diff --git a/pkgs/misc/beep/cve-2018-0492.patch b/pkgs/misc/beep/cve-2018-0492.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 533fc6c15578..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/misc/beep/cve-2018-0492.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/beep.c b/beep.c
-index 7da2e70..4323d31 100644
---- a/beep.c
-+++ b/beep.c
-@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void do_beep(int freq) {
-      /* BEEP_TYPE_EVDEV */
-      struct input_event e;
-
-+     memset(&e, 0, sizeof(e));
-      e.type = EV_SND;
-      e.code = SND_TONE;
-      e.value = freq;
-@@ -124,10 +125,6 @@ void do_beep(int freq) {
- /* If we get interrupted, it would be nice to not leave the speaker beeping in
-    perpetuity. */
- void handle_signal(int signum) {
--
--  if(console_device)
--    free(console_device);
--
-   switch(signum) {
-   case SIGINT:
-   case SIGTERM:
-@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ void parse_command_line(int argc, char **argv, beep_parms_t *result) {
-       result->verbose = 1;
-       break;
-     case 'e' : /* also --device */
--      console_device = strdup(optarg);
-+      console_device = optarg;
-       break;
-     case 'h' : /* notice that this is also --help */
-     default :
-@@ -276,26 +273,6 @@ void play_beep(beep_parms_t parms) {
-	"%d delay after) @ %.2f Hz\n",
-	parms.reps, parms.length, parms.delay, parms.end_delay, parms.freq);
-
--  /* try to snag the console */
--  if(console_device)
--    console_fd = open(console_device, O_WRONLY);
--  else
--    if((console_fd = open("/dev/tty0", O_WRONLY)) == -1)
--      console_fd = open("/dev/vc/0", O_WRONLY);
--
--  if(console_fd == -1) {
--    fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s for writing\n",
--      console_device != NULL ? console_device : "/dev/tty0 or /dev/vc/0");
--    printf("\a");  /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
--    perror("open");
--    exit(1);
--  }
--
--  if (ioctl(console_fd, EVIOCGSND(0)) != -1)
--    console_type = BEEP_TYPE_EVDEV;
--  else
--    console_type = BEEP_TYPE_CONSOLE;
--
-   /* Beep */
-   for (i = 0; i < parms.reps; i++) {                    /* start beep */
-     do_beep(parms.freq);
-@@ -305,8 +282,6 @@ void play_beep(beep_parms_t parms) {
-     if(parms.end_delay || (i+1 < parms.reps))
-        usleep(1000*parms.delay);                        /* wait...    */
-   }                                                     /* repeat.    */
--
--  close(console_fd);
- }
-
-
-@@ -328,6 +303,26 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-   signal(SIGTERM, handle_signal);
-   parse_command_line(argc, argv, parms);
-
-+  /* try to snag the console */
-+  if(console_device)
-+    console_fd = open(console_device, O_WRONLY);
-+  else
-+    if((console_fd = open("/dev/tty0", O_WRONLY)) == -1)
-+      console_fd = open("/dev/vc/0", O_WRONLY);
-+
-+  if(console_fd == -1) {
-+    fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s for writing\n",
-+      console_device != NULL ? console_device : "/dev/tty0 or /dev/vc/0");
-+    printf("\a");  /* Output the only beep we can, in an effort to fall back on usefulness */
-+    perror("open");
-+    exit(1);
-+  }
-+
-+  if (ioctl(console_fd, EVIOCGSND(0)) != -1)
-+    console_type = BEEP_TYPE_EVDEV;
-+  else
-+    console_type = BEEP_TYPE_CONSOLE;
-+
-   /* this outermost while loop handles the possibility that -n/--new has been
-      used, i.e. that we have multiple beeps specified. Each iteration will
-      play, then free() one parms instance. */
-@@ -365,8 +360,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-     parms = next;
-   }
-
--  if(console_device)
--    free(console_device);
-+  close(console_fd);
-+  console_fd = -1;
-
-   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
- }
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
index 762b8d65a841..ce097bd5f231 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/beep/default.nix
@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 # this package is working only as root
 # in order to work as a non privileged user you would need to suid the bin
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "beep-1.3";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "johnath";
-    repo = "beep";
-    rev = "0d790fa45777896749a885c3b93b2c1476d59f20";
-    sha256 = "0dxz58an0sz5r82al5sc935y2z2k60rz12ikjvx7sz39rfirgfpc";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = http://www.johnath.com/beep/beep-1.3.tar.gz;
+    sha256 = "0bgch6jq5cahakk3kbr9549iysf2dik09afixxy5brbxk1xfzb2r";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./cve-2018-0492.patch ];
-
-  makeFlags = [
-    "INSTALL_DIR=${placeholder "out"}/bin/"
-    "MAN_DIR=${placeholder "out"}/man/man1/"
-  ];
+  makeFlags = "INSTALL_DIR=\${out}/bin/ MAN_DIR=\${out}/man/man1/";
 
   preInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/{bin,man/man1}
+    mkdir -p $out/bin
+    mkdir -p $out/man/man1
   '';
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "The advanced PC speaker beeper";
     homepage = http://www.johnath.com/beep/;
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }