diff --git a/app-text/rpl/files/rpl-2.0.4-tests.patch b/app-text/rpl/files/rpl-2.0.4-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f01f47800adf0..0000000000000
--- a/app-text/rpl/files/rpl-2.0.4-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/test.vala b/test.vala
-index 8e62a32..0e8c8a7 100644
---- a/test.vala
-+++ b/test.vala
-@@ -77,16 +77,9 @@ Subprocess check_prog (string prog, string[] args) throws Error {
- }
- 
- bool try_sudo (string[] cmd) {
--	try {
--		var cmd_args = new Array<string>.take_zero_terminated(cmd);
--		cmd_args.prepend_val ("-n");
--		check_prog ("sudo", cmd_args.data);
--		return true;
--	} catch (Error e) {
--		print ("cannot sudo, skipping test\n");
--		Test.skip ();
--		return false;
--	}
-+	print ("cannot sudo, skipping test\n");
-+	Test.skip ();
-+	return false;
- }
- 
- Output run_prog (string prog, string[] args, int expected_rc = 0) {