diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch b/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e4c0e5cd72b..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/patches/aaffac4fbe30.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-Source: https://hg.octave.org/octave/raw-rev/aaffac4fbe30
-See: https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?63684
-
-# HG changeset patch
-# User Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
-# Date 1674223637 -3600
-# Node ID aaffac4fbe30833c07ac7e267da19c2ff569085f
-# Parent  084bbdabb969d502c964b046129b82adec2caeba
-Adapt for API changes in SuiteSparse 7.0.0 or newer (bug #63684).
-
-* liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h (SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR,
-SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2): Adapt macro for changes in API of SuiteSparse 7.0.0
-or newer.
-
-diff -r 084bbdabb969 -r aaffac4fbe30 liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h
---- a/liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h	Sun Jan 08 15:12:27 2023 +0100
-+++ b/liboctave/util/oct-sparse.h	Fri Jan 20 15:07:17 2023 +0100
-@@ -89,16 +89,27 @@
- #  include <SuiteSparseQR.hpp>
- #endif
- 
--// Cope with new SuiteSparse versions
-+// Cope with API differences between SuiteSparse versions
- 
- #if defined (SUITESPARSE_VERSION)
--#  if (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (4, 3))
-+#  if (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (7, 0))
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_NAME(name) SuiteSparse_ ## name
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(name) SuiteSparse_config_ ## name ## _set
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(f_name) (f_assign)
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       SUITESPARSE_SET_FCN(f_name) (SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
-+#  elif (SUITESPARSE_VERSION >= SUITESPARSE_VER_CODE (4, 3))
- #    define SUITESPARSE_NAME(name) SuiteSparse_ ## name
--#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = f_assign)
--#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = f_assign)
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       (SuiteSparse_config.f_name = SUITESPARSE_NAME (f_assign))
- #  else
--#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (f_var = f_assign)
--#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) (f_var = CHOLMOD_NAME (f_assign))
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       (f_var = f_assign)
-+#    define SUITESPARSE_ASSIGN_FPTR2(f_name, f_var, f_assign) \
-+       (f_var = CHOLMOD_NAME (f_assign))
- #  endif
- #endif
- 
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/octave/template b/srcpkgs/octave/template
index 471190a8fcb..7a54418baa4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/octave/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/octave/template
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'octave'
 pkgname=octave
-version=7.3.0
-revision=2
+version=8.1.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-docs"
 hostmakedepends="perl gcc-fortran pkg-config"
-makedepends="pcre-devel readline-devel libSM-devel libltdl-devel lcms2-devel
+makedepends="pcre2-devel readline-devel libSM-devel libltdl-devel lcms2-devel
  glpk-devel SuiteSparse-devel rapidjson"
 depends="$(vopt_if gui qt5-plugin-sqlite)"
 checkdepends="zip unzip ghostscript gnuplot tar texinfo"
 short_desc="High-level language, primarily intended for numerical computations"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
-homepage="https://gnu.org/software/octave/"
-changelog="https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/NEWS-7.html"
+homepage="https://octave.org/"
+changelog="http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/raw-file/default/etc/NEWS.${version%%.*}.md"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/octave/octave-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6e14a4649d70af45ab660f8cbbf645aaf1ec33f25f88bfda4697cb17e440c4f5
+checksum=8052074d17b0ef643d037de8ab389672c752bb201ee9cea4dfa69858fb6a213f
 
 # avoid warnings due to egrep deprecation
 export EGREP="grep -E"