diff --git a/app-editors/gnome-text-editor/gnome-text-editor-42.1.ebuild b/app-editors/gnome-text-editor/gnome-text-editor-42.1.ebuild
index d4026901f43b0..979bb30ca0069 100644
--- a/app-editors/gnome-text-editor/gnome-text-editor-42.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/gnome-text-editor/gnome-text-editor-42.1.ebuild
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ BDEPEND="
 	virtual/pkgconfig
 "
 
-PATCHES=(
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PV}-appdata-fix-appstream-validation.patch
-)
-
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(meson_feature spell enchant)