diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/default.nix
index bb8437153cad..39db1dd1f6d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/default.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "vimiv";
-  version = "0.7.2";
+  version = "0.7.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "karlch";
     repo = "vimiv";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1g97ms84xk4ci4crq9wdc3744jnrqkq2qz9sg69lhm9sr5f68bw4";
+    sha256 = "18dn81n8hcrqhrqfida34qz7a0ar9rz2rrmzsvyp54zc6nyvv1cn";
   };
 
   testimages = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "0a3aybzpms0381dz9japhm4c7j5klhmw91prcac6zaww6x34nmxb";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./fixes.patch ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs scripts/install_icons.sh
     sed -i -e 's,/usr,,g' -e '/setup\.py/d' Makefile scripts/install_icons.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/fixes.patch b/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/fixes.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09c06e43058a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/vimiv/fixes.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-Patch submitted upstream at https://github.com/karlch/vimiv/pull/32
-
-diff --git a/tests/main_test.py b/tests/main_test.py
-index a1870e7..2edc86d 100644
---- a/tests/main_test.py
-+++ b/tests/main_test.py
-@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class MainTest(TestCase):
- 
-     def test_main_until_quit(self):
-         """Run through vimiv main once."""
--        v_main.main(True)
-+        v_main.main([], True)
- 
- 
- if __name__ == '__main__':
-diff --git a/vimiv/helpers.py b/vimiv/helpers.py
-index 22f0115..bfaf016 100644
---- a/vimiv/helpers.py
-+++ b/vimiv/helpers.py
-@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
- """Wrappers around standard library functions used in vimiv."""
- 
- import os
--from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
- from gi import require_version
- require_version('Gtk', '3.0')
- from gi.repository import Gtk
-@@ -20,17 +19,17 @@ scrolltypes["K"] = (Gtk.ScrollType.START, False)
- scrolltypes["L"] = (Gtk.ScrollType.END, True)
- 
- # A list of all external commands
--external_commands = []
--try:
--    p = Popen('echo $PATH | tr \':\' \'\n\' | xargs -n 1 ls -1',
--              stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=True)
--    out, err = p.communicate()
--    out = out.decode('utf-8').split()
--    for cmd in sorted(list(set(out))):
--        external_commands.append("!" + cmd)
--except:
--    external_commands = []
--external_commands = tuple(external_commands)
-+pathenv = os.environ.get('PATH')
-+if pathenv is not None:
-+    executables = set()
-+    for path in pathenv.split(':'):
-+        try:
-+            executables |= set(["!" + e for e in os.listdir(path)])
-+        except OSError:
-+            continue
-+    external_commands = tuple(sorted(list(executables)))
-+else:
-+    external_commands = ()
- 
- 
- def listdir_wrapper(path, show_hidden=False):
-diff --git a/vimiv/imageactions.py b/vimiv/imageactions.py
-index d92eb73..b9bc986 100644
---- a/vimiv/imageactions.py
-+++ b/vimiv/imageactions.py
-@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ class Thumbnails:
-             # Correct name
-             thumb_ext = ".thumbnail_%dx%d" % (self.thumbsize[0],
-                                               self.thumbsize[1])
--            outfile_ext = infile.split(".")[0] + thumb_ext + ".png"
--            outfile_base = os.path.basename(outfile_ext)
-+            infile_base = os.path.basename(infile)
-+            outfile_base = infile_base.split(".")[0] + thumb_ext + ".png"
-             outfile = os.path.join(self.directory, outfile_base)
-             # Only if they aren't cached already
-             if outfile_base not in self.thumbnails:
-diff --git a/vimiv/main.py b/vimiv/main.py
-index a0e38cf..39f7407 100644
---- a/vimiv/main.py
-+++ b/vimiv/main.py
-@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from vimiv.mark import Mark
- from vimiv.information import Information
- 
- 
--def main(running_tests=False):
-+def main(arguments, running_tests=False):
-     """Starting point for vimiv.
- 
-     Args:
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def main(running_tests=False):
-     parser = get_args()
-     parse_dirs()
-     settings = parse_config()
--    settings = parse_args(parser, settings)
-+    settings = parse_args(parser, settings, arguments)
- 
-     args = settings["GENERAL"]["paths"]
- 
-diff --git a/vimiv/parser.py b/vimiv/parser.py
-index 874a538..9d5afce 100644
---- a/vimiv/parser.py
-+++ b/vimiv/parser.py
-@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_args():
-     return parser
- 
- 
--def parse_args(parser, settings, arguments=None):
-+def parse_args(parser, settings, arguments):
-     """Parse the arguments and return the modified settings.
- 
-     Args:
-@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def parse_args(parser, settings, arguments=None):
- 
-     Return: Modified settings after parsing the arguments.
-     """
--    if arguments:
--        args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
--    else:
--        args = parser.parse_args()
-+    args = parser.parse_args(arguments)
-     if args.show_version:
-         information = Information()
-         print(information.get_version())
-diff --git a/vimiv/vimiv b/vimiv/vimiv
-index 5497e08..57f34f1 100755
---- a/vimiv/vimiv
-+++ b/vimiv/vimiv
-@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ import sys
- import vimiv
- 
- if __name__ == '__main__':
--    sys.exit(vimiv.main.main())
-+    sys.exit(vimiv.main.main(sys.argv))