diff --git a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-do-not-install-revision.patch b/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-do-not-install-revision.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e97f4a165f875..0000000000000
--- a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-do-not-install-revision.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
---- coq-8.4pl5-orig/Makefile.build	2014-10-22 19:30:53.000000000 +1100
-+++ coq-8.4pl5/Makefile.build	2015-02-15 12:06:48.044999959 +1100
-@@ -655,16 +655,12 @@
- # it with libraries
- 	-$(MKDIR) $(FULLCOQLIB)/plugins/micromega
- 	$(INSTALLBIN) $(CSDPCERT) $(FULLCOQLIB)/plugins/micromega
--	rm -f $(FULLCOQLIB)/revision
--	-$(INSTALLLIB) revision $(FULLCOQLIB)
- 
- install-library-light:
- 	$(MKDIR) $(FULLCOQLIB)
- 	$(INSTALLSH) $(FULLCOQLIB) $(LIBFILESLIGHT) $(INITPLUGINS)
- 	$(MKDIR) $(FULLCOQLIB)/states
- 	$(INSTALLLIB) states/*.coq $(FULLCOQLIB)/states
--	rm -f $(FULLCOQLIB)/revision
--	-$(INSTALLLIB) revision $(FULLCOQLIB)
- ifeq ($(BEST),opt)
- 	$(INSTALLSH)  $(FULLCOQLIB) $(INITPLUGINSOPT)
- endif
diff --git a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-hevea.patch b/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-hevea.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c76f1dea8e118..0000000000000
--- a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coq-8.4_p5-hevea.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- coq-8.4pl5-orig/Makefile.doc	2014-10-22 19:30:53.000000000 +1100
-+++ coq-8.4pl5/Makefile.doc	2015-02-15 15:28:34.797911303 +1100
-@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
- ######################################################################
- 
- $(INDEXURLS): $(INDEXES)
--	cat $< | grep li-indexenv | grep HREF | sed -e 's@.*<TT>\(.*\)</TT>.*, <A HREF="\(.*\)">.*@\1,\2@' > $@
-+	cat $< | grep li-indexenv | grep href | sed -e 's@.*>\([^<]*\)</span>.*, <a href="\([^"]*\)">.*@\1,\2@' > $@
- 
- 
- ######################################################################
diff --git a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coqide.desktop b/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coqide.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index cc8bb54e1ad1f..0000000000000
--- a/sci-mathematics/coq/files/coqide.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Comment=Coq integrated developpment environment
-Icon=/usr/lib/coq/ide/coq.png
-Exec=/usr/bin/coqide
-Name=CoqIDE
-GenericName=Coq IDE
-Terminal=false
-Type=Application
-Categories=Science;Math;