diff --git a/cmd2/rich_utils.py b/cmd2/rich_utils.py
index cc96e4bdc..efc9a29a2 100644
--- a/cmd2/rich_utils.py
+++ b/cmd2/rich_utils.py
@@ -477,64 +477,3 @@ def prepare_objects_for_rendering(*objects: Any) -> tuple[Any, ...]:
             object_list[i] = Text.from_ansi(renderable_as_str)
 
     return tuple(object_list)
-
-
-###################################################################################
-# Rich Library Monkey Patches
-#
-# These patches fix specific bugs in the Rich library. They are conditional and
-# will only be applied if the bug is detected. When the bugs are fixed in a
-# future Rich release, these patches and their corresponding tests should be
-# removed.
-###################################################################################
-
-###################################################################################
-# Text.from_ansi() monkey patch
-###################################################################################
-
-# Save original Text.from_ansi() so we can call it in our wrapper
-_orig_text_from_ansi = Text.from_ansi
-
-
-@classmethod  # type: ignore[misc]
-def _from_ansi_wrapper(cls: type[Text], text: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Text:  # noqa: ARG001
-    r"""Wrap Text.from_ansi() to fix its trailing newline bug.
-
-    This wrapper handles an issue where Text.from_ansi() removes the
-    trailing line break from a string (e.g. "Hello\n" becomes "Hello").
-
-    There is currently a pull request on Rich to fix this.
-    https://github.com/Textualize/rich/pull/3793
-    """
-    result = _orig_text_from_ansi(text, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    # If the original string ends with a recognized line break character,
-    # then restore the missing newline. We use "\n" because Text.from_ansi()
-    # converts all line breaks into newlines.
-    # Source: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.splitlines
-    line_break_chars = {
-        "\n",  # Line Feed
-        "\r",  # Carriage Return
-        "\v",  # Vertical Tab
-        "\f",  # Form Feed
-        "\x1c",  # File Separator
-        "\x1d",  # Group Separator
-        "\x1e",  # Record Separator
-        "\x85",  # Next Line (NEL)
-        "\u2028",  # Line Separator
-        "\u2029",  # Paragraph Separator
-    }
-    if text and text[-1] in line_break_chars:
-        result.append("\n")
-
-    return result
-
-
-def _from_ansi_has_newline_bug() -> bool:
-    """Check if Test.from_ansi() strips the trailing line break from a string."""
-    return Text.from_ansi("\n") == Text.from_ansi("")
-
-
-# Only apply the monkey patch if the bug is present
-if _from_ansi_has_newline_bug():
-    Text.from_ansi = _from_ansi_wrapper  # type: ignore[assignment]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 950708aa9..5285755d2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "gnureadline>=8; platform_system == 'Darwin'",
     "pyperclip>=1.8.2",
     "pyreadline3>=3.4; platform_system == 'Windows'",
-    "rich>=14.3.0",
-    "rich-argparse>=1.7.1",
+    "rich>=15.0.0",
+    "rich-argparse>=1.7.2",
     "typing-extensions; python_version == '3.10'",
 ]
 
diff --git a/tests/test_rich_utils.py b/tests/test_rich_utils.py
index ea7eb9e8c..71e3f5741 100644
--- a/tests/test_rich_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_rich_utils.py
@@ -110,42 +110,6 @@ def test_set_theme() -> None:
     assert ru.APP_THEME.styles[rich_style_key] == theme[rich_style_key]
 
 
-def test_from_ansi_wrapper() -> None:
-    # Check if we are still patching Text.from_ansi(). If this check fails, then Rich
-    # has fixed the bug. Therefore, we can remove this test function and ru._from_ansi_wrapper.
-    assert Text.from_ansi.__func__ is ru._from_ansi_wrapper.__func__  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
-
-    # Line breaks recognized by str.splitlines().
-    # Source: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.splitlines
-    line_breaks = {
-        "\n",  # Line Feed
-        "\r",  # Carriage Return
-        "\r\n",  # Carriage Return + Line Feed
-        "\v",  # Vertical Tab
-        "\f",  # Form Feed
-        "\x1c",  # File Separator
-        "\x1d",  # Group Separator
-        "\x1e",  # Record Separator
-        "\x85",  # Next Line (NEL)
-        "\u2028",  # Line Separator
-        "\u2029",  # Paragraph Separator
-    }
-
-    # Test all line breaks
-    for lb in line_breaks:
-        input_string = f"Text{lb}"
-        expected_output = input_string.replace(lb, "\n")
-        assert Text.from_ansi(input_string).plain == expected_output
-
-    # Test string without trailing line break
-    input_string = "No trailing\nline break"
-    assert Text.from_ansi(input_string).plain == input_string
-
-    # Test empty string
-    input_string = ""
-    assert Text.from_ansi(input_string).plain == input_string
-
-
 @with_ansi_style(ru.AllowStyle.ALWAYS)
 def test_cmd2_base_console_print() -> None:
     """Test that Cmd2BaseConsole.print() correctly propagates formatting overrides to structured renderables."""