diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent_sslwrap.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent_sslwrap.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a9bb0eab5de9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gevent_sslwrap.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-From 485cebc4d9bab2dae51cf29f91fad2f1cf157fec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Eugene Pankov <john.pankov@gmail.com>
-Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:04:13 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] Work around missing sslwrap in Python 2.7.9 (fixes #477)
-
----
- gevent/_ssl2.py | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++--------
- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/gevent/ssl.py b/gevent/ssl.py
-index 21491b7..85e6a86 100644
---- a/gevent/ssl.py
-+++ b/gevent/ssl.py
-@@ -80,15 +80,27 @@ def __init__(self, sock, keyfile=None, certfile=None,
-             self._sslobj = None
-         else:
-             # yes, create the SSL object
--            if ciphers is None:
--                self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, server_side,
--                                            keyfile, certfile,
--                                            cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs)
-+            if hasattr(_ssl, 'sslwrap'):
-+                if ciphers is None:
-+                    self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, server_side,
-+                                                keyfile, certfile,
-+                                                cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs)
-+                else:
-+                    self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, server_side,
-+                                                keyfile, certfile,
-+                                                cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs,
-+                                                ciphers)
-             else:
--                self._sslobj = _ssl.sslwrap(self._sock, server_side,
--                                            keyfile, certfile,
--                                            cert_reqs, ssl_version, ca_certs,
--                                            ciphers)
-+                self.context = __ssl__.SSLContext(ssl_version)
-+                self.context.verify_mode = cert_reqs
-+                if ca_certs:
-+                    self.context.load_verify_locations(ca_certs)
-+                if certfile:
-+                    self.context.load_cert_chain(certfile, keyfile)
-+                if ciphers:
-+                    self.context.set_ciphers(ciphers)
-+                self._sslobj = self.context._wrap_socket(self._sock, server_side=server_side, ssl_sock=self)
-+
-             if do_handshake_on_connect:
-                 self.do_handshake()
-         self.keyfile = keyfile
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f3b029311689..41e58f2607c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4258,15 +4258,13 @@ let
   };
 
   gevent = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "gevent-1.0.1";
+    name = "gevent-1.0.2";
     disabled = isPy3k || isPyPy;  # see https://github.com/surfly/gevent/issues/248
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/g/gevent/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0hyzfb0gcx9pm5c2igan8y57hqy2wixrwvdjwsaivxsqs0ay49s6";
+      sha256 = "0cds7yvwdlqmd590i59vzxaviwxk4js6dkhnmdxb3p1xac7wmq9s";
     };
- 
-    patches = [ ../development/python-modules/gevent_sslwrap.patch ];
 
     buildInputs = with self; [ pkgs.libev ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = optionals (!isPyPy) [ self.greenlet ];