diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv/0016-Add-enable-patient-connect-configure-option.patch b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv/0016-Add-enable-patient-connect-configure-option.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b6bda3..0000000
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv/0016-Add-enable-patient-connect-configure-option.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-From 3a58eeefc474a773da167b2d8bf93a45bd6b39e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marko Lindqvist <cazfi74@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 04:30:04 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 16/26] Add --enable-patient-connect configure option
-
-When the option is enabled, client gives spawned server much
-more time to get up. This is needed in some underpowered embedded
-systems. This option is meant to replace custom patch that
-OpenEmbedded meta-games is carrying to increase the time.
-
-See hrm Feature #899259
-
-Signed-off-by: Marko Lindqvist <cazfi74@gmail.com>
----
- client/connectdlg_common.c |  7 ++++++-
- configure.ac               | 10 ++++++++++
- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/client/connectdlg_common.c b/client/connectdlg_common.c
-index 5cb1be148b..0afef962d2 100644
---- a/client/connectdlg_common.c
-+++ b/client/connectdlg_common.c
-@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@
- #include "connectdlg_common.h"
- #include "tilespec.h"
- 
--#define WAIT_BETWEEN_TRIES 100000 /* usecs */ 
-+#define WAIT_BETWEEN_TRIES 100000 /* usecs */
-+
-+#ifdef FREECIV_PATIENT_CONNECT
-+#define NUMBER_OF_TRIES 10000
-+#else  /* FREECIV_PATIENT_CONNECT */
- #define NUMBER_OF_TRIES 500
-+#endif /* FREECIV_PATIENT_CONNECT */
- 
- #if defined(HAVE_WORKING_FORK) && !defined(FREECIV_MSWINDOWS)
- /* We are yet to see FREECIV_MSWINDOWS setup where even HAVE_WORKING_FORK would
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 18683ac643..83d6f31f08 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([appdatadir],
- [ APPDATADIR=${withval} ], [ APPDATADIR="\$(prefix)/share/appdata" ])
- AC_SUBST([APPDATADIR])
- 
-+AC_ARG_ENABLE([patient-connect],
-+  AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-patient-connect=yes/no],
-+                 [enable client to be very patient in connecting spawned server]),
-+  [case "${enableval}" in
-+    yes) AC_DEFINE([FREECIV_PATIENT_CONNECT], [1],
-+                   [Client is very patient when connecting to spawned server]) ;;
-+    no) ;;
-+    *) AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value ${enableval} for --enable-patient-connect]) ;;
-+  esac])
-+
- dnl set default values
- mapimg_all=auto
- mapimg_magickwand=no
--- 
-2.29.2
-
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.0-beta1.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.0-beta1.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75611b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_3.0.0-beta1.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+require freeciv.inc
+
+DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
+
+SRC_URI += "\
+${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.xz \
+"
+
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "d9f66d39c04aa6c8fda5fe625395054bdd6bc5edeb5705cc926ebc8b3c05d90d"
diff --git a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_S3-0-git.bb b/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_S3-0-git.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index f43bc2f..0000000
--- a/recipes-games/freeciv/freeciv_S3-0-git.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-
-require freeciv.inc
-
-DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-2"
-
-DEPENDS += "tolua-native"
-
-SRC_URI += "\
-git://github.com/freeciv/freeciv.git;branch=S3_0 \
-file://0016-Add-enable-patient-connect-configure-option.patch \
-"
-
-SRCREV="ade94d1a2619d0e158ef361729c2d8aa7e93467b"
-PN = "freeciv"
-PV = "3.0.0-alpha5"
-S = "${WORKDIR}/git"