diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/pip-7.0.1-prefix.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/pip-7.0.1-prefix.patch
index 1dc7cc5dc3a5..21936ec99e6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/pip-7.0.1-prefix.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/pip-7.0.1-prefix.patch
@@ -117,3 +117,35 @@ index 403f48b..14eb141 100644
          )
  
      if root_is_purelib(name, wheeldir):
+diff --git a/pip/req/req_install.py b/pip/req/req_install.py
+index 51bf4a7..e2e285e 100644
+--- a/pip/req/req_install.py
++++ b/pip/req/req_install.py
+@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ exec(compile(
+     def install(self, install_options, global_options=[], root=None,
+                 prefix=None):
+         if self.editable:
+-            self.install_editable(install_options, global_options)
++            self.install_editable(install_options, global_options, prefix=prefix)
+             return
+         if self.is_wheel:
+             version = pip.wheel.wheel_version(self.source_dir)
+@@ -929,12 +929,16 @@ exec(compile(
+             rmtree(self._temp_build_dir)
+         self._temp_build_dir = None
+ 
+-    def install_editable(self, install_options, global_options=()):
++    def install_editable(self, install_options, global_options=(), prefix=None):
+         logger.info('Running setup.py develop for %s', self.name)
+ 
+         if self.isolated:
+             global_options = list(global_options) + ["--no-user-cfg"]
+ 
++        if prefix:
++            prefix_param = ['--prefix={0}'.format(prefix)]
++            install_options = list(install_options) + prefix_param
++
+         with indent_log():
+             # FIXME: should we do --install-headers here too?
+             cwd = self.source_dir
+
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/prefix.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/prefix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e3e96659942b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bootstrapped-pip/prefix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,115 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/pip/commands/install.py b/pip/commands/install.py
-index ddaa470..b798433 100644
---- a/pip/commands/install.py
-+++ b/pip/commands/install.py
-@@ -147,6 +147,13 @@ class InstallCommand(Command):
-                  "directory.")
- 
-         cmd_opts.add_option(
-+            '--prefix',
-+            dest='prefix_path',
-+            metavar='dir',
-+            default=None,
-+            help="Installation prefix where lib, bin and other top-level folders are placed")
-+
-+        cmd_opts.add_option(
-             "--compile",
-             action="store_true",
-             dest="compile",
-@@ -350,6 +357,7 @@ class InstallCommand(Command):
-                             install_options,
-                             global_options,
-                             root=options.root_path,
-+                            prefix=options.prefix_path,
-                         )
-                         reqs = sorted(
-                             requirement_set.successfully_installed,
-diff --git a/pip/locations.py b/pip/locations.py
-index dfbc6da..b2f3383 100644
---- a/pip/locations.py
-+++ b/pip/locations.py
-@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ site_config_files = [
- 
- 
- def distutils_scheme(dist_name, user=False, home=None, root=None,
--                     isolated=False):
-+                     isolated=False, prefix=None):
-     """
-     Return a distutils install scheme
-     """
-@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ def distutils_scheme(dist_name, user=False, home=None, root=None,
-     # or user base for installations during finalize_options()
-     # ideally, we'd prefer a scheme class that has no side-effects.
-     i.user = user or i.user
-+    if user:
-+        i.prefix = ""
-+    else:
-+        i.prefix = prefix or i.prefix
-     i.home = home or i.home
-     i.root = root or i.root
-     i.finalize_options()
-diff --git a/pip/req/req_install.py b/pip/req/req_install.py
-index 38013c5..14b868b 100644
---- a/pip/req/req_install.py
-+++ b/pip/req/req_install.py
-@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ exec(compile(
-         else:
-             return True
- 
--    def install(self, install_options, global_options=(), root=None):
-+    def install(self, install_options, global_options=[], root=None, prefix=None):
-         if self.editable:
-             self.install_editable(install_options, global_options)
-             return
-@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ exec(compile(
-             version = pip.wheel.wheel_version(self.source_dir)
-             pip.wheel.check_compatibility(version, self.name)
- 
--            self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root)
-+            self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root, prefix=prefix)
-             self.install_succeeded = True
-             return
- 
-@@ -839,6 +839,8 @@ exec(compile(
- 
-             if root is not None:
-                 install_args += ['--root', root]
-+            if prefix is not None:
-+                install_args += ['--prefix', prefix]
- 
-             if self.pycompile:
-                 install_args += ["--compile"]
-@@ -1008,12 +1010,13 @@ exec(compile(
-     def is_wheel(self):
-         return self.link and self.link.is_wheel
- 
--    def move_wheel_files(self, wheeldir, root=None):
-+    def move_wheel_files(self, wheeldir, root=None, prefix=None):
-         move_wheel_files(
-             self.name, self.req, wheeldir,
-             user=self.use_user_site,
-             home=self.target_dir,
-             root=root,
-+            prefix=prefix,
-             pycompile=self.pycompile,
-             isolated=self.isolated,
-         )
-diff --git a/pip/wheel.py b/pip/wheel.py
-index 57246ca..738a6b0 100644
---- a/pip/wheel.py
-+++ b/pip/wheel.py
-@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ def get_entrypoints(filename):
- 
- 
- def move_wheel_files(name, req, wheeldir, user=False, home=None, root=None,
--                     pycompile=True, scheme=None, isolated=False):
-+                     pycompile=True, scheme=None, isolated=False, prefix=None):
-     """Install a wheel"""
- 
-     if not scheme:
-         scheme = distutils_scheme(
--            name, user=user, home=home, root=root, isolated=isolated
-+            name, user=user, home=home, root=root, isolated=isolated, prefix=prefix,
-         )
- 
-     if root_is_purelib(name, wheeldir):