diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/patches/version-relaxation.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/patches/version-relaxation.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d36aa0fd961..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/patches/version-relaxation.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-SciPy imposes strict and unnecessary version restrictions on its dependencies.
-
---- a/pyproject.toml
-+++ b/pyproject.toml
-@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
-     #      and disabling build isolation.
-     #   3. The <2.3 upper bound is for matching the numpy deprecation policy,
-     #      it should not be loosened.
--    "numpy>=2.0.0rc1,<2.3",
-+    "numpy",
- ]
- 
- [project]
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/template b/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/template
index 4e05ecdaf32..5e16fb22671 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-scipy/template
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ version=1.13.0
 revision=1
 build_style=python3-pep517
 build_helper="meson numpy"
-make_build_args="
+# SciPy imposes strict and unnecessary restrictions on build dependencies
+make_build_args="--skip-dependency-check
  $(vopt_if openblas "" "-Csetup-args=-Dblas=blas -Csetup-args=-Dlapack=lapack")
 "
 hostmakedepends="python3-meson-python python3-Cython python3-pybind11