diff --git a/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.17-no-data-files.patch b/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.17-no-data-files.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index aeaaa1a98443e..0000000000000
--- a/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.17-no-data-files.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-=== modified file 'setup.py'
---- setup.py	2008-09-01 16:31:56 +0000
-+++ setup.py	2008-09-01 16:33:28 +0000
-@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@
-         'url'              : "http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/",
-         'packages'         : [ 'pychecker', ],
-         'scripts'          : [ "pychecker" ],   # note: will be replaced by customized action
--        'data_files'       : [ ( "pychecker", DATA_FILES, ) ], 
-+		# Gentoo Modification: Do not install data files into site-packages
-+		# use DOCS variable in ebuild instead
-+		#'data_files'       : [ ( "pychecker", DATA_FILES, ) ], 
-         'long_description' : LONG_DESCRIPTION,
-         'cmdclass'         : CUSTOMIZED_ACTIONS, 
-       }
-
diff --git a/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.18-pychecker2.patch b/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.18-pychecker2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e225d1a06b140..0000000000000
--- a/dev-python/pychecker/files/pychecker-0.8.18-pychecker2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- setup.py	2008-11-09 17:43:10.928105449 +0100
-+++ setup.py	2008-11-09 17:38:52.000000000 +0100
-@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
-         'author'           : "Neal Norwitz",
-         'author_email'     : "nnorwitz@gmail.com",
-         'url'              : "http://pychecker.sourceforge.net/",
--        'packages'         : [ 'pychecker', ],
-+        'packages'         : [ 'pychecker', 'pychecker2' ],
-         'scripts'          : [ "pychecker" ],   # note: will be replaced by customized action
- 		# Gentoo Modification: Do not install data files into site-packages
- 		# use DOCS variable in ebuild instead