diff --git a/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d/0001-update-rc.d-make-s-a-noop-when-systemd-is-present.patch b/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d/0001-update-rc.d-make-s-a-noop-when-systemd-is-present.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e0a873..0000000
--- a/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d/0001-update-rc.d-make-s-a-noop-when-systemd-is-present.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-From e7aa29008b55962fbfcf374391fa8bb5f8737c11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Koen Kooi <koen@dominion.thruhere.net>
-Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:44:56 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] update-rc.d: make -s a noop when systemd is present
-
-Signed-off-by: Koen Kooi <koen@dominion.thruhere.net>
----
- update-rc.d |    4 +++-
- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/update-rc.d b/update-rc.d
-index 5e32902..d646abc 100644
---- a/update-rc.d
-+++ b/update-rc.d
-@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
- 			shift
- 			continue
- 			;;
--		-s)	dostart=1
-+		-s)	if [ ! -e /bin/systemd ] ; then
-+				dostart=1
-+			fi
- 			shift
- 			continue
- 			;;
--- 
-1.6.6.1
-
diff --git a/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bbappend b/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bbappend
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e03a34..0000000
--- a/recipes-core/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
-
-SRC_URI += "file://0001-update-rc.d-make-s-a-noop-when-systemd-is-present.patch"
- 
-