diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-beets-1.4.6.patch b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-beets-1.4.6.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 652e0e4a94b0..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-beets-1.4.6.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/test/helper.py b/test/helper.py
-index c216226..d409c09 100644
---- a/test/helper.py
-+++ b/test/helper.py
-@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import beets
- from beets import plugins
- from beets import ui
- from beets.library import Item
-+from beets.util import MoveOperation
- 
- from beetsplug import alternatives
- from beetsplug import convert
-@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ class TestHelper(Assertions):
-         item = Item.from_path(os.path.join(self.fixture_dir, 'min.' + ext))
-         item.add(self.lib)
-         item.update(values)
--        item.move(copy=True)
-+        item.move(operation=MoveOperation.COPY)
-         item.write()
-         album = self.lib.add_album([item])
-         album.albumartist = item.artist
-@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ class TestHelper(Assertions):
-         item = Item.from_path(os.path.join(self.fixture_dir, 'min.mp3'))
-         item.add(self.lib)
-         item.update(values)
--        item.move(copy=True)
-+        item.move(operation=MoveOperation.COPY)
-         item.write()
-         return item
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-plugin.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-plugin.nix
index f808e90281e6..a3e7f9a63d65 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/alternatives-plugin.nix
@@ -6,24 +6,20 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "beets-alternatives";
-    owner = "geigerzaehler";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "10za6h59pxa13y8i4amqhc6392csml0dl771lssv6b6a98kamsy7";
+    owner = "wisp3rwind";
+    # This is 0.8.2 with fixes against Beets 1.4.6 and Python 3 compatibility.
+    rev = "331eb406786a2d4dc3dd721a534225b087474b1e";
+    sha256 = "1avds2x5sp72c89l1j52pszprm85g9sm750jh1dhnyvgcbk91cb5";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./alternatives-beets-1.4.6.patch ];
-
   postPatch = ''
-    sed -i -e '/install_requires/,/\]/{/beets/d}' setup.py
-    sed -i -e '/test_suite/d' setup.py
+    sed -i -e '/long_description/d' setup.py
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ beets pythonPackages.nose ];
 
   checkPhase = "nosetests";
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with pythonPackages; [ futures ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "Beets plugin to manage external files";
     homepage = https://github.com/geigerzaehler/beets-alternatives;
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/copyartifacts-plugin.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/copyartifacts-plugin.nix
index 6f84e98d23e8..3c9cc5639a8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/copyartifacts-plugin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/copyartifacts-plugin.nix
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "beets-copyartifacts";
     owner = "sbarakat";
-    rev = "4a5d347c858d25641c8a0eb7d8cb1a2cac10252a";
-    sha256 = "0bn6fci480ilghrdhpsjxxq29dxgni22sv1qalz770xy130g1zk3";
+    rev = "d0bb75c8fc8fe125e8191d73de7ade6212aec0fd";
+    sha256 = "19b4lqq1p45n348ssmql60jylw2fw7vfj9j22nly5qj5qx51j3g5";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/default.nix
index 5c7ced40afb6..8f0cc6c4f5c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/beets/default.nix
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ let
     doInstallCheck = false;
   });
 
+  pluginArgs = externalTestArgs // { inherit pythonPackages; };
+
   plugins = {
-    alternatives = callPackage ./alternatives-plugin.nix externalTestArgs;
-    copyartifacts = callPackage ./copyartifacts-plugin.nix externalTestArgs;
+    alternatives = callPackage ./alternatives-plugin.nix pluginArgs;
+    copyartifacts = callPackage ./copyartifacts-plugin.nix pluginArgs;
   };
 
 in pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {