diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index 632db3b..00116c1 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Group: Development/Tools
 Source: %{?source_url}%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1: %{?source_url}elfutils-robustify.patch
 Patch2: %{?source_url}elfutils-portability.patch
-Patch3: gcc-4.7.patch
 
 %if !%{compat}
 Release: %{baserelease}%{?dist}
@@ -204,8 +203,6 @@ sed -i.scanf-m -e 's/%m/%a/g' src/addr2line.c tests/line2addr.c
 %endif
 %endif
 
-%patch3 -p1
-
 find . -name \*.sh ! -perm -0100 -print | xargs chmod +x
 
 %build