diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index c03a8b9f51..0aad15740c 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1471,7 +1471,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/picard-fix-id3-rename-test.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/picprog-non-intel-support.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/pidgin-add-search-path.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/pidgin-libnm.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/pinball-const-fix.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/pinball-cstddef.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/pinball-missing-separators.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index bb449b5c0f..45b6c5e8d0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -718,25 +718,22 @@ authentication.")
 (define-public pidgin
   (package
     (name "pidgin")
-    (version "2.13.0")
+    (version "2.14.1")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri
         (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/pidgin/Pidgin/"
-                       version "/pidgin-" version ".tar.bz2"))
+                       version "/pidgin-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "13vdqj70315p9rzgnbxjp9c51mdzf1l4jg1kvnylc4bidw61air7"))
+        (base32 "1c4dzxg9c3d9zfqqa7jwijj9rv9fm6w95igmpljwy88lxq7v5w11"))
        (patches
         (search-patches
-         "pidgin-add-search-path.patch"
-         ;; Remove the snippet and bootstrapping
-         ;; native-inputs together with this patch.
-         "pidgin-libnm.patch"))
+         "pidgin-add-search-path.patch"))
        (modules '((guix build utils)))
        (snippet
         '(begin
-           ;; Remove stale generated file after applying pidgin-libnm.patch.
+           ;; Remove stale generated file after applying patches.
            (delete-file "configure")
            #t))))
     (build-system glib-or-gtk-build-system)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/pidgin-libnm.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/pidgin-libnm.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d34af749af..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/pidgin-libnm.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-From: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
-Date: Sun, 24 May 2020 16:11:01 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] gnu: pidgin: Find libnm.
-
-Copied verbatim from[0].
-
-[0]: https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/trunk/pidgin-nm-1.0.patch?h=packages/pidgin
-
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 04836fa..0a2d451 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1423,18 +1423,24 @@ fi
- dnl Check for NetworkManager.h; if we don't have it, oh well
- if test "x$enable_dbus" = "xyes" ; then
- 	if test "x$enable_nm" = "xyes" ; then
--		PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETWORKMANAGER, [NetworkManager >= 0.5.0], [
-+		PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETWORKMANAGER, [libnm], [
- 			AC_SUBST(NETWORKMANAGER_CFLAGS)
- 			AC_SUBST(NETWORKMANAGER_LIBS)
- 			AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NETWORKMANAGER, 1, [Define if we have NetworkManager.])
- 		], [
--			enable_nm=no
--			if test "x$force_deps" = "xyes" ; then
--				AC_MSG_ERROR([
-+			PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NETWORKMANAGER, [NetworkManager >= 0.5.0], [
-+				AC_SUBST(NETWORKMANAGER_CFLAGS)
-+				AC_SUBST(NETWORKMANAGER_LIBS)
-+				AC_DEFINE(HAVE_NETWORKMANAGER, 1, [Define if we have NetworkManager.])
-+			], [
-+				enable_nm=no
-+				if test "x$force_deps" = "xyes" ; then
-+					AC_MSG_ERROR([
- NetworkManager development headers not found.
- Use --disable-nm if you do not need NetworkManager support.
- ])
--			fi])
-+				fi])
-+		])
- 	fi
- else
- 	enable_nm=no
-diff --git a/libpurple/network.c b/libpurple/network.c
-index c43e3c7..b17e439 100644
---- a/libpurple/network.c
-+++ b/libpurple/network.c
-@@ -939,8 +939,13 @@ nm_update_state(NMState state)
- #if NM_CHECK_VERSION(0,8,992)
- 		case NM_STATE_DISCONNECTING:
- #endif
-+#if NM_CHECK_VERSION(1,0,0)
-+			if (prev != NM_STATE_CONNECTED_GLOBAL && prev != NM_STATE_UNKNOWN)
-+				break;
-+#else
- 			if (prev != NM_STATE_CONNECTED && prev != NM_STATE_UNKNOWN)
- 				break;
-+#endif
- 			if (ui_ops != NULL && ui_ops->network_disconnected != NULL)
- 				ui_ops->network_disconnected();
- 			break;