";
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void start_dbus_daemon(void)
- 	}
- 
- 	if (pid == 0) {
--		execve(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
-+		execvpe(prg_argv[0], prg_argv, prg_envp);
- 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
- 	}
- 
--- 
-2.29.2
-
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
index 8c15ce825c0..ced77f3fcc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
@@ -7,21 +7,16 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ell";
-  version = "0.35";
+  version = "0.36";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/${pname}/${pname}.git";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "16z7xwlrpx1bsr2y1rgxxxixzwc84cwn2g557iqxhwsxfzy6q3dk";
+    sha256 = "0w7v2hihwwmnqd56bsmbjsiw8yyadr7zbdssjamqxx0pyl3dnrda";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Sent upstream in https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/ell@lists.01.org/thread/SQEZAIS2LZXSXGTXOW3GTAM5ZPXRLTN4/
-    ./0001-unit-test-dbus-pick-up-dbus-daemon-from-PATH.patch
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     autoreconfHook