diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL2/patches/gl_version_es_cm_1_0.patch b/srcpkgs/SDL2/patches/gl_version_es_cm_1_0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a83cab0f77a..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL2/patches/gl_version_es_cm_1_0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h	2019-07-25 06:32:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/include/SDL_opengl_glext.h	2019-12-13 01:24:33.908796188 +0100
-@@ -469,9 +469,10 @@
- typedef long GLsizeiptr;
- typedef long GLintptr;
- #else
-+#define GL_VERSION_ES_CM_1_0 1	/* Avoid redifinition in /usr/include/GLES/gl.h */
- typedef ptrdiff_t GLsizeiptr;
- typedef ptrdiff_t GLintptr;
- #endif
- #define GL_BUFFER_SIZE                    0x8764
- #define GL_BUFFER_USAGE                   0x8765
- #define GL_QUERY_COUNTER_BITS             0x8864
diff --git a/srcpkgs/SDL2/template b/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
index 3635c55524e..e58ff7bcaec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/SDL2/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'SDL2'
 pkgname=SDL2
-version=2.24.0
+version=2.26.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-alsa --disable-esd --disable-rpath --enable-libudev
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ short_desc="Simple DirectMedia Layer (version 2)"
 maintainer="Sigrid Solveig Haflínudóttir <ftrvxmtrx@gmail.com>"
 license="Zlib"
 homepage="https://www.libsdl.org/"
-changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libsdl-org/SDL/main/WhatsNew.txt"
-distfiles="https://www.libsdl.org/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=91e4c34b1768f92d399b078e171448c6af18cafda743987ed2064a28954d6d97
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libsdl-org/SDL/SDL2/WhatsNew.txt"
+distfiles="https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=8000d7169febce93c84b6bdf376631f8179132fd69f7015d4dadb8b9c2bdb295
 
 # Package build options
 build_options="gles opengl pulseaudio pipewire sndio vulkan wayland x11"