diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
index 688c75e570f5..3a49a32a8a0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/default.nix
@@ -15,14 +15,9 @@
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
   pname = "pecan";
   version = "1.3.2";
 
-  patches = [
-    ./python36_test_fix.patch
-  ];
-
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "24f06cf88a488b75f433e62b33c1c97e4575d0cd91eec9eec841a81cecfd6de3";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/python36_test_fix.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/python36_test_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 65e0733ab06e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pecan/python36_test_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/pecan/tests/test_conf.py b/pecan/tests/test_conf.py
-index 0573d84..7c98e16 100644
---- a/pecan/tests/test_conf.py
-+++ b/pecan/tests/test_conf.py
-@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class TestConf(PecanTestCase):
-
-             try:
-                 configuration.conf_from_file(f.name)
--            except (ValueError, SystemError) as e:
-+            except (ValueError, SystemError, ImportError) as e:
-                 assert 'relative import' in str(e)
-             else:
-                 raise AssertionError(