diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
index 56963d89efa..f0aa4c92b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ rec {
     { name = "mfd_fix_dependency";
       patch = ./chromiumos-patches/mfd-fix-dependency.patch;
     };
-  qat_common_Makefile =
-    { name = "qat_common_Makefile";
-      patch = ./qat_common_Makefile.patch;
-    };
 
   hiddev_CVE_2016_5829 =
     { name = "hiddev_CVE_2016_5829";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/qat_common_Makefile.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/qat_common_Makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4476a7fe5..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/qat_common_Makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/Makefile
-+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/Makefile
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- 			     $(obj)/qat_rsapubkey-asn1.h
- $(obj)/qat_rsaprivkey-asn1.o: $(obj)/qat_rsaprivkey-asn1.c \
- 			      $(obj)/qat_rsaprivkey-asn1.h
-+$(obj)/qat_asym_algs.o: $(obj)/qat_rsaprivkey-asn1.h $(obj)/qat_rsapubkey-asn1.h
- 
- clean-files += qat_rsapubkey-asn1.c qat_rsapubkey-asn1.h
- clean-files += qat_rsaprivkey-asn1.c qat_rsapvivkey-asn1.h
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f4be6ba3e37..f226e3dd0d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11151,7 +11151,6 @@ in
   linux_4_5 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.5.nix {
     kernelPatches =
       [ kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
-        kernelPatches.qat_common_Makefile
         kernelPatches.hiddev_CVE_2016_5829
       ]
       ++ lib.optionals ((platform.kernelArch or null) == "mips")