diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman/inet-fix-ip-cleanup-functions.patch b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman/inet-fix-ip-cleanup-functions.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3071549d95..0000000000
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman/inet-fix-ip-cleanup-functions.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-From 100353e10f60a50ca1ba78daa6bc4dfebf5b3297 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Constantin Musca <constantinx.musca@intel.com>
-Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:07:21 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] inet: fix ip cleanup functions
-
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-Signed-off-by: Constantin Musca <constantinx.musca@intel.com>
----
- src/inet.c | 8 ++++++++
- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/inet.c b/src/inet.c
-index be69aca..e76a1f1 100644
---- a/src/inet.c
-+++ b/src/inet.c
-@@ -626,6 +626,10 @@ int connman_inet_clear_ipv6_address(int index, const char *address,
- 
- 	DBG("index %d address %s prefix_len %d", index, address, prefix_len);
- 
-+	if (address == NULL) {
-+		return -1;
-+	}
-+
- 	err = __connman_inet_modify_address(RTM_DELADDR, 0, index, AF_INET6,
- 				address, NULL, prefix_len, NULL);
- 	if (err < 0) {
-@@ -649,6 +653,10 @@ int connman_inet_clear_address(int index, struct connman_ipaddress *ipaddress)
- 
- 	DBG("index %d address %s prefix_len %d", index, address, prefix_len);
- 
-+	if (address == NULL) {
-+		return -1;
-+	}
-+
- 	err = __connman_inet_modify_address(RTM_DELADDR, 0, index, AF_INET,
- 				address, peer, prefix_len, broadcast);
- 	if (err < 0) {
--- 
-1.7.11.7
-
diff --git a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.15.bb b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.16.bb
similarity index 62%
rename from meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.15.bb
rename to meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.16.bb
index 0ec29c9a42..7e54bc2df6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.15.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-connectivity/connman/connman_1.16.bb
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ SRC_URI  = "${KERNELORG_MIRROR}/linux/network/${BPN}/${BP}.tar.xz \
             file://0001-plugin.h-Change-visibility-to-default-for-debug-symb.patch \
             file://add_xuser_dbus_permission.patch \
             file://connman \
-            file://inet-fix-ip-cleanup-functions.patch \
             "
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "e785c0c4564bfffb5215272f1be6f17c"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "8229cc5e3e75197453ba2a644c03860a7cf9f4f27fcbf111bb589530d4efb58f"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "d2906816222219e10426442d07c3f4c1"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "7273e88e6a6338be1e51b0e4c685d556386897cba9317cd83370bfb3f009982a"
 
 PR = "${INC_PR}.0"