diff --git a/dev-util/xproto/patches/xproto-7.0.23-git.patch b/dev-util/xproto/patches/xproto-7.0.23-git.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 39d60507e..000000000
--- a/dev-util/xproto/patches/xproto-7.0.23-git.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index c4acf24..f70ea37 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -99,6 +99,28 @@ if test "x$fds_bits_found" = xfalse ; then
- fi
- 
- if test "x$fds_bits_found" = xfalse ; then
-+   AC_CHECK_MEMBER(fd_set.bits,
-+			[
-+			    fds_bits_found=plain
-+			    USE_FDS_BITS="bits"
-+			],,
-+			[
-+                               #ifdef HAVE_SYS_PARAM_H
-+                               #include <sys/param.h>
-+                               #endif
-+                               #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
-+                               #include <sys/types.h>
-+                               #endif
-+                               #ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
-+                               #include <sys/time.h>
-+                               #endif
-+                               #ifdef HAVE_SYS_SELECT_H
-+			       #include <sys/select.h>
-+                               #endif
-+			])
-+fi
-+
-+if test "x$fds_bits_found" = xfalse ; then
-     AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not determine how to access the fds_bits or equivalent
-                   structure in fd_set on your platform.])
- fi