diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 50fb8f8339c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/patches/no-strip.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-Effectively reverts
-
-    https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson/commit/682c6601569980e9a8a05378d3c1478db30384bc
-
-to preserve a meaningful debug package.
-
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
-     ],
-     include_dirs=["./python", "./lib", "./deps/double-conversion/double-conversion"],
-     extra_compile_args=["-D_GNU_SOURCE"],
--    extra_link_args=["-lstdc++", "-lm"] + strip_flags,
-+    extra_link_args=["-lstdc++", "-lm"],
- )
- 
- with open("python/version_template.h") as f:
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
index 848f27d41e5..e7b0dd021f5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ultrajson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-ultrajson'
 pkgname=python3-ultrajson
-version=5.1.0
+version=5.2.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="ujson-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/ultrajson/ultrajson"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/u/ujson/ujson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a88944d2f99db71a3ca0c63d81f37e55b660edde0b07216fb65a3e46403ef004
+checksum=163191b88842d874e081707d35de2e205e0e396e70fd068d1038879bca8b17ad
+
+export UJSON_BUILD_NO_STRIP=1
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt