diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/default.nix
index 739198fa4aeb..bba034b38375 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, pythonOlder
-, fonttools, defcon, lxml, fs, unicodedata2, zopfli, brotlipy, fontpens
-, brotli, fontmath, mutatormath, booleanoperations
-, ufoprocessor, ufonormalizer, psautohint, tqdm
-, setuptools-scm, scikit-build
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, fetchpatch
+, pythonOlder
+, fonttools
+, defcon
+, lxml
+, fs
+, unicodedata2
+, zopfli
+, brotlipy
+, fontpens
+, brotli
+, fontmath
+, mutatormath
+, booleanoperations
+, ufoprocessor
+, ufonormalizer
+, psautohint
+, tqdm
+, setuptools-scm
+, scikit-build
 , cmake
 , antlr4_9
 , libxml2
@@ -14,17 +33,16 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "afdko";
-  version = "3.9.0";
+  version = "3.9.2";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1fjsaz6bp028fbmry6fzfcih78mdzycqmky1wsz5y0bg4kfk4shh";
+    sha256 = "sha256-3JEnQbS4CtZEqAb+/ngqkO+nv9SZ0Zi8sPJLyW+tQ9w=";
   };
 
-  format = "pyproject";
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools-scm
     scikit-build
@@ -42,8 +60,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
     # Use antlr4 runtime from nixpkgs and link it dynamically
     ./use-dynamic-system-antlr4-runtime.patch
-
-    ./libxml2-cmake-find-package.patch
   ];
 
   # setup.py will always (re-)execute cmake in buildPhase
@@ -68,14 +84,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     tqdm
   ];
 
+  # Use system libxml2
+  FORCE_SYSTEM_LIBXML2 = true;
+
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
   preCheck = ''
     export PATH=$PATH:$out/bin
-
-    # Update tests to match ufinormalizer-0.6.1 expectations:
-    #   https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/issues/1418
-    find tests -name layerinfo.plist -delete
   '';
+
   disabledTests = lib.optionals (!runAllTests) [
     # Disable slow tests, reduces test time ~25 %
     "test_report"
@@ -91,10 +108,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_spec"
   ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686) [
     "test_type1mm_inputs"
-  ] ++ [
-    # No longer succeeds in 2023
-    # https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/issues/1589
-    "test_ufo_fontinfo_parsing"
   ];
 
   passthru.tests = {
@@ -102,8 +115,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    changelog = "https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/blob/${version}/NEWS.md";
     description = "Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType";
-    homepage = "https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/afdko/";
+    homepage = "https://adobe-type-tools.github.io/afdko";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.sternenseemann ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/libxml2-cmake-find-package.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/libxml2-cmake-find-package.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 87604199d3e9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/afdko/libxml2-cmake-find-package.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-commit c423d1ddf0345aed7ecaf4c8b9e1fa5108aafc6f
-Author: sternenseemann <sternenseemann@systemli.org>
-Date:   Sat Jul 2 12:35:56 2022 +0200
-
-    Force use of CMake-shipped FindLibXml2 module
-    
-    This is needed to work around a nixpkgs bug:
-    https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/125008
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index a75b6fb1..c1408283 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ set(ANTLR4_TAG tags/4.9.3)
- find_path(ANTLR4_HEADER antlr4-runtime.h PATH_SUFFIXES antlr4-runtime)
- set(ANTLR4_INCLUDE_DIRS ${ANTLR4_HEADER})
- 
--FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2)
-+FIND_PACKAGE(LibXml2 REQUIRED MODULE)
- IF (NOT ${LibXml2_FOUND})
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Could not locate LibXml2, will install externally.")
-    set(LIBXML2_TAG tags/v2.9.13)