diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/default.nix
index 2d46e6f5e0e..1a2f407f9bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, apr, scons, openssl, aprutil, zlib, libkrb5
-, pkg-config, libiconv
-, fetchpatch }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, apr
+, scons
+, openssl
+, aprutil
+, zlib
+, libkrb5
+, pkg-config
+, libiconv
+, fetchpatch
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "serf";
-  version = "1.3.9";
+  version = "1.3.10";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://apache/serf/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1k47gbgpp52049andr28y28nbwh9m36bbb0g8p0aka3pqlhjv72l";
+    hash = "sha256-voHvCLqiUW7Np2p3rffe97wyJ+61eLmjO0X3tB3AZOY=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config scons ];
@@ -17,11 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./scons.patch
-    # https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/SERF/issues/SERF-198
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/attachment/13019945/serf.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-3djDGG30R/gq74KJL8OJ/upMh1zDpqtwGylRzN0lXpY=";
-    })
+
     (fetchpatch {
       url = "https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/libserf/raw/rawhide/f/libserf-1.3.9-errgetfunc.patch";
       hash = "sha256-FQJvXOIZ0iItvbbcu4kR88j74M7fOi7C/0NN3o1/ub4=";
@@ -44,6 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "HTTP client library based on APR";
+    homepage = "https://serf.apache.org/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej raskin ];
     platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/scons.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/scons.patch
index 5f168ce7f2e..7be5e4d5045 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/scons.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/serf/scons.patch
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
 index 4358a23..6ce7776 100644
 --- a/SConstruct
 +++ b/SConstruct
-@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def RawListVariable(key, help, default):
- # To be used to ensure a PREFIX directory is only created when installing.
- def createPathIsDirCreateWithTarget(target):
-   def my_validator(key, val, env):
--    build_targets = (map(str, BUILD_TARGETS))
-+    build_targets = (list(map(str, BUILD_TARGETS)))
-     if target in build_targets:
-       return PathVariable.PathIsDirCreate(key, val, env)
-     else:
 @@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32':
  env = Environment(variables=opts,
                    tools=('default', 'textfile',),
@@ -20,25 +11,3 @@ index 4358a23..6ce7776 100644
                    )
  
  env.Append(BUILDERS = {
-@@ -163,9 +164,9 @@ env.Append(BUILDERS = {
-               suffix='.def', src_suffix='.h')
-   })
- 
--match = re.search('SERF_MAJOR_VERSION ([0-9]+).*'
--                  'SERF_MINOR_VERSION ([0-9]+).*'
--                  'SERF_PATCH_VERSION ([0-9]+)',
-+match = re.search(b'SERF_MAJOR_VERSION ([0-9]+).*'
-+                  b'SERF_MINOR_VERSION ([0-9]+).*'
-+                  b'SERF_PATCH_VERSION ([0-9]+)',
-                   env.File('serf.h').get_contents(),
-                   re.DOTALL)
- MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH = [int(x) for x in match.groups()]
-@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ CALLOUT_OKAY = not (env.GetOption('clean') or env.GetOption('help'))
- 
- unknown = opts.UnknownVariables()
- if unknown:
--  print 'Warning: Used unknown variables:', ', '.join(unknown.keys())
-+  print('Warning: Used unknown variables:', ', '.join(list(unknown.keys())))
- 
- apr = str(env['APR'])
- apu = str(env['APU'])