diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/configure-socket-path.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/configure-socket-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c315067f41..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/configure-socket-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/spnav.c b/spnav.c
-index f9e10f8..27149f7 100644
---- a/spnav.c
-+++ b/spnav.c
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- #include <sys/select.h>
- #include "spnav.h"
- 
--#define SPNAV_SOCK_PATH "/var/run/spnav.sock"
-+#define DEFAULT_SPNAV_SOCK_PATH "/run/spnav.sock"
- 
- #ifdef USE_X11
- #include <X11/Xlib.h>
-@@ -70,6 +70,24 @@ static struct event_node *ev_queue, *ev_queue_tail;
- /* AF_UNIX socket used for alternative communication with daemon */
- static int sock = -1;
- 
-+static char *spath = NULL;
-+
-+static char *socket_path()
-+{
-+	char *xdg_runtime_dir;
-+	if((xdg_runtime_dir = getenv("XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"))) {
-+		if ( spath == NULL ) {
-+			spath = malloc(strlen(xdg_runtime_dir) + strlen("/spnav.sock") + 1);
-+			if ( spath != NULL ) {
-+				sprintf(spath, sizeof(spath), "%s/spnav.sock", xdg_runtime_dir);
-+			}
-+		}
-+		if(access(spath, F_OK)){
-+			return spath;
-+		}
-+	}
-+	return DEFAULT_SPNAV_SOCK_PATH;
-+}
- 
- int spnav_open(void)
- {
-@@ -92,7 +110,7 @@ int spnav_open(void)
- 
- 	memset(&addr, 0, sizeof addr);
- 	addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
--	strncpy(addr.sun_path, SPNAV_SOCK_PATH, sizeof(addr.sun_path));
-+	strncpy(addr.sun_path, socket_path(), sizeof(addr.sun_path));
- 
- 
- 	if(connect(s, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof addr) == -1) {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
index 9bd0a67041b..fb2a2744d6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libspnav/default.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ libX11 ];
 
-  patches = [
-    # Changes the socket path from /run/spnav.sock to $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/spnav.sock
-    # to allow for a user service
-    ./configure-socket-path.patch
-  ];
-
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-debug"];
 
   preInstall = ''