diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb/fix-compilation-with-zlib.patch b/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb/fix-compilation-with-zlib.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b99b4ee72..0000000000
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb/fix-compilation-with-zlib.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-From 1d6d597050fc24769e9df2693f754bdc824a8b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Laurentiu Palcu <laurentiu.palcu@intel.com>
-Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 16:06:10 +0300
-Subject: [PATCH] fix compilation with zlib
-
-Signed-off-by: Laurentiu Palcu <laurentiu.palcu@intel.com>
----
- src/core/surface.c |    3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/core/surface.c b/src/core/surface.c
-index 50434a2..52f50ab 100644
---- a/src/core/surface.c
-+++ b/src/core/surface.c
-@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
- #include <gfx/convert.h>
- #include <gfx/util.h>
- 
-+#ifdef USE_ZLIB
-+#include <zlib.h>
-+#endif
- 
- D_DEBUG_DOMAIN( Core_Surface, "Core/Surface", "DirectFB Core Surface" );
- 
--- 
-1.7.9.5
-
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb_1.7.1.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb_1.7.1.bb
index 15f38ac854..aff9633921 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb_1.7.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb_1.7.1.bb
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ RV = "1.7-1"
 
 DEPENDS += "sysfsutils"
 
-SRC_URI += "file://fix-compilation-with-zlib.patch \
-            file://fixsepbuild.patch"
+SRC_URI += "file://fixsepbuild.patch"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "\
   --enable-freetype=yes \