diff --git a/system-config-printer-utf8.patch b/system-config-printer-utf8.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e46f257..0000000
--- a/system-config-printer-utf8.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -up system-config-printer-1.4.3/applet.py.utf8 system-config-printer-1.4.3/applet.py
---- system-config-printer-1.4.3/applet.py.utf8	2013-07-22 14:58:32.000000000 +0100
-+++ system-config-printer-1.4.3/applet.py	2013-10-30 17:26:40.606867609 +0000
-@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class NewPrinterNotification(dbus.servic
-                     device = "%s %s" % (mfg, mdl)
-                 else:
-                     device = des
--                text = _("No printer driver for %s.") % device
-+                text = _("No printer driver for %s.").decode ('utf-8') % device
-             else:
-                 text = _("No driver for this printer.")
-             n = Notify.Notification.new (title, text, 'printer')
diff --git a/system-config-printer.spec b/system-config-printer.spec
index aa94444..639916d 100644
--- a/system-config-printer.spec
+++ b/system-config-printer.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Group: System Environment/Base
 Source0: http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/system-config-printer/1.4/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Patch1: system-config-printer-no-applet-in-gnome.patch
 Patch2: system-config-printer-decorator.patch
-Patch3: system-config-printer-utf8.patch
 
 BuildRequires: cups-devel >= 1.2
 BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils >= 0.2.92
@@ -73,9 +72,6 @@ printers.
 # Fixed typo in D-Bus signature decorator (bug #1023449).
 %patch2 -p1 -b .decorator
 
-# Fixed encoding issue (bug #1023968).
-%patch3 -p1 -b .utf8
-
 %build
 %configure --with-udev-rules
 
@@ -175,6 +171,9 @@ touch %buildroot%{_localstatedir}/run/udev-configure-printer/usb-uris
 exit 0
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov  8 2013 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
+- Reverted last change as it did not fix the problem.
+
 * Wed Oct 30 2013 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1.4.3-3
 - Fixed encoding issue (bug #1023968).