diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.30/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.30/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa891e0f3..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.30/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.31/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.31/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa891e0f3..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.31/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 694737e40..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.32/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f452a2577..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.34/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f452a2577..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.35/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f452a2577..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.36/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f452a2577..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.37/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b2aaca43d..000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-2.6.38/221-binfmt_elf_gcc4.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
-@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ static unsigned long vma_dump_size(struc
- 	if (FILTER(ELF_HEADERS) &&
- 	    vma->vm_pgoff == 0 && (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)) {
- 		u32 __user *header = (u32 __user *) vma->vm_start;
--		u32 word;
-+		u32 word = 0;
- 		mm_segment_t fs = get_fs();
- 		/*
- 		 * Doing it this way gets the constant folded by GCC.