diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/systemd.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/systemd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e6cb1f87d0..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/systemd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 24fcc9e..98e0459 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1167,7 +1167,8 @@ else
-     PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD,
-         [libsystemd-login >= 32, libsystemd-daemon >= 32],
-         have_systemd=yes,
--        have_systemd=no)
-+        have_systemd=yes)
-+    AC_MSG_NOTICE([NixOS: do not care whether we found systemd or not])
- fi
- 
- if test x$have_systemd = xyes; then