diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
index fe0827c4f8f6..f9ed9acd0c80 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "py3exiv2";
-  version = "0.7.0";
+  version = "0.8.0";
   disabled = !(isPy3k);
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1gcvmglyl8ad2f336w88gwkd5djjsxdx1ind9wnlbqc3jn9i05cg";
+    sha256 = "1v419f1kkqw8hqyc3yhzslnbzk52j8j3wfknfkjg308n5mf5bn09";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ exiv2 boost ];
@@ -15,20 +15,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # work around python distutils compiling C++ with $CC (see issue #26709)
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-I${libcxx}/include/c++/v1";
 
-  # fix broken libboost_python3 detection
-  patches = [
-    (substituteAll {
-      src = ./setup.patch;
-      version = "3${stdenv.lib.versions.minor python.version}";
-    })
-  ];
-
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://launchpad.net/py3exiv2";
     description = "A Python3 binding to the library exiv2";
     license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ gpl3 ];
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ vinymeuh ];
     platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
-    broken = true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b0619c5bc5f..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py3exiv2/setup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/setup.py	2017-10-16 22:03:02.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/setup.py	2017-10-16 22:03:34.000000000 +0200
-@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
-                 if '3' in l[2:]:
-                     return l.replace('libboost', 'boost')
- 
--libboost = get_libboost_name()
-+libboost = 'boost_python@version@'
- 
- setup(
-     name='py3exiv2',