diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/patches/802-brctl_linux24.patch b/package/utils/busybox/patches/802-brctl_linux24.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cc19779a2..0000000000
--- a/package/utils/busybox/patches/802-brctl_linux24.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
---- a/networking/brctl.c
-+++ b/networking/brctl.c
-@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
- 
- /* Maximum number of ports supported per bridge interface.  */
- #ifndef MAX_PORTS
--# define MAX_PORTS 32
-+# define MAX_PORTS 1024
- #endif
- 
- /* Use internal number parsing and not the "exact" conversion.  */
-@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ int brctl_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, ch
- 				printf(bi.stp_enabled ? "\tyes" : "\tno");
- 
- 				/* print interface list */
-+				memset(ifidx, 0, sizeof ifidx);
- 				arm_ioctl(args, BRCTL_GET_PORT_LIST,
- 							(unsigned long) ifidx, MAX_PORTS);
- 				xioctl(fd, SIOCDEVPRIVATE, &ifr);
-@@ -221,9 +222,19 @@ int brctl_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, ch
- 		br = *argv++;
- 
- 		if (key == ARG_addbr || key == ARG_delbr) { /* addbr or delbr */
--			ioctl_or_perror_and_die(fd,
--					key == ARG_addbr ? SIOCBRADDBR : SIOCBRDELBR,
--					br, "bridge %s", br);
-+			int ret;
-+			ret = ioctl(fd,
-+				key == ARG_addbr ? SIOCBRADDBR : SIOCBRDELBR,
-+				br);
-+			if (ret < 0) {
-+				arm_ioctl(args,
-+					key == ARG_addbr ? BRCTL_ADD_BRIDGE : BRCTL_DEL_BRIDGE,
-+					(unsigned long) br, 0); 
-+				ret = ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFBR, args);
-+			}
-+			if (ret < 0) {
-+				bb_perror_msg_and_die("bridge %s", br);
-+			}
- 			goto done;
- 		}
- 
-@@ -232,14 +243,27 @@ int brctl_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, ch
- 
- 		strncpy_IFNAMSIZ(ifr.ifr_name, br);
- 		if (key == ARG_addif || key == ARG_delif) { /* addif or delif */
-+			int ret;
-+			int if_index;
- 			brif = *argv;
--			ifr.ifr_ifindex = if_nametoindex(brif);
--			if (!ifr.ifr_ifindex) {
-+			if_index = if_nametoindex(brif);
-+			if (!if_index) {
- 				bb_perror_msg_and_die("iface %s", brif);
- 			}
--			ioctl_or_perror_and_die(fd,
-+			ifr.ifr_ifindex = if_index;
-+			ret = ioctl(fd,
- 					key == ARG_addif ? SIOCBRADDIF : SIOCBRDELIF,
--					&ifr, "bridge %s", br);
-+					&ifr);
-+			if (ret < 0) {
-+				arm_ioctl(args,
-+					key == ARG_addif ? BRCTL_ADD_IF : BRCTL_DEL_IF,
-+					if_index, 0); 
-+				ifr.ifr_data = (char *) &args;
-+				ret = ioctl(fd, SIOCDEVPRIVATE, &ifr);
-+			}
-+			if (ret < 0) {
-+				bb_perror_msg_and_die("bridge %s", br);
-+			}
- 			goto done_next_argv;
- 		}
- #if ENABLE_FEATURE_BRCTL_FANCY