diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/default.nix
index 9198970cc42c..22093f0258a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "JPype1";
@@ -9,16 +13,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "c16d01cde9c2c955d76d45675e64b06c3255784d49cea4147024e99a01fbbb18";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./set-compiler-language.patch ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-
-  # ImportError: Failed to import test module: test.testlucene
+  # required openjdk (easy) but then there were some class path issues
+  # when running the tests
   doCheck = false;
 
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/originell/jpype/";
-    license = "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License";
-    description = "A Python to Java bridge.";
+  meta = with lib; {
+    homepage = https://github.com/originell/jpype/;
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    description = "A Python to Java bridge";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/set-compiler-language.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/set-compiler-language.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d5921a6ffab..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/JPype1/set-compiler-language.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur a/setup.py b/setup.py
---- a/setup.py	2017-01-12 19:08:44.000000000 -0500
-+++ b/setup.py	2018-02-15 12:28:16.000000000 -0500
-@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
- 
-     # extra compile args
-     copt = {'msvc': ['/EHsc'],
--            'unix' : ['-ggdb'],
-+            'unix' : ['-ggdb', '-x', 'c++'],
-             'mingw32' : [],
-            }
-     # extra link args