diff --git a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v16.nix b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v16.nix
index 7f3dce2d70cf..3c90b7f665a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v16.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/web/nodejs/v16.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ callPackage, fetchpatch, openssl, python3, enableNpm ? true }:
+{ callPackage, openssl, python3, enableNpm ? true }:
 
 let
   buildNodejs = callPackage ./nodejs.nix {
@@ -8,15 +8,9 @@ let
 in
   buildNodejs {
     inherit enableNpm;
-    version = "16.14.2";
-    sha256 = "sha256-6SLiFcxo61+U0z6KC2HiyGO3cxzIYAq5VdOCLakP+NE=";
+    version = "16.15.0";
+    sha256 = "sha256-oPgS78Q/eDIeygiVeWCkj15r+XAE1QWMjdOwPGRupPc=";
     patches = [
       ./disable-darwin-v8-system-instrumentation.patch
-      # Fixes node incorrectly building vendored OpenSSL when we want system OpenSSL.
-      # https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/40965
-      (fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/65119a89586b94b0dd46b45f6d315c9d9f4c9261.patch";
-        sha256 = "sha256-dihKYEdK68sQIsnfTRambJ2oZr0htROVbNZlFzSAL+I=";
-      })
     ];
   }