diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
index 59008b6f049a..f0c0deb57b25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/default.nix
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "qtile";
-  version = "0.37.0";
+  version = "0.37.1";
   # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
   # should be updated alongside with `qtile-extras`
 
@@ -81,13 +81,9 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "qtile";
     repo = "qtile";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-04oSoqKzr9OKb7xOTmLzRUJl8x6aQzH7t9d4LYlgkO8=";
+    hash = "sha256-n45e5/XvzKjH/ehatDPA+UWIlaiwSUhYnoPQOb5cLnA=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./restore-generic-desktop-file.patch
-  ];
-
   build-system = [
     setuptools
     setuptools-scm
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/restore-generic-desktop-file.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/restore-generic-desktop-file.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c54b082be93..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qtile/restore-generic-desktop-file.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-From 3c3cf5beb4557af2616f3e4e0bdc3d22e7fd1536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Kai Stian Olstad <kai.stian.olstad@gmail.com>
-Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 23:47:56 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Plain desktop file for distro that does not use systemd
-
----
- resources/README                | 4 ++++
- resources/qtile-generic.desktop | 6 ++++++
- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
- create mode 100644 resources/qtile-generic.desktop
-
-diff --git a/resources/README b/resources/README
-index 3e12a454e8..0e4a34d65d 100644
---- a/resources/README
-+++ b/resources/README
-@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ qtile.desktop: A desktop file for qtile telling session managers about qtile
-     and how to run it. Install it to /usr/share/xsessions (to offer an X11
-     session) and/or /usr/share/wayland-sessions (to offer a Wayland session).
- 
-+qtile-generic.desktop: A qtile desktop file for non sytemd users.
-+    Install it to /usr/share/xsessions (to offer an X11 session) and/or
-+    /usr/share/wayland-sessions (to offer a Wayland session).
-+
- 99-qtile.rules: udev rules for hardware that qtile can manage
- 
- qtile-session.target, qtile.service: systemd user units that start qtile as a
-diff --git a/resources/qtile-generic.desktop b/resources/qtile-generic.desktop
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000..0ea0a2fe62
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/resources/qtile-generic.desktop
-@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
-+[Desktop Entry]
-+Name=Qtile
-+Comment=Qtile Session
-+Exec=qtile start
-+Type=Application
-+Keywords=wm;tiling
-