diff --git a/evince-2.31.5-synctex.patch b/evince-2.31.5-synctex.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ad7a22e..0000000
--- a/evince-2.31.5-synctex.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---- evince-2.31.5/cut-n-paste/synctex/synctex_parser.c	2010-06-27 16:49:01.000000000 +0200
-+++ evince-2.31.5/cut-n-paste/synctex/synctex_parser.c	2010-07-16 12:00:49.000000000 +0200
-@@ -2549,6 +2549,7 @@ int __synctex_open(const char * output, 
- 		char * quoteless = NULL;
- 		const char * mode = synctex_io_modes[io_mode];
- 		size_t size = 0;
-+		synctex_io_mode_t orig_io_mode = io_mode;
- 		/*  now create the synctex file name */
- 		size = strlen(output)+strlen(synctex_suffix)+strlen(synctex_suffix_gz)+1;
- 		synctex_name = (char *)malloc(size);
-@@ -2565,6 +2566,11 @@ return_on_error:
- 			synctex_name = NULL;/*  Don't forget to reinitialize. */
- 			the_file = NULL;	/*  Here as well */
- 			free(quoteless);
-+			/* We _must_ restore the original mode. Otherwise, in
-+			   case it had been "r", later changed to "rb", the next
-+			   call might use "rb" and "w" and _create_ the file, if
-+			   the caller is not avare of the change! */
-+			io_mode = orig_io_mode;
- 			return 2;
- 		}
- 		/*  remove the last path extension if any */
diff --git a/evince.spec b/evince.spec
index cd7bd96..3d4f598 100644
--- a/evince.spec
+++ b/evince.spec
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ URL:            http://projects.gnome.org/evince/
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/2.31/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=562648
 Patch2:         evince-t1font-mapping.patch
-# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=613916
-Patch3:         evince-2.31.5-synctex.patch
 
 Patch4:         evince-2.31.5-page-action-widget.patch
 
@@ -109,7 +107,6 @@ It adds an additional tab called "Document" to the file properties dialog.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch2 -p1 -b .t1font-map
-%patch3 -p1 -b .synctex
 %patch4 -p1 -b .page-action-widget
 
 %build