diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
index 1dab18ce6ab5..e3daa878c5c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/default.nix
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         gnused
         ;
       inherit runtimeShell;
-      # patch context
-      OUTPUT = null;
     })
 
     # Meson does not support using different directories during build and
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/fix-paths.patch
index ecdb60ceeb82..47887de9283f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/fix-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/networkmanager/fix-paths.patch
@@ -31,26 +31,6 @@ index f3441508ab..7cde8d7d39 100644
                  log_domain  = LOGD_IP6;
              }
          }
-diff --git a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
-index 3dd2338a82..de75cc040b 100644
---- a/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
-+++ b/src/libnm-client-impl/meson.build
-@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ if enable_introspection
-       input: [gen_infos_cmd, libnm_gir[0]] + libnm_core_settings_sources,
-       output: 'nm-property-infos-' + name + '.xml',
-       command: [
--        python_path,
-         gen_infos_cmd,
-         name,
-         '@OUTPUT@',
-@@ -206,7 +205,6 @@ if enable_introspection
-         'env',
-         'GI_TYPELIB_PATH=' + gi_typelib_path,
-         'LD_LIBRARY_PATH=' + ld_library_path,
--        python_path,
-         gen_gir_cmd,
-         '--lib-path', meson.current_build_dir(),
-         '--gir', libnm_gir[0],
 diff --git a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c b/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
 index cbe76f5f1c..8515f94994 100644
 --- a/src/libnmc-base/nm-vpn-helpers.c
@@ -88,43 +68,3 @@ index cbe76f5f1c..8515f94994 100644
  
      oc_argv[oc_argc++] = path;
      oc_argv[oc_argc++] = "--authenticate";
-diff --git a/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build b/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
-index 4d5079dfb3..5a15447fde 100644
---- a/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
-+++ b/src/libnmc-setting/meson.build
-@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if enable_docs
-     input: [merge_cmd, nm_settings_docs_xml_gir['nmcli'], nm_property_infos_xml['nmcli']],
-     output: 'settings-docs-input.xml',
-     command: [
--      python_path,
-       merge_cmd,
-       '@OUTPUT@',
-       nm_property_infos_xml['nmcli'],
-@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ if enable_docs
-     input: [gen_cmd, settings_docs_input_xml],
-     output: 'settings-docs.h',
-     command: [
--      python_path,
-       gen_cmd,
-       '--output', '@OUTPUT@',
-       '--xml', settings_docs_input_xml
-diff --git a/src/tests/client/meson.build b/src/tests/client/meson.build
-index 5686a1c174..cfb6649a21 100644
---- a/src/tests/client/meson.build
-+++ b/src/tests/client/meson.build
-@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ test(
-   args: [
-     build_root,
-     source_root,
--    python_path,
-     '--',
-     'TestNmcli',
-   ],
-@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ if enable_nm_cloud_setup
-     args: [
-       build_root,
-       source_root,
--      python_path,
-       '--',
-       'TestNmCloudSetup',
-     ],