diff --git a/source/monkeyPatches/__init__.py b/source/monkeyPatches/__init__.py
index 0f25c62db54..3423218b97f 100644
--- a/source/monkeyPatches/__init__.py
+++ b/source/monkeyPatches/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,3 @@ def applyMonkeyPatches():
 	# Apply several monkey patches to comtypes
 	from . import comtypesMonkeyPatches
 	comtypesMonkeyPatches.applyMonkeyPatches()
-
-	# Apply patches to Enum, prevent cyclic references on ValueError during construction
-	from . import enumPatches
-	enumPatches.replace__new__()
diff --git a/source/monkeyPatches/enumPatches.py b/source/monkeyPatches/enumPatches.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f6b1d9dc29..00000000000
--- a/source/monkeyPatches/enumPatches.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-# A part of NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)
-# Copyright (C) 2021 NV Access Limited
-# This file is covered by the GNU General Public License.
-# See the file COPYING for more details.
-
-
-def replace__new__():
-	import enum
-	# prevent cyclic references on ValueError during construction
-	enum.Enum.__new__ = _replacement__new__
-
-
-def _replacement__new__(cls, value):
-	""" Copied from python standard library enum.py class Enum.
-	Prevent cyclic references on ValueError during construction.
-	Local variable exc must be deleted, otherwise:
-	- ref to exc held by the frame
-	- ref to traceback held by exc
-	- ref to frame held by traceback
-	"""
-	# all enum instances are actually created during class construction
-	# without calling this method; this method is called by the metaclass'
-	# __call__ (i.e. Color(3) ), and by pickle
-	if type(value) is cls:
-		# For lookups like Color(Color.RED)
-		return value
-	# by-value search for a matching enum member
-	# see if it's in the reverse mapping (for hashable values)
-	try:
-		return cls._value2member_map_[value]
-	except KeyError:
-		# Not found, no need to do long O(n) search
-		pass
-	except TypeError:
-		# not there, now do long search -- O(n) behavior
-		for member in cls._member_map_.values():
-			if member._value_ == value:
-				return member
-	# still not found -- try _missing_ hook
-	try:
-		result = cls._missing_(value)
-	except Exception as e:
-		e.__context__ = ValueError("%r is not a valid %s" % (value, cls.__name__))
-		raise e
-
-	if isinstance(result, cls):
-		return result
-
-	ve_exc = ValueError(
-		"%r is not a valid %s" % (value, cls.__name__)
-	)
-	if result is None:
-		raise ve_exc
-
-	te_exc = TypeError(
-		'error in %s._missing_: returned %r instead of None or a valid member'
-		% (cls.__name__, result)
-	)
-	te_exc.__context__ = ve_exc
-	raise te_exc