diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 01b660d..0e01e70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/YjT2DD6j
 
 ### Changelog:
 
+2022-09-05 - Removed the json patch due to maintenance and compatibility reasons
+
 2022-09-04 - Added the fzfexpect patch
 
 2022-06-21 - Adding barpadding patch and relative input width patch
@@ -132,8 +134,8 @@ Browsing patches? There is a [map of patches](https://coggle.it/diagram/YjT2DD6j
       - adds a flag that will cause dmenu to select an item immediately if there is only one
         matching option left
 
-   - [json](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/json/)
-      - adds basic support for json files
+   - [~json~](https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/json/)
+      - ~adds basic support for json files~
 
    - [line-height](http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/line-height/)
       - adds a `-h` option which sets the minimum height of a dmenu line
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 90ba517..1ea3bf8 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ FREETYPEINC = /usr/include/freetype2
 #FREETYPEINC = $(X11INC)/freetype2
 #MANPREFIX = ${PREFIX}/man
 
-# Uncomment this for the json patch / JSON_PATCH
-#JANSSONINC = `pkg-config --cflags jansson`
-#JANSSONLIBS = `pkg-config --libs jansson`
 # uncomment on RHEL for strcasecmp
 #EXTRAFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE
 
diff --git a/dmenu.c b/dmenu.c
index 60cca68..149136f 100644
--- a/dmenu.c
+++ b/dmenu.c
@@ -21,23 +21,14 @@
 #if MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
 #undef NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
 #undef PIPEOUT_PATCH
-#undef JSON_PATCH
 #undef PRINTINPUTTEXT_PATCH
 #endif // MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
-#if JSON_PATCH
-#undef NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
-#undef PRINTINPUTTEXT_PATCH
-#undef PIPEOUT_PATCH
-#endif // JSON_PATCH
 
 #include "drw.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #if GRIDNAV_PATCH
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #endif // GRIDNAV_PATCH
-#if JSON_PATCH
-#include <jansson.h>
-#endif // JSON_PATCH
 
 /* macros */
 #define INTERSECT(x,y,w,h,r)  (MAX(0, MIN((x)+(w),(r).x_org+(r).width)  - MAX((x),(r).x_org)) \
@@ -100,9 +91,6 @@ struct item {
 	#if HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
 	int hp;
 	#endif // HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
-	#if JSON_PATCH
-	json_t *json;
-	#endif // JSON_PATCH
 	#if FUZZYMATCH_PATCH
 	double distance;
 	#endif // FUZZYMATCH_PATCH
@@ -572,12 +560,13 @@ drawmenu(void)
 			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		);
 		free(censort);
-	} else
+	} else {
 		drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0
 			#if PANGO_PATCH
 			, False
 			#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 		);
+	}
 	#else
 	drw_text(drw, x, 0, w, bh, lrpad / 2, text, 0
 		#if PANGO_PATCH
@@ -655,6 +644,7 @@ drawmenu(void)
 				#endif // PANGO_PATCH
 			);
 		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "bbbb\n" );
 		x += w;
 		for (item = curr; item != next; item = item->right) {
 			#if SYMBOLS_PATCH
@@ -669,6 +659,7 @@ drawmenu(void)
 			#endif // PANGO_PATCH | TSV_PATCH
 			x = drawitem(item, x, 0, itw);
 		}
+		fprintf(stderr, "ajaj\n" );
 		if (next) {
 			#if SYMBOLS_PATCH
 			w = TEXTW(symbol_2);
@@ -689,6 +680,7 @@ drawmenu(void)
 			);
 		}
 	}
+
 	#if NUMBERS_PATCH
 	drw_setscheme(drw, scheme[SchemeNorm]);
 	drw_text(drw, mw - rpad, 0, TEXTW(numbers), bh, lrpad / 2, numbers, 0);
@@ -767,10 +759,6 @@ match(void)
 	#if NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
 	int preserve = 0;
 	#endif // NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
-	#if JSON_PATCH
-	if (json)
-		fstrstr = cistrstr;
-	#endif // JSON_PATCH
 
 	strcpy(buf, text);
 	/* separate input text into tokens to be matched individually */
@@ -1214,10 +1202,7 @@ insert:
 			break;
 		#endif // RESTRICT_RETURN_PATCH
 		#if !MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		if (!printjsonssel(ev->state))
-			break;
-		#elif PIPEOUT_PATCH
+		#if PIPEOUT_PATCH
 		#if PRINTINPUTTEXT_PATCH
 		if (sel && (
 			(use_text_input && (ev->state & ShiftMask)) ||
@@ -1417,15 +1402,11 @@ static void
 readstdin(void)
 {
 	char *line = NULL;
-	#if JSON_PATCH || TSV_PATCH
+	#if TSV_PATCH
 	char *buf, *p;
-	#endif // JSON_PATCH | TSV_PATCH
+	#endif // TSV_PATCH
 
-	#if JSON_PATCH
-	struct item *item;
-	#else
 	size_t size = 0;
-	#endif // JSON_PATCH
 	size_t i, junk;
 	ssize_t len;
 
@@ -1438,20 +1419,12 @@ readstdin(void)
 
 	/* read each line from stdin and add it to the item list */
 	for (i = 0; (len = getline(&line, &junk, stdin)) != -1; i++, line = NULL) {
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		item = itemnew();
-		#else
 		if (i + 1 >= size / sizeof *items)
 			if (!(items = realloc(items, (size += BUFSIZ))))
 				die("cannot realloc %zu bytes:", size);
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH
 		if (line[len - 1] == '\n')
 			line[len - 1] = '\0';
 
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		if (!(item->text = strdup(line)))
-			die("cannot strdup %zu bytes:", strlen(line) + 1);
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH
 		items[i].text = line;
 		#if TSV_PATCH
 		buf = strdup(line);
@@ -1465,33 +1438,19 @@ readstdin(void)
 		#if PRINTINDEX_PATCH
 		items[i].index = i;
 		#endif // PRINTINDEX_PATCH
-		#elif JSON_PATCH
-		item->json = NULL;
-		item->out = 0;
-		#if PRINTINDEX_PATCH
-		item->index = i;
-		#endif // PRINTINDEX_PATCH
 		#elif PRINTINDEX_PATCH
 		items[i].index = i;
 		#else
 		items[i].out = 0;
-		#endif // MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH | JSON_PATCH | PRINTINDEX_PATCH
+		#endif // MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH | PRINTINDEX_PATCH
 
 		#if HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
 		items[i].hp = arrayhas(hpitems, hplength, items[i].text);
 		#endif // HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH
 	}
 	if (items)
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		items[items_ln].text = NULL;
-		#else
 		items[i].text = NULL;
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH
-	#if JSON_PATCH
-	lines = MIN(lines, items_ln);
-	#else
 	lines = MIN(lines, i);
-	#endif // JSON_PATCH
 }
 #endif // NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
 
@@ -1856,12 +1815,9 @@ usage(void)
 		#endif // GRID_PATCH
 		"[-l lines] [-p prompt] [-fn font] [-m monitor]"
 		"\n             [-nb color] [-nf color] [-sb color] [-sf color] [-w windowid]"
-		#if ALPHA_PATCH || BORDER_PATCH || HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH || INITIALTEXT_PATCH || LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH || NAVHISTORY_PATCH || XYW_PATCH || DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH || JSON_PATCH || FZFEXPECT_PATCH
+		#if ALPHA_PATCH || BORDER_PATCH || HIGHPRIORITY_PATCH || INITIALTEXT_PATCH || LINE_HEIGHT_PATCH || NAVHISTORY_PATCH || XYW_PATCH || DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH || FZFEXPECT_PATCH
 		"\n            "
 		#endif
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		" [-j json-file]"
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH
 		#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
 		" [-dy command]"
 		#endif // DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
@@ -2017,10 +1973,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				lines = 1;
 		}
 		#endif // GRID_PATCH
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-j"))
-			readjson(argv[++i]);
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH
 		else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "-l"))   /* number of lines in vertical list */
 			lines = atoi(argv[++i]);
 		#if XYW_PATCH
@@ -2170,39 +2122,19 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	#else
 	if (fast && !isatty(0)) {
 		grabkeyboard();
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		if (json)
-			listjson(json);
 		#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
-		else if (!(dynamic && *dynamic))
-			readstdin();
-		#else
-		else
-			readstdin();
-		#endif // DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
-		#elif DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
 		if (!(dynamic && *dynamic))
 			readstdin();
 		#else
 		readstdin();
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH | DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
+		#endif // DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
 	} else {
-		#if JSON_PATCH
-		if (json)
-			listjson(json);
 		#if DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
-		else if (!(dynamic && *dynamic))
-			readstdin();
-		#else
-		else
-			readstdin();
-		#endif // DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
-		#elif DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
 		if (!(dynamic && *dynamic))
 			readstdin();
 		#else
 		readstdin();
-		#endif // JSON_PATCH | DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
+		#endif // DYNAMIC_OPTIONS_PATCH
 		grabkeyboard();
 	}
 	#endif // NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
diff --git a/patch/include.c b/patch/include.c
index 87faaea..00fa3de 100644
--- a/patch/include.c
+++ b/patch/include.c
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #if MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
 #include "multiselect.c"
 #endif
-#if JSON_PATCH
-#include "json.c"
-#endif
 #if MOUSE_SUPPORT_PATCH
 #include "mousesupport.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/include.h b/patch/include.h
index 777acac..ca78855 100644
--- a/patch/include.h
+++ b/patch/include.h
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 #if FZFEXPECT_PATCH
 #include "fzfexpect.h"
 #endif
-#if JSON_PATCH
-#include "json.h"
-#endif
 #if NON_BLOCKING_STDIN_PATCH
 #include "nonblockingstdin.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/patch/json.c b/patch/json.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bbd110a..0000000
--- a/patch/json.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-#include <jansson.h>
-
-static size_t items_sz = 0;
-static size_t items_ln = 0;
-static json_t *json = NULL;
-
-static struct item *
-itemnew(void)
-{
-	if (items_ln + 1 >= (items_sz / sizeof *items))
-		if (!(items = realloc(items, (items_sz += BUFSIZ))))
-			die("cannot realloc %u bytes:", items_sz);
-	return &items[items_ln++];
-}
-
-static void
-readjson(const char *path)
-{
-	json_error_t jerr;
-
-	if (!(json = json_load_file(path, 0, &jerr)))
-		die("%s @ line: %i - %s", jerr.text, jerr.line, path);
-}
-
-static void
-listjson(json_t *obj)
-{
-	void *iter;
-	unsigned imax = 0;
-	unsigned tmpmax = 0;
-	struct item *item;
-
-	items_ln = 0;
-	iter = json_object_iter(obj);
-	while (iter) {
-		item = itemnew();
-		item->text = (char*) json_object_iter_key(iter);
-		item->json = json_object_iter_value(iter);
-		#if !MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
-		item->out = 0;
-		#endif // MULTI_SELECTION_PATCH
-		drw_font_getexts(drw->fonts, item->text, strlen(item->text),
-				 &tmpmax, NULL);
-		if (tmpmax > inputw) {
-			inputw = tmpmax;
-			imax = items_ln - 1;
-		}
-		iter = json_object_iter_next(obj, iter);
-	}
-	if (items)
-		items[items_ln].text = NULL;
-	inputw = items ? TEXTW(items[imax].text) : 0;
-	lines = MIN(lines, items_ln - 1);
-}
-
-static int
-printjsonssel(unsigned int state)
-{
-	if (sel && sel->json) {
-		if (json_is_object(sel->json)) {
-			listjson(sel->json);
-			text[0] = '\0';
-			match();
-			drawmenu();
-			return 0;
-		} else {
-			puts(json_string_value(sel->json));
-		}
-	} else {
-		#if PRINTINDEX_PATCH
-		if (print_index)
-			printf("%d\n", (sel && !(state & ShiftMask)) ? sel->index : -1);
-		else
-			puts((sel && !(state & ShiftMask)) ? sel->text : text);
-		#else
-		puts((sel && !(state & ShiftMask)) ? sel->text : text);
-		#endif // PRINTINDEX_PATCH
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patch/json.h b/patch/json.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c9f69e..0000000
--- a/patch/json.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-static void listjson(json_t *obj);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/patches.def.h b/patches.def.h
index aced908..7b6c0bd 100644
--- a/patches.def.h
+++ b/patches.def.h
@@ -117,19 +117,6 @@
  */
 #define INSTANT_PATCH 0
 
-/* This patch adds basic support for json files.
- * This patch depends on the jansson library. Uncomment the relevant line in config.mk when
- * enabling this patch.
- *
- * This patch is not compatible with the multi-selection, printinputtext, pipeout and
- * non-blocking stdin patches.
- * The multi-selection patch takes precedence over this patch.
- * This patch takes precedence over non-blocking stdin, pipeout and printintputtext patches.
- *
- * https://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/json/
- */
-#define JSON_PATCH 0
-
 /* This patch adds a '-h' option which sets the minimum height of a dmenu line. This helps
  * integrate dmenu with other UI elements that require a particular vertical size.
  * http://tools.suckless.org/dmenu/patches/line-height/