diff --git a/packages/dd4hep/HepMC3FileReader-XRootD.patch b/packages/dd4hep/HepMC3FileReader-XRootD.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8515d67e..00000000
--- a/packages/dd4hep/HepMC3FileReader-XRootD.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/DDG4/hepmc/HepMC3FileReader.cpp b/DDG4/hepmc/HepMC3FileReader.cpp
-index b94897ab..07b5505f 100644
---- a/DDG4/hepmc/HepMC3FileReader.cpp
-+++ b/DDG4/hepmc/HepMC3FileReader.cpp
-@@ -129,16 +129,18 @@ HEPMC3FileReader::HEPMC3FileReader(const std::string& nam)
-   printout(INFO,"HEPMC3FileReader","Created file reader. Try to open input %s", nam.c_str());
-   m_reader = HepMC3::deduce_reader(nam);
- #if HEPMC3_VERSION_CODE >= 3002006
--  // to get the runInfo in the Ascii reader we have to force HepMC to read the first event
--  m_reader->skip(1);
--  // then we get the run info (shared pointer)
--  auto runInfo = m_reader->run_info();
--  // and close the reader
--  m_reader->close();
--  // so we can open the file again from the start
--  m_reader = HepMC3::deduce_reader(nam);
--  // and set the run info object now
--  m_reader->set_run_info(runInfo);
-+  if (nam.rfind(".root") != nam.size() - 5) {
-+    // to get the runInfo in the Ascii reader we have to force HepMC to read the first event
-+    m_reader->skip(1);
-+    // then we get the run info (shared pointer)
-+    auto runInfo = m_reader->run_info();
-+    // and close the reader
-+    m_reader->close();
-+    // so we can open the file again from the start
-+    m_reader = HepMC3::deduce_reader(nam);
-+    // and set the run info object now
-+    m_reader->set_run_info(runInfo);
-+  }
- #endif
-   m_directAccess = false;
- }
diff --git a/packages/dd4hep/package.py b/packages/dd4hep/package.py
index c24af7eb..1631acdb 100644
--- a/packages/dd4hep/package.py
+++ b/packages/dd4hep/package.py
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ class Dd4hep(BuiltinDd4hep):
     variant("frames", default=True, description="Use podio frames", when="@1.25.1")
     variant("frames", default=True, description="Use podio frames", when="@1.24")
     patch(
-        "HepMC3FileReader-XRootD.patch",
+        "https://github.com/AIDASoft/DD4hep/pull/1157/commits/1c79b1492373dd66b17ea2530a63ec434396afa9.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="e544cc11c7e1ac9ccacf6688f3d966e912b1a2e1a7460f7c16212a0a4df5b05e",
+        when="@=1.26",
+    )
+    patch(
+        "https://github.com/AIDASoft/DD4hep/pull/1158/commits/fecf99a2732a3f6aafc5fbf0f4a05af5bac196f8.patch?full_index=1",
+        sha256="ecc8e5534a5c7e9a4e3008508e17646a578ce7a44897df514dfd2c9a449968b1",
         when="@=1.26",
     )
     patch(