diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
index 93dfc4d8a1db..af1099cbcf3e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/claws-mail/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchgit, fetchpatch, wrapGAppsHook, autoreconfHook, bison, flex
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchgit, wrapGAppsHook, autoreconfHook, bison, flex
 , curl, gtk3, pkg-config, python3, shared-mime-info
 , glib-networking, gsettings-desktop-schemas
 
@@ -96,28 +96,18 @@ let
   ];
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "claws-mail";
-  version = "4.0.0";
+  version = "4.1.0";
 
   src = fetchgit {
     rev = version;
     url = "git://git.claws-mail.org/claws.git";
-    sha256 = "0mwnjiqg2sj61va0y9yi3v52iyr5kzmbnvsqxav3a48m2f8p27qn";
-    };
+    sha256 = "1pgl7z87qs3ksh1pazq9cml3h0vb7kr9b97gkkrzgsgfg1vbx390";
+  };
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   patches = [
     ./mime.patch
-
-    # Fixes a bug with the automatic authentication method, resulting in errors
-    # with certain mail providers.
-    # <https://www.thewildbeast.co.uk/claws-mail/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4497>
-    # This MUST be removed for the next release.
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-automatic-auth.patch";
-      url = "https://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=patch;h=9c2585c58b49815a0eab8d683f0a94f75cbbe64e";
-      sha256 = "0v8v5q2p4h93lp7yq3gnlvarsrcssv96aks1wqy3187vsr4kdw7a";
-    })
   ];
 
   preConfigure = ''