diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/acct/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/acct/default.nix
index fec739b0e8a..cd9519590cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/acct/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/acct/default.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1jzz601cavml7894fjalw661gz28ia35002inw990agr3rhiaiam";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./no-gets.patch ];
-
   doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/acct/no-gets.patch b/pkgs/tools/system/acct/no-gets.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3478b66de9d..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/acct/no-gets.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-hack until acct pulls a newer gnulib version
-
-From 66712c23388e93e5c518ebc8515140fa0c807348 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com>
-Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:30:41 -0600
-Subject: [PATCH] stdio: don't assume gets any more
-
-Gnulib intentionally does not have a gets module, and now that C11
-and glibc have dropped it, we should be more proactive about warning
-any user on a platform that still has a declaration of this dangerous
-interface.
-
---- a/lib/stdio.in.h
-+++ b/lib/stdio.in.h
-@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
-    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
-    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
- #undef gets
--_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
- 
- #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
- # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@