diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
index 79309eb37eaa..7cd789491685 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/default.nix
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "f3856a79ab0e4ff74addc3e6c152b388dddee548345b440767b6361f635bd9b7";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./test-selection.patch ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ zope_interface zope_exceptions zope_testing six ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 89dd7773885c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/zope_testrunner/test-selection.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/zope/testrunner/tests/testrunner-test-selection.txt
-+++ b/src/zope/testrunner/tests/testrunner-test-selection.txt
-@@ -235 +235 @@ and by test within the module using the --test (-t) option:
--    >>> sys.argv = 'test -u  -vv -ssample1 -m_one -mtest1 -tx0 -ty0'.split()
-+    >>> sys.argv = 'test -u  -vv -ssample1 -m_one -mtest1 -t_x0 -t_y0'.split()