diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-1.3.1.patch b/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-1.3.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e36bd31ab88..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-1.3.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
---- a/rel/files/riak	2013-05-22 20:45:55.613299952 +0200
-+++ b/rel/files/riak	2013-06-04 03:20:47.679943612 +0200
-@@ -13,33 +13,34 @@
- fi
- unset POSIX_SHELL # clear it so if we invoke other scripts, they run as ksh as well
- 
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_ETC_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_ETC_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_LOG_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_LOG_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_DATA_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_DATA_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
- RUNNER_SCRIPT_DIR={{runner_script_dir}}
- RUNNER_SCRIPT=${0##*/}
- 
- RUNNER_BASE_DIR={{runner_base_dir}}
--RUNNER_ETC_DIR={{runner_etc_dir}}
-+RUNNER_ETC_DIR=$RIAK_ETC_DIR
- RUNNER_LIB_DIR={{platform_lib_dir}}
--RUNNER_LOG_DIR={{runner_log_dir}}
-+RUNNER_LOG_DIR=$RIAK_LOG_DIR
- # Note the trailing slash on $PIPE_DIR/
- PIPE_DIR={{pipe_dir}}
--RUNNER_USER={{runner_user}}
--PLATFORM_DATA_DIR={{platform_data_dir}}
-+PLATFORM_DATA_DIR=$RIAK_DATA_DIR
- SSL_DIST_CONFIG=$PLATFORM_DATA_DIR/ssl_distribution.args_file
- RIAK_VERSION="git"
- 
--WHOAMI=$(whoami)
--
--# Make sure this script is running as the appropriate user
--if ([ "$RUNNER_USER" ] && [ "x$WHOAMI" != "x$RUNNER_USER" ]); then
--    type sudo > /dev/null 2>&1
--    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
--        echo "sudo doesn't appear to be installed and your EUID isn't $RUNNER_USER" 1>&2
--        exit 1
--    fi
--    echo "Attempting to restart script through sudo -H -u $RUNNER_USER" >&2
--    exec sudo -H -u $RUNNER_USER -i $RUNNER_SCRIPT_DIR/$RUNNER_SCRIPT $@
--fi
--
- # Warn the user if ulimit -n is less than 4096
- ULIMIT_F=`ulimit -n`
- if [ "$ULIMIT_F" -lt 4096 ]; then
-@@ -48,9 +49,6 @@
-     echo "!!!!"
- fi
- 
--# Make sure CWD is set to runner base dir
--cd $RUNNER_BASE_DIR
--
- # Make sure log directory exists
- mkdir -p $RUNNER_LOG_DIR
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-admin-1.3.1.patch b/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-admin-1.3.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c87a632994..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/riak/riak-admin-1.3.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
---- a/rel/files/riak-admin	2013-05-22 20:45:55.613299952 +0200
-+++ b/rel/files/riak-admin	2013-06-04 03:30:00.101604175 +0200
-@@ -11,31 +11,31 @@
- fi
- unset POSIX_SHELL # clear it so if we invoke other scripts, they run as ksh as well
- 
-+
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_ETC_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_ETC_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_LOG_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_LOG_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
-+if [ -z "$RIAK_DATA_DIR" ]; then
-+    echo "Must set RIAK_DATA_DIR"
-+    exit 1
-+fi
-+
- RUNNER_SCRIPT_DIR={{runner_script_dir}}
- RUNNER_SCRIPT=${0##*/}
- 
- RUNNER_BASE_DIR={{runner_base_dir}}
--RUNNER_ETC_DIR={{runner_etc_dir}}
-+RUNNER_ETC_DIR=$RIAK_ETC_DIR
- RUNNER_LIB_DIR={{platform_lib_dir}}
--RUNNER_LOG_DIR={{runner_log_dir}}
-+RUNNER_LOG_DIR=$RIAK_LOG_DIR
- RUNNER_USER={{runner_user}}
- 
--WHOAMI=$(whoami)
--
--# Make sure this script is running as the appropriate user
--if ([ "$RUNNER_USER" ] && [ "x$WHOAMI" != "x$RUNNER_USER" ]); then
--    type sudo > /dev/null 2>&1
--    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
--        echo "sudo doesn't appear to be installed and your EUID isn't $RUNNER_USER" 1>&2
--        exit 1
--    fi
--    echo "Attempting to restart script through sudo -H -u $RUNNER_USER" >&2
--    exec sudo -H -u $RUNNER_USER -i $RUNNER_SCRIPT_DIR/$RUNNER_SCRIPT $@
--fi
--
--# Make sure CWD is set to runner base dir
--cd $RUNNER_BASE_DIR
--
- # Extract the target node name from node.args
- NAME_ARG=`egrep "^ *-s?name" $RUNNER_ETC_DIR/vm.args`
- if [ -z "$NAME_ARG" ]; then