diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/119-minstrel_rates.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/119-minstrel_rates.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ddccbf68b5..0000000000
--- a/package/madwifi/patches/119-minstrel_rates.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: madwifi-ng-r2525-20070630/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c
-===================================================================
---- madwifi-ng-r2525-20070630.orig/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c	2007-07-03 23:02:28.825845250 +0200
-+++ madwifi-ng-r2525-20070630/ath_rate/minstrel/minstrel.c	2007-07-03 23:02:30.209931750 +0200
-@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@
- 					if (sn->rs_sampleColumn >= MINSTREL_COLUMNS)
- 						sn->rs_sampleColumn = 0;
- 				}
-+				if (ndx < sn->max_prob_rate - 2)
-+					ndx = sn->max_tp_rate;
- 			} else
- 				ndx = sn->max_tp_rate;
- 		 }