diff --git a/net-dns/bind-tools/bind-tools-9.14.5.ebuild b/net-dns/bind-tools/bind-tools-9.14.5.ebuild
index b9990bee82f8c..cccff23c8588c 100644
--- a/net-dns/bind-tools/bind-tools-9.14.5.ebuild
+++ b/net-dns/bind-tools/bind-tools-9.14.5.ebuild
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}"
 # bug 479092, requires networking
 RESTRICT="test"
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/sparc-pause-instruction.patch )
-
 src_prepare() {
 	default