diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index fa070bcaa52..4026ab7228a 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1935,7 +1935,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/modglue-fix-build.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/modem-manager-fix-test-wrapper.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/module-init-tools-moduledir.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/mono-1.2.6-bootstrap.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/mono-1.9.1-add-MONO_CREATE_IMAGE_VERSION.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/mono-1.9.1-fixes.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/finance.scm b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
index c0f77464a05..35be6c8473f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/finance.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ blockchain.")
   ;; the system's dynamically linked library.
   (package
     (name "monero")
-    (version "0.18.4.6")
+    (version "0.18.5.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -917,16 +917,15 @@ blockchain.")
              (commit (string-append "v" version))
              (recursive? #t)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-       (patches (search-patches "monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch"))
        (modules '((guix build utils)))
        (snippet
         '(begin
            ;; Delete bundled dependencies.
            (for-each
             delete-file-recursively
-            '("external/miniupnp" "external/rapidjson"))))
+            '("external/rapidjson"))))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0s03rwa1pfxxrj03f170sr6yd5v2wpqdfzam7gas1s71gg6v6ap6"))))
+        (base32 "0i0x4aacw2id877hdarp4vjc0cgs0yijsgrx85890xdypik2m8zq"))))
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list doxygen
@@ -943,7 +942,6 @@ blockchain.")
            libsodium
            libunwind
            libusb
-           miniupnpc-2.1
            openssl
            protobuf
            rapidjson
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 17a010be93f..00000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/monero-use-system-miniupnpc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/external/CMakeLists.txt b/external/CMakeLists.txt
-index 5b7f69a56..3a353a0f3 100644
---- a/external/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/external/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -37,22 +37,7 @@
- 
- find_package(Miniupnpc REQUIRED)
- 
--message(STATUS "Using in-tree miniupnpc")
--set(UPNPC_NO_INSTALL TRUE CACHE BOOL "Disable miniupnp installation" FORCE)
--set(UPNPC_BUILD_SHARED OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable building shared library" FORCE)
--add_subdirectory(miniupnp/miniupnpc)
--set_property(TARGET libminiupnpc-static PROPERTY FOLDER "external")
--set_property(TARGET libminiupnpc-static PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
--if(MSVC)
--  set_property(TARGET libminiupnpc-static APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -wd4244 -wd4267")
--elseif(NOT MSVC)
--  set_property(TARGET libminiupnpc-static APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -Wno-undef -Wno-unused-result -Wno-unused-value")
--endif()
--if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "NetBSD")
--	set_property(TARGET libminiupnpc-static APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS " -D_NETBSD_SOURCE")
--endif()
--
--set(UPNP_LIBRARIES "libminiupnpc-static" PARENT_SCOPE)
-+set(UPNP_LIBRARIES "miniupnpc" PARENT_SCOPE)
- 
- find_package(Unbound)
- 
-diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
-index d4b39869c..13071d898 100644
---- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
-+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
-@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
- #include "cryptonote_core/cryptonote_core.h"
- #include "net/parse.h"
- 
--#include <miniupnp/miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
--#include <miniupnp/miniupnpc/upnpcommands.h>
--#include <miniupnp/miniupnpc/upnperrors.h>
-+#include <miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
-+#include <miniupnpc/upnpcommands.h>
-+#include <miniupnpc/upnperrors.h>
- 
- #undef MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY
- #define MONERO_DEFAULT_LOG_CATEGORY "net.p2p"