diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 27b31ea27f..f27b49243a 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 # Copyright © 2022 Hilton Chain <hako@ultrarare.space>
 # Copyright © 2022 Alex Griffin <a@ajgrf.com>
 # Copyright © 2022 ( <paren@disroot.org>
+# Copyright © 2022 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 #
 # This file is part of GNU Guix.
 #
@@ -1888,7 +1889,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/texlive-hyph-utf8-no-byebug.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/thefuck-test-environ.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/tidy-CVE-2015-5522+5523.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/timescaledb-flaky-test.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/tinyxml-use-stl.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/tipp10-disable-downloader.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/tipp10-fix-compiling.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index e2aabc1363..a5716af636 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Simon Streit <simon@netpanic.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Alexandre Hannud Abdo <abdo@member.fsf.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Simon Tournier <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2021 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Foo Chuan Wei <chuanwei.foo@hotmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Zhu Zihao <all_but_last@163.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2021 Brice Waegeneire <brice@waegenei.re>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 muradm <mail@muradm.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2022 Thomas Albers Raviola <thomas@thomaslabs.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2021, 2022 jgart <jgart@dismail.de>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ (define-public postgresql postgresql-14)
 (define-public timescaledb
   (package
     (name "timescaledb")
-    (version "2.7.0")
+    (version "2.8.1")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -1342,8 +1342,7 @@ (define-public timescaledb
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "18wszj8ia5rs4y4zkyfb0f5z4y1g7ac3jym748nbkbszhxmq7nc7"))
-              (patches (search-patches "timescaledb-flaky-test.patch"))
+                "1gbadna0ilmqad7sbrixm12wd71h43njhsbp1kh5lispb6drdb6r"))
               (modules '((guix build utils)))
               (snippet
                ;; Remove files carrying the proprietary TIMESCALE license.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/timescaledb-flaky-test.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/timescaledb-flaky-test.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6268bcecad..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/timescaledb-flaky-test.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-Use fixed dates in test for consistent results.
-
-Taken from upstream:
-
-  https://github.com/timescale/timescaledb/commit/1d0670e703862b284c241ab797404f851b25b5df
-
-diff --git a/test/expected/copy-12.out b/test/expected/copy-12.out
-index 5cb28a45a2..37abf6f6ff 100644
---- a/test/expected/copy-12.out
-+++ b/test/expected/copy-12.out
-@@ -324,13 +324,12 @@ INSERT INTO hyper_copy_large
- SELECT time,
- random() AS value
- FROM
--generate_series(now() - INTERVAL '1 months', now() - INTERVAL '1 day',
--  INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
-+generate_series('2022-01-01', '2022-01-31', INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
- ORDER BY time;
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- -- Migrate data to chunks by using copy
-@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ NOTICE:  migrating data to chunks
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-diff --git a/test/expected/copy-13.out b/test/expected/copy-13.out
-index 02bf913eff..89e16fe8e2 100644
---- a/test/expected/copy-13.out
-+++ b/test/expected/copy-13.out
-@@ -324,13 +324,12 @@ INSERT INTO hyper_copy_large
- SELECT time,
- random() AS value
- FROM
--generate_series(now() - INTERVAL '1 months', now() - INTERVAL '1 day',
--  INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
-+generate_series('2022-01-01', '2022-01-31', INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
- ORDER BY time;
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- -- Migrate data to chunks by using copy
-@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ NOTICE:  migrating data to chunks
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-diff --git a/test/expected/copy-14.out b/test/expected/copy-14.out
-index 02bf913eff..89e16fe8e2 100644
---- a/test/expected/copy-14.out
-+++ b/test/expected/copy-14.out
-@@ -324,13 +324,12 @@ INSERT INTO hyper_copy_large
- SELECT time,
- random() AS value
- FROM
--generate_series(now() - INTERVAL '1 months', now() - INTERVAL '1 day',
--  INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
-+generate_series('2022-01-01', '2022-01-31', INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
- ORDER BY time;
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- -- Migrate data to chunks by using copy
-@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ NOTICE:  migrating data to chunks
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
-  count 
- -------
--   697
-+   721
- (1 row)
- 
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
-diff --git a/test/sql/copy.sql.in b/test/sql/copy.sql.in
-index 91402c2ab8..bba4265064 100644
---- a/test/sql/copy.sql.in
-+++ b/test/sql/copy.sql.in
-@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ INSERT INTO hyper_copy_large
- SELECT time,
- random() AS value
- FROM
--generate_series(now() - INTERVAL '1 months', now() - INTERVAL '1 day',
--  INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
-+generate_series('2022-01-01', '2022-01-31', INTERVAL '1 hour') AS g1(time)
- ORDER BY time;
- 
- SELECT COUNT(*) FROM hyper_copy_large;
