diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index d284a82b9..b5078d192 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=e2fsprogs
-PKG_VERSION:=1.40.11
+PKG_VERSION:=1.41.3
 PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/e2fsprogs
-PKG_MD5SUM:=004cea70d724fdc7f1a952dffe4c9db8
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b21d26fc46c584021dc9c444933ee1c2
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/patches/001-fix_abs_shlibs_symlinks.patch b/package/e2fsprogs/patches/001-fix_abs_shlibs_symlinks.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8098bb2e3..000000000
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/patches/001-fix_abs_shlibs_symlinks.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff -ruN e2fsprogs-1.40.11.orig/lib/Makefile.elf-lib e2fsprogs-1.40.11/lib/Makefile.elf-lib
---- e2fsprogs-1.40.11.orig/lib/Makefile.elf-lib	2008-01-01 22:47:01.000000000 +0100
-+++ e2fsprogs-1.40.11/lib/Makefile.elf-lib	2008-08-13 13:32:47.206558190 +0200
-@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
- 	@echo "	SYMLINK $(ELF_INSTALL_DIR)/$(ELF_SONAME)"
- 	@$(LN_S) -f $(ELF_LIB) $(DESTDIR)$(ELF_INSTALL_DIR)/$(ELF_SONAME)
- 	@echo "	SYMLINK $(libdir)/$(ELF_IMAGE).so"
--	@$(LN_S) -f $(ELF_INSTALL_DIR)/$(ELF_SONAME) \
-+	@$(LN_S) -f $(ELF_SONAME) \
- 		$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/$(ELF_IMAGE).so
- 	@echo "	LDCONFIG"
- 	@-$(LDCONFIG)