diff --git a/app-text/asciidoc/asciidoc-8.6.8.recipe b/app-text/asciidoc/asciidoc-8.6.8.recipe
index b1e5da3c0..3d15fafb4 100644
--- a/app-text/asciidoc/asciidoc-8.6.8.recipe
+++ b/app-text/asciidoc/asciidoc-8.6.8.recipe
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	"
 
 
-PATCH()
-{
-	sed -i -e 's|/usr/bin/env|/bin/env|' *.py
-}
-
 BUILD()
 {
 	# TODO: separate data and configuration files.