diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index 2729c0b..055a8a3 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Conflicts: system-config-printer < 0.6.132
 
 Url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/hpinkjet
 Source: http://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/hpinkjet/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch1: hplip-forward-decl.patch
 Patch2: hplip-desktop.patch
 Patch3: hplip-config.patch
 BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
@@ -52,9 +51,6 @@ SANE driver for scanners in HP's multi-function devices (from HPOJ).
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_DIR/%{name}-%{version}
 %setup -q
 
-# Make it build.
-%patch1 -p1 -b .forward-decl
-
 # Use /usr/share/applications for putting desktop files in.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .desktop
 
@@ -142,6 +138,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Fri Jul 22 2005 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 0.9.4-1
+- forward-decl patch not needed.
 - 0.9.4.
 
 * Fri Jul  1 2005 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 0.9.3-8