diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xine-lib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xine-lib/default.nix
index d84023bf9e9c..8915299a7349 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xine-lib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xine-lib/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
-, fetchpatch
 , aalib
 , alsaLib
 , ffmpeg
@@ -16,6 +15,7 @@
 , libtheora
 , libv4l
 , libvorbis
+, ncurses
 , perl
 , pkg-config
 , speex
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libtheora
     libv4l
     libvorbis
+    ncurses
     perl
     speex
     vcdimager
@@ -64,18 +65,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libxcb
   ]);
 
-  patches = [
-    # splitting path plugin
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "0001-fix-XINE_PLUGIN_PATH-splitting.patch";
-      url = "https://sourceforge.net/p/xine/mailman/attachment/32394053-5e27-6558-f0c9-49e0da0bc3cc%40gmx.de/1/";
-      sha256 = "sha256-LJedxrD8JWITDo9pnS9BCmy7wiPTyJyoQ1puX49tOls=";
-    })
-  ];
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-lxcb-shm";
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://www.xinehq.de/";