diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-nibbles/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-nibbles/default.nix
index 34b50f2244f..741006bdec1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-nibbles/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-nibbles/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, fetchpatch
 , pkg-config
 , gnome
 , gtk3
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@
 , gettext
 , itstool
 , vala
-, python3
 , libxml2
 , libgee
 , libgnome-games-support
@@ -24,30 +22,17 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gnome-nibbles";
-  version = "3.38.2";
+  version = "3.38.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-nibbles/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1naknfbciydbym79a0jq039xf0033z8gyln48c0qsbcfr2qn8yj5";
+    sha256 = "l1/eHYPHsVs5Lqx6NZFhKQ/IrrdgXBHnHO4MPDJrXmE=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix build with recent Vala.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-nibbles/-/commit/62964e9256fcac616109af874dbb2bd8342a9853.patch";
-      sha256 = "4VijELRxycS8rwi1HU9U3h9K/VtdQjJntfdtMN9Uz34=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-nibbles/-/commit/1b48446068608aff9b5edf1fdbd4b8c0d9f0be94.patch";
-      sha256 = "X0+Go5ae4F06WTPDYc2HIIax8X4RDgUGO6A6Qp8UifQ=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja
     vala
-    python3
     pkg-config
     wrapGAppsHook
     gettext