diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch b/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8669d5dd5dc7..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/ncompress/makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur ncompress-4.2.4.2.orig/Makefile.def ncompress-4.2.4.2/Makefile.def
---- ncompress-4.2.4.2.orig/Makefile.def	2007-09-06 22:28:42.000000000 -0500
-+++ ncompress-4.2.4.2/Makefile.def	2009-08-18 12:30:53.000000000 -0500
-@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@
- #	-DDEF_ERRNO=1				Define error (not defined in errno.h).
- #	-DMAXSEG_64K=1 -BITS=16		Support segment processsor like 80286.
- #
--options= $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DUSERMEM=800000
-+options= $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -DUSERMEM=800000 -DNOFUNCDEF=1
- 
- # libary options
- LBOPT= $(LDFLAGS)