diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fpylll/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fpylll/default.nix
index b711f1946edc..97abc4562fe6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fpylll/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fpylll/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
 , buildPythonPackage
 
 # build-system
 , cysignals
-, cython
+, cython_3
 , pkgconfig
 , setuptools
 
@@ -31,21 +30,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-M3ZnDL0Ui3UAa5Jn/Wr5pAHhghP7EAaQD/sx5QZ58ZQ=";
   };
 
-  # temporarily revert to cython 0.29
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/fplll/fpylll/commit/528243c6fa6491c8e9652b99bdf9758766273d66.diff";
-      revert = true;
-      sha256 = "sha256-IRppkESy0CRwARhxBAsZxP6JkTe0M91apG4CTSSYNUU=";
-      excludes = ["requirements.txt"];
-    })
-  ];
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace "Cython>=3.0" "Cython"
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cython
+    cython_3
     cysignals
     pkgconfig
     setuptools