diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 0ccf9e938..65110ce5f 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -627,8 +627,6 @@ Patch09: upstream-reverts.patch
 
 # Standalone patches
 
-Patch100: taint-vbox.patch
-
 Patch110: vmbugon-warnon.patch
 
 #atch200: debug-bad-pte-dmi.patch
@@ -1289,8 +1287,6 @@ ApplyOptionalPatch compile-fixes.patch
 # revert patches from upstream that conflict or that we get via other means
 ApplyOptionalPatch upstream-reverts.patch -R
 
-ApplyPatch taint-vbox.patch
-
 ApplyPatch vmbugon-warnon.patch
 
 #plyPatch debug-bad-pte-dmi.patch
diff --git a/taint-vbox.patch b/taint-vbox.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b0ab4f6e6..000000000
--- a/taint-vbox.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
-index 921bed4..382414e 100644
---- a/kernel/module.c
-+++ b/kernel/module.c
-@@ -2873,6 +2873,10 @@ static int check_module_license_and_versions(struct module *mod)
- 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "ndiswrapper") == 0)
- 		add_taint(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
- 
-+	/* vbox is garbage. */
-+	if (strcmp(mod->name, "vboxdrv") == 0)
-+		add_taint(TAINT_CRAP, LOCKDEP_NOW_UNRELIABLE);
-+
- 	/* driverloader was caught wrongly pretending to be under GPL */
- 	if (strcmp(mod->name, "driverloader") == 0)
- 		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE,