diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 92a2255893..ae8a2275f7 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -895,7 +895,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/emacs-telega-test-env.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/emacs-undohist-ignored.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/emacs-wordnut-require-adaptive-wrap.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/emacs-zones-called-interactively.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/enjarify-setup-py.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/enlightenment-fix-setuid-path.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/erlang-man-path.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 9509bfd0b4..0871a14c64 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -9311,33 +9311,26 @@ (define-public emacs-alert
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
 (define-public emacs-zones
-  (let ((commit "3169815c323966ff8e252b44e3558d6d045243fe")
-        (revision "2"))
-    (package
-      (name "emacs-zones")
-      (version (git-version "0" revision commit))
-      (source
-       (origin
-         (method git-fetch)
-         (uri (git-reference
-               (url "https://github.com/emacsmirror/zones.git")
-               (commit commit)))
-         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-         (sha256
-          (base32
-           "039msns5596rz0my7fxpanpxwg1lkhpiibm9ppnlzaajx1hszbzl"))
-         (patches
-          (search-patches
-           "emacs-zones-called-interactively.patch"))))
-      (build-system emacs-build-system)
-      (home-page "https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Zones")
-      (synopsis "Define and act on multiple zones of buffer text")
-      (description "Library @file{zones.el} lets you easily define and
-subsequently act on multiple zones of buffer text.  You can think of this as
-enlarging the notion of region.  In effect, it can remove the requirement of
-target text being a contiguous sequence of characters.  A set of buffer zones
-is, in effect, a (typically) noncontiguous set of text.")
-      (license license:gpl3+))))
+  (package
+    (name "emacs-zones")
+    (version "2019.7.13")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append "https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/"
+                           "zones-" version ".el"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "0qp1ba2pkqx9d35g7z8hf8qs2k455krf2a92l4rka3ipsbnmq5k1"))))
+    (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (home-page "https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Zones")
+    (synopsis "Define and act on multiple zones of buffer text")
+    (description
+     "Library @file{zones.el} lets you easily define and subsequently act on
+multiple zones of buffer text.  You can think of this as enlarging the notion
+of region.  In effect, it can remove the requirement of target text being
+a contiguous sequence of characters.  A set of buffer zones is, in effect,
+a (typically) noncontiguous set of text.")
+    (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public emacs-mu4e-alert
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/emacs-zones-called-interactively.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/emacs-zones-called-interactively.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index eefcfdd12e..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/emacs-zones-called-interactively.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-From 81603e53ebaae0f0b23c4c52c7dab83e808964ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Brian Leung <bkleung89@gmail.com>
-Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 01:32:04 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] This patch silences the byte-compiler.
-
----
- zones.el | 6 +++---
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/zones.el b/zones.el
-index ca88d48..594ea36 100644
---- a/zones.el
-+++ b/zones.el
-@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ You can use `C-x n x' to widen to a previous buffer restriction.
- 
- This is a destructive operation. The list structure of the variable
- value can be modified."
--  (zz-narrow-advice (interactive-p)))
-+  (zz-narrow-advice (called-interactively-p 'interactive)))
- 
- (defadvice narrow-to-defun (after zz-add-zone--defun activate)
-   "Push the defun limits to the current `zz-izones-var'.
-@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ You can use `C-x n x' to widen to a previous buffer restriction.
- 
- This is a destructive operation. The list structure of the variable
- value can be modified."
--  (zz-narrow-advice (interactive-p)))
-+  (zz-narrow-advice (called-interactively-p 'interactive)))
- 
- ;; Call `zz-add-zone' if interactive or `zz-add-zone-anyway-p'.
- ;;
-@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ You can use `C-x n x' to widen to a previous buffer restriction.
- 
- This is a destructive operation. The list structure of the variable
- value can be modified."
--  (zz-narrow-advice (interactive-p)))
-+  (zz-narrow-advice (called-interactively-p 'interactive)))
- 
- ;;(@* "General Commands")
- 
--- 
-2.22.0
-