diff --git a/patches/BUILD.bazel b/patches/BUILD.bazel
index ec66b9e0f0..7ec0db8fa5 100644
--- a/patches/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/patches/BUILD.bazel
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exports_files([
     "highs-v1.8.1.patch",
     "protobuf-v29.1.patch",
     "pybind11_abseil.patch",
-    "pybind11_bazel.patch",
     "pybind11_protobuf.patch",
     "pybind11.patch",
     "scip-v920.patch",
diff --git a/patches/pybind11_bazel.patch b/patches/pybind11_bazel.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c570bea7a5..0000000000
--- a/patches/pybind11_bazel.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/build_defs.bzl b/build_defs.bzl
-index 503ce33..e233bb0 100644
---- a/build_defs.bzl
-+++ b/build_defs.bzl
-@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
- 
- """Build rules for pybind11."""
- 
--load("@bazel_skylib//rules:copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
--
- def register_extension_info(**kwargs):
-     pass
- 
-@@ -42,12 +40,19 @@ def pybind_extension(
-         linkopts = [],
-         tags = [],
-         deps = [],
-+        py_deps = [],
-+        visibility = None,
-         **kwargs):
-     # Mark common dependencies as required for build_cleaner.
-     tags = tags + ["req_dep=%s" % dep for dep in PYBIND_DEPS]
- 
-     native.cc_binary(
-         name = name + ".so",
-+        target_compatible_with = select({
-+          "@platforms//os:windows": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],
-+          "//conditions:default": [],
-+        }),
-+        visibility = visibility,
-         copts = copts + PYBIND_COPTS + select({
-             Label("@pybind11//:msvc_compiler"): [],
-             "//conditions:default": ["-fvisibility=hidden"],
-@@ -64,19 +69,42 @@ def pybind_extension(
-         **kwargs
-     )
- 
--    copy_file(
--        name = name + "_copy_so_to_pyd",
--        src = name + ".so",
--        out = name + ".pyd",
--        testonly = kwargs.get("testonly")
-+    native.cc_binary(
-+        name = name + ".dll",
-+        target_compatible_with = select({
-+          "@platforms//os:windows": [],
-+          "//conditions:default": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],
-+        }),
-+        copts = copts + PYBIND_COPTS,
-+        features = features + PYBIND_FEATURES,
-+        linkopts = linkopts,
-+        linkshared = 1,
-+        tags = tags,
-+        deps = deps + PYBIND_DEPS,
-+        visibility = visibility,
-+        **kwargs
-+    )
-+
-+    native.genrule(
-+        name = name + "_pyd",
-+        target_compatible_with = select({
-+          "@platforms//os:windows": [],
-+          "//conditions:default": ["@platforms//:incompatible"],
-+        }),
-+        srcs = [name + ".dll"],
-+        outs = [name + ".pyd"],
-+        cmd = "cp $< $@",
-+        visibility = visibility,
-     )
- 
--    native.alias(
-+    native.py_library(
-         name = name,
--        actual = select({
--            "@platforms//os:windows": name + ".pyd",
--            "//conditions:default": name + ".so",
-+        data = select({
-+            "@platforms//os:windows": [":" + name + ".pyd"],
-+            "//conditions:default": [":" + name + ".so"],
-         }),
-+        deps = py_deps,
-+        visibility = visibility,
-     )
- 
- # Builds a pybind11 compatible library. This can be linked to a pybind_extension.