diff --git a/srcpkgs/hplip/patches/python312.patch b/srcpkgs/hplip/patches/python312.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c612abe56b..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/hplip/patches/python312.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-diff -ur hplip-3.23.8.orig/base/g.py hplip-3.23.8/base/g.py
---- hplip-3.23.8.orig/base/g.py	2023-10-15 16:09:06.390645895 -0400
-+++ hplip-3.23.8/base/g.py	2023-10-15 16:10:55.225170318 -0400
-@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
-             try:
-                 fp = open(self.filename, "r")
-                 try:
--                    self.conf.readfp(fp)
-+                    self.conf.read_file(fp)
-                 except configparser.MissingSectionHeaderError:
-                     print("")
-                     log.error("Found No Section in %s. Please set the http proxy for root and try again." % self.filename)
-diff -ur hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui/devmgr4.py hplip-3.23.8/ui/devmgr4.py
---- hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui/devmgr4.py	2023-10-15 16:09:06.460646229 -0400
-+++ hplip-3.23.8/ui/devmgr4.py	2023-10-15 16:10:31.857056822 -0400
-@@ -1226,9 +1226,8 @@
-             opt_plugin = d.plugin == PLUGIN_OPTIONAL
- 
-             hplip_conf = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
--            fp = open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r")
--            hplip_conf.readfp(fp)
--            fp.close()
-+            with open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r") as fp:
-+                hplip_conf.read_file(fp)
- 
-             try:
-                 plugin_installed = utils.to_bool(hplip_conf.get("hplip", "plugin"))
-diff -ur hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui4/devmgr5.py hplip-3.23.8/ui4/devmgr5.py
---- hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui4/devmgr5.py	2023-10-15 16:09:06.475646300 -0400
-+++ hplip-3.23.8/ui4/devmgr5.py	2023-10-15 16:10:13.125965849 -0400
-@@ -1023,9 +1023,8 @@
-                     return
- 
-                 hplip_conf = configparser.ConfigParser()
--                fp = open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r")
--                hplip_conf.readfp(fp)
--                fp.close()
-+                with open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r") as fp:
-+                    hplip_conf.read_file(fp)
- 
-                 try:
-                     plugin_installed = utils.to_bool(hplip_conf.get("hplip", "plugin"))
-diff -ur hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui5/devmgr5.py hplip-3.23.8/ui5/devmgr5.py
---- hplip-3.23.8.orig/ui5/devmgr5.py	2023-10-15 16:09:06.467646262 -0400
-+++ hplip-3.23.8/ui5/devmgr5.py	2023-10-15 16:11:12.961256459 -0400
-@@ -1073,9 +1073,8 @@
-                     return
- 
-                 hplip_conf = configparser.ConfigParser()
--                fp = open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r")
--                hplip_conf.readfp(fp)
--                fp.close()
-+                with open("/etc/hp/hplip.conf", "r") as fp:
-+                    hplip_conf.read_file(fp)
- 
-                 try:
-                     plugin_installed = utils.to_bool(hplip_conf.get("hplip", "plugin"))
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hplip/template b/srcpkgs/hplip/template
index decd7b98171..6e27e4d4659 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hplip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hplip/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'hplip'
 # When possible, keep this package in sync with hplip-plugin
 pkgname=hplip
-version=3.23.12
+version=3.24.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 pycompile_dirs="usr/share/hplip"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-only, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing"
 changelog="https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/release_notes"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/hplip/hplip/${version}/hplip-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=a76c2ac8deb31ddb5f0da31398d25ac57440928a0692dcb060a48daa718e69ed
+checksum=5d7643831893a5e2addf9d42d581a5dbfe5aaf023626886b8762c5645da0f1fb
 
 CFLAGS="-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/libusb-1.0 -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/${py3_inc}"