diff --git a/srcpkgs/gerbil/patches/gsc.patch b/srcpkgs/gerbil/patches/gsc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f2c2bf23e1..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gerbil/patches/gsc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- src/build/build0.scm.orig
-+++ src/build/build0.scm
-@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
- (define (compile modf)
-   (displayln "... compile " modf)
-   (let ((proc (open-process
--               (list path: "gsc"
-+               (list path: (getenv "GERBIL_GSC" "gsc")
-                      arguments: (list "-cc-options" "--param max-gcse-memory=300000000" modf)
-                      stdout-redirection: #f))))
-     (if (not (zero? (process-status proc)))
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gerbil/template b/srcpkgs/gerbil/template
index db9e2d155f..5bf1efa88c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gerbil/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gerbil/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gerbil'
 pkgname=gerbil
-version=0.15.1
+version=0.16
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="gambit rsync"
 makedepends="libressl-devel sqlite-devel zlib-devel"
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later, Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://cons.io/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/vyzo/gerbil/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3d29eecdaa845b073bf8413cd54e420b3f48c79c25e43fab5a379dde029d0cde
-conflicts="gxi>=0"
+checksum=1157d4ef60dab6a0f7c4986d5c938391973045093c470a03ffe02266c4d3e119
 nocross="yes"
 
 do_build() {