diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
index 6f7dc89f1e7cc4..e1a40c06d18faf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/default.nix
@@ -10,17 +10,15 @@
 with lib;
 
 # Main reference:
-# - This package is based on the Arch package:
+# - This package was originally based on the Arch package but all patches are now upstreamed:
 #   https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=packages/telegram-desktop
-# Other references that could be useful (but we should try to stick to Arch):
+# Other references that could be useful:
 # - https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/tree/testing/telegram-desktop/APKBUILD
 # - https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/blob/master/srcpkgs/telegram-desktop/template
 
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "telegram-desktop";
   version = "1.9.8";
-  # Note: Due to our strong dependency on the Arch patches it's probably best
-  # to also wait for the Arch update (especially if the patches don't apply).
 
   # Telegram-Desktop with submodules
   src = fetchurl {
@@ -28,20 +26,6 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1rq3180l4ly0n0jj08cxy9l2d07scwp9hasmliva2xspyv7i9ksd";
   };
 
-  # Arch patches (svn export telegram-desktop/trunk)
-  archPatches = fetchsvn {
-    url = "svn://svn.archlinux.org/community/telegram-desktop/trunk";
-    # svn log svn://svn.archlinux.org/community/telegram-desktop/trunk
-    rev = "554983";
-    sha256 = "02gk5dlrmxvyl7w1yxmwclknk1k9drpx6rxqc6vmmw85l763m95j";
-  };
-
-  # Note: It would be best if someone could get as many patches upstream as
-  # possible (we currently depend a lot on custom patches...).
-  patches = [
-    "${archPatches}/0005-Use-system-wide-fonts.patch"
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/linux_libs.cpp \
       --replace '"appindicator3"' '"${libappindicator-gtk3}/lib/libappindicator3.so"'
@@ -66,9 +50,9 @@ mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-Ddisable_autoupdate=ON"
-    #"-DTDESKTOP_API_TEST=ON" # TODO: Officiall API credentials for Nixpkgs
-    "-DTDESKTOP_API_ID=17349" # See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/55271
-    "-DTDESKTOP_API_HASH=344583e45741c457fe1862106095a5eb"
+    # TODO: Officiall API credentials for Nixpkgs
+    # (see: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/55271):
+    "-DTDESKTOP_API_TEST=ON"
     "-DDESKTOP_APP_USE_GLIBC_WRAPS=OFF"
     "-DDESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED=ON"
     "-DDESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED_RLOTTIE=OFF"