diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/always-mount-nix.patch b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/always-mount-nix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c5df13294e92..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/always-mount-nix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/distrobox-create b/distrobox-create
-index 64e9911..136659d 100755
---- a/distrobox-create
-+++ b/distrobox-create
-@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ unshare_ipc=0
- unshare_netns=0
- unshare_process=0
- unshare_devsys=0
-+
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Use cd + dirname + pwd so that we do not have relative paths in mount points
- # We're not using "realpath" here so that symlinks are not resolved this way
- # "realpath" would break situations like Nix or similar symlink based package
-@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ version="1.6.0.1"
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-enter b/distrobox-enter
-index 6d8998a..bb05437 100755
---- a/distrobox-enter
-+++ b/distrobox-enter
-@@ -75,10 +75,14 @@ skip_workdir=0
- verbose=0
- version="1.6.0.1"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-generate-entry b/distrobox-generate-entry
-index 3243691..6a7910a 100755
---- a/distrobox-generate-entry
-+++ b/distrobox-generate-entry
-@@ -45,10 +45,14 @@ icon_default="${HOME}/.local/share/icons/terminal-distrobox-icon.svg"
- verbose=0
- version="1.6.0.1"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-list b/distrobox-list
-index aaec85e..235e529 100755
---- a/distrobox-list
-+++ b/distrobox-list
-@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ verbose=0
- version="1.6.0.1"
- container_manager="autodetect"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-rm b/distrobox-rm
-index 702c1dd..2e37538 100755
---- a/distrobox-rm
-+++ b/distrobox-rm
-@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ rm_home=0
- response_rm_home="N"
- version="1.6.0.1"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-stop b/distrobox-stop
-index fd17cc1..e0dbc8f 100755
---- a/distrobox-stop
-+++ b/distrobox-stop
-@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ non_interactive=0
- verbose=0
- version="1.6.0.1"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
-diff --git a/distrobox-upgrade b/distrobox-upgrade
-index ab5e96f..dc8d295 100755
---- a/distrobox-upgrade
-+++ b/distrobox-upgrade
-@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ rootful=0
- verbose=0
- version="1.6.0.1"
- 
-+self_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-+nix_config_file="$(realpath "${self_dir}/../share/distrobox/distrobox.conf")"
-+
- # Source configuration files, this is done in an hierarchy so local files have
- # priority over system defaults
- # leave priority to environment variables.
- config_files="
-+	$nix_config_file
- 	/usr/share/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/share/defaults/distrobox/distrobox.conf
- 	/usr/etc/distrobox/distrobox.conf
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/default.nix
index 912117a016ed..4d5317201ad0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/distrobox/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "distrobox";
-  version = "1.6.0.1";
+  version = "1.7.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "89luca89";
     repo = "distrobox";
     rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-UWrXpb20IHcwadPpwbhSjvOP1MBXic5ay+nP+OEVQE4=";
+    hash = "sha256-mSka8QyoLjnaVEP23TtyzbPTBHDlnrSomVZdfw4PPng=";
   };
 
   dontConfigure = true;
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
-  # https://github.com/89luca89/distrobox/pull/1080
-  patches = [ ./always-mount-nix.patch ];
-
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall