diff --git a/sci-libs/linux-gpib/files/linux-gpib-3.2.15-build.patch b/sci-libs/linux-gpib/files/linux-gpib-3.2.15-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 14a186875748a..0000000000000
--- a/sci-libs/linux-gpib/files/linux-gpib-3.2.15-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-diff -ruN linux-gpib-3.2.15-0-orig/drivers/Makefile.am linux-gpib-3.2.15/drivers/Makefile.am
---- linux-gpib-3.2.15-0-orig/drivers/Makefile.am	2007-04-19 17:21:04.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux-gpib-3.2.15/drivers/Makefile.am	2011-01-24 23:20:59.000000000 +0100
-@@ -27,39 +27,13 @@
- 		CC="$(LINUX_CC) -I@abs_top_srcdir@ -I@abs_top_srcdir@/drivers/gpib/include -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include" \
- 		SUBDIRS="$(GPIB_ABS_MODULE_SUBDIR)"
- 
--install-data-hook: device-file-check /etc/gpib.conf
-+install-data-hook: /etc/gpib.conf
- 	$(MAKE) -C $(LINUX_SRCDIR) V=1 modules_install\
- 		CC="$(LINUX_CC) -I@abs_top_srcdir@ -I@abs_top_srcdir@/driver/include -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include" \
- 		SUBDIRS="$(GPIB_ABS_MODULE_SUBDIR)" INSTALL_MOD_DIR="gpib"
--	$(DEPMOD) -ae
--
--/dev/gpib0:
--	groupadd gpib || echo "group gpib exists"
--	for i in `seq 0 15`; \
--	do \
--		mknod -m u=rw,g=rw,o= /dev/gpib$${i} c $(IBMAJOR) $${i} || exit 1; \
--		chown root:gpib /dev/gpib$${i}; \
--	done
--
--.PHONY : device-file-check
--device-file-check: /dev/gpib0
--	@if [ ! -c /dev/gpib0 ]; then \
--		if [ -a /dev/gpib0 ]; then \
--			echo "A file or directory called /dev/gpib0 exists but it is not" \
--				"a character device.  Delete or move it and try again."; \
--			exit 1; \
--		fi; \
--	fi
--	@ls -l /dev/gpib0 | grep -q "$(IBMAJOR)"; \
--	if [ $$? != 0 ]; then \
--		echo "/dev/gpib0 has the wrong major number. " \
--			"Delete your /dev/gpibX files and try again."; \
--		exit 1; \
--	fi
- 
- #should move this to util/templates Makefile.am when it exists
- /etc/gpib.conf:
--	$(INSTALL_DATA) -D $(top_srcdir)/util/templates/gpib.conf /etc/gpib.conf
- 
- #make sure compiled files, etc don't make it into distribution tarballs
- dist-hook: