diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
index b80b5f8791e..062859808d1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-build.scm
@@ -601,15 +601,7 @@ a light weight, fully compliant, self-contained package allowing PEP 517
 compatible build front-ends to build Poetry managed projects.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python-poetry-core-next
-  (package/inherit python-poetry-core
-    (version "2.1.2")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "poetry_core" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "015a0802radb2x5wsbywm4fggv4s1srh8zyml5v58xgrxg8bpnzr"))))))
+(define-public python-poetry-core-next python-poetry-core)
 
 ;;; This package exists to bootstrap python-tomli.
 (define-public python-flit-core-bootstrap