diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/diceware/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/diceware/default.nix
index dadeccd46a08..ce7f1d0e1b4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/diceware/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/diceware/default.nix
@@ -7,28 +7,16 @@ with pythonPackages;
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "diceware";
-  version = "0.9.3";
+  version = "0.9.4";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0p09q6945qvdmvckjl8rfqx0g8nf6igc3c6rab6v74k9bsmbf15p";
+    sha256 = "0855n4dh16ws1dhw1ixxwk3wx7qr45xff7pn32pjg58p4z4cx168";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pytestrunner ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-
-  # NOTE: remove once 0.9.4 is released
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "${meta.homepage}/commit/86379bf49ade2b486071d6d330515f01ecb06ab4.patch";
-      sha256 = "0nxvxiqvxfsa9y6zwy9k7shsd0fk92psdzi4klqwd4wy3lbmw8di";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "${meta.homepage}/commit/a7d844df76cd4b95a717f21ef5aa6167477b6733.patch";
-      sha256 = "0ab4fc2pbl2hcxqw5rr6awbhlnmdna6igqjijywwr1byzb7ga4iq";
-    })
-  ];
+  checkInputs = [ coverage pytest ];
 
   # see https://github.com/ulif/diceware/commit/a7d844df76cd4b95a717f21ef5aa6167477b6733
   checkPhase = ''