diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromaprint/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromaprint/package.nix
index 1f4a27adb643..f08c1c0e914e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromaprint/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromaprint/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
   fetchurl,
   cmake,
   ninja,
@@ -17,23 +16,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "chromaprint";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.6.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "acoustid";
     repo = "chromaprint";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-G3HIMgbjaAXsC+8nt7mkj58xA62qwA8FC+PfTGblhNg=";
+    hash = "sha256-Es903zeZ++9/Xb/npUU3rB0V87DVqwT9uTMbQdSzfJI=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # fix generated pkg-config files
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/acoustid/chromaprint/commit/782ef6bb5f6498e35f8e275f76998fbd5ffa36d6.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-drUfAMzTrqqB5UbzOnfPq6XD3HI+3sxyJJSTCa0BmD8=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     ninja