diff --git a/ncompress-4.2.4-bssUnderflow.patch b/ncompress-4.2.4-bssUnderflow.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ae7ec5..0000000
--- a/ncompress-4.2.4-bssUnderflow.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- ncompress-4.2.4/compress42.c.bssUnderflow	2006-08-10 11:40:03.000000000 +0200
-+++ ncompress-4.2.4/compress42.c	2006-08-10 11:40:31.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1689,6 +1689,10 @@
- 
- 				if (oldcode == -1)
- 				{
-+		                        if (code >= 256) {
-+                	                        fprintf(stderr, "uncompress: corrupt input\n");
-+                        	                abort_compress();
-+                                	}
- 					outbuf[outpos++] = (char_type)(finchar = (int)(oldcode = code));
- 					continue;
- 				}
diff --git a/ncompress.spec b/ncompress.spec
index 72cbbcb..2edd240 100644
--- a/ncompress.spec
+++ b/ncompress.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Patch2: ncompress-4.2.4.4-filenamelen.patch
 # ~> #126775
 Patch3: ncompress-4.2.4.4-2GB.patch
 
-Patch5: ncompress-4.2.4-bssUnderflow.patch
 Patch6: ncompress-4.2.4-endians.patch
 Patch7: ncompress-4.2.4-uncheckedmalloc.patch
 Patch8: ncompress-4.2.4-memmove.patch
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ sed "s/\$(ARCH_FLAGS)/$ARCH_FLAGS/" Makefile.def > Makefile
 %patch1 -p1 -b .lfs
 %patch2 -p1 -b .filenamelen
 %patch3 -p1 -b .2GB
-%patch5 -p1 -b .bssUnderflow
 %patch6 -p1 -b .endians
 %patch7 -p1 -b .malloccheck