diff --git a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta4.patch b/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta4.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a2bb4945f18cc..0000000000000
--- a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta4.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-Avoid installing META files for labltk, camlp4 and ocamlbuild: Those are provided by their
-respective packages now.
-
-Index: findlib-1.7.1/configure
-===================================================================
---- findlib-1.7.1.orig/configure
-+++ findlib-1.7.1/configure
-@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ fi
- 
- # Generate the META files now.
- 
--l="$ldbm dynlink graphics num num-top str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $llabltk $lcamlp4 $lobuild $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
-+l="$ldbm dynlink graphics num num-top str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
- 
- for dir in site-lib-src/*; do
-     # We do not really know if $dir is a directory.
diff --git a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta5.patch b/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta5.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ac90722de3b3e..0000000000000
--- a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta5.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: findlib-1.7.2/configure
-===================================================================
---- findlib-1.7.2.orig/configure
-+++ findlib-1.7.2/configure
-@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ fi
- 
- # Generate the META files now.
- 
--l="$ldbm dynlink graphics $lnum num-top str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $llabltk $lcamlp4 $lobuild $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
-+l="$ldbm dynlink graphics $lnum num-top str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
- 
- for dir in site-lib-src/*; do
-     # We do not really know if $dir is a directory.
diff --git a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta6.patch b/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta6.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7dbe9aa48e00a..0000000000000
--- a/dev-ml/findlib/files/externalmeta6.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: findlib-1.7.2/configure
-===================================================================
---- findlib-1.7.2.orig/configure
-+++ findlib-1.7.2/configure
-@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ fi
- 
- # Generate the META files now.
- 
--l="$ldbm dynlink graphics $lnum str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $llabltk $lcamlp4 $lobuild $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
-+l="$ldbm dynlink graphics $lnum str threads unix stdlib bigarray ocamldoc $lcomplibs $lbytes $lspacetime"
- 
- for dir in site-lib-src/*; do
-     # We do not really know if $dir is a directory.