diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.36/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.36/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 04174d7b0..000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.36/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
-+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
-@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ void __gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int
- 	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
- 
- 	chip = gpio_to_chip(gpio);
--	WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
-+//	WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
- 	chip->set(chip, gpio - chip->base, value);
- }
- EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__gpio_set_value);
diff --git a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.37/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch b/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.37/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 04174d7b0..000000000
--- a/target/linux/ar71xx/patches-2.6.37/211-gpio_wr_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
-+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
-@@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ void __gpio_set_value(unsigned gpio, int
- 	struct gpio_chip	*chip;
- 
- 	chip = gpio_to_chip(gpio);
--	WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
-+//	WARN_ON(chip->can_sleep);
- 	chip->set(chip, gpio - chip->base, value);
- }
- EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__gpio_set_value);