diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-ibmq-provider/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-ibmq-provider/default.nix
index eaf10fd60829..9b907711f46b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-ibmq-provider/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-ibmq-provider/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "qiskit-ibmq-provider";
-  version = "0.8.0";
+  version = "0.11.1";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "Qiskit";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0rrpwr4a82j69j5ibl2g0nw8wbpg201cfz6f234k2v6pj500x9nl";
+    sha256 = "0b5mnq8f5844idnsmp84lpkvlpszfwwi998yvggcgaayw1dbk53h";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -56,19 +56,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     seaborn
   ];
 
-  # websockets seems to be pinned b/c in v8+ it drops py3.5 support. Not an issue here (usually py3.7+, and disabled for older py3.6)
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace requirements.txt --replace "websockets>=7,<8" "websockets"
-    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "websockets>=7,<8" "websockets"
-  '';
-
   # Most tests require credentials to run on IBMQ
   checkInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     pproxy
     vcrpy
   ];
-  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "qiskit.providers.ibmq" ];
   # These disabled tests require internet connection, aren't skipped elsewhere
@@ -76,6 +69,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_old_api_url"
     "test_non_auth_url"
     "test_non_auth_url_with_hub"
+
+    # slow tests
+    "test_websocket_retry_failure"
+    "test_invalid_url"
   ];
 
   # Skip tests that rely on internet access (mostly to IBM Quantum Experience cloud).