diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
index cadb85f0405..0a52d78c824 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlib/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, dlib, python, pytest, more-itertools, fetchpatch
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, dlib, python, pytest, more-itertools
 , sse4Support ? stdenv.hostPlatform.sse4_1Support
 , avxSupport ? stdenv.hostPlatform.avxSupport
 }:
@@ -8,25 +8,6 @@ buildPythonPackage {
 
   patches = [
     ./build-cores.patch
-
-    # Upgrade minimum CMake & C++ requirement. Nixpkgs is sufficiently up-to-date
-    # so that is not a problem. Applied to make sure the pybind11 patch applies cleanly.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/davisking/dlib/commit/29288e5d895b21f5508c15294f1303b367534a63.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-8GsGOehTFabRf+QOZK6Ek/Xgwp8yLj8UKd7kmneBpXk=";
-    })
-    # Removes a bunch of broken python tests. Also useful to make sure the pybind11
-    # patch applies cleanly.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/davisking/dlib/commit/a517aaa0bbb0524a1a7be3d6637aa6300c2e1dfe.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-31/c1ViVPdJ/gQVMV22Nnr01/Yg13s9tPowfh4BedNg=";
-    })
-    # Upgrade pybind11 to 2.4.0. Relevant to fix Python 3.11 support.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/davisking/dlib/commit/65bce59a1512cf222dec01d3e0f29b612dd181f5.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-04TGJdn9p9YhDVZHAU9ncgCyR1vrnRxKkTRDSwOk/fw=";
-      excludes = [ ".github/workflows/build_python.yml" ];
-    })
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytest more-itertools ];