diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/850-if_no_generic_time.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/850-if_no_generic_time.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 69370d065..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.6/patches-2.6.32/850-if_no_generic_time.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-Provide a dummy implementation of clocksource_max_deferment() for such
-platforms.
-
-Signed-off-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen <at> iki.fi>
----
- kernel/time/clocksource.c |    5 +++++
- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
-
---- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
-+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
-@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@ static void clocksource_select(void)
- 
- #else /* CONFIG_GENERIC_TIME */
- 
-+static inline u64 clocksource_max_deferment(struct clocksource *cs)
-+{
-+	return 0;
-+}
-+
- static inline void clocksource_select(void) { }
- 
- #endif