diff --git a/gtk2-remove-connecting-reason.patch b/gtk2-remove-connecting-reason.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 30733e7..0000000
--- a/gtk2-remove-connecting-reason.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- gtk+-2.18.3/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkprintbackendcups.c	2009-10-09 07:00:45.000000000 +0200
-+++ gtk+-2.18.3/modules/printbackends/cups/gtkprintbackendcups.c	2009-11-02 11:45:39.000000000 +0100
-@@ -1628,7 +1628,6 @@ cups_request_printer_list_cb (GtkPrintBa
-           "media-low",
-           "media-empty",
-           "offline",
--          "connecting-to-device",
-           "other"
-         };
-       static const char * reasons_descs[] =
-@@ -1648,7 +1647,6 @@ cups_request_printer_list_cb (GtkPrintBa
-           N_("Printer '%s' is low on paper."),
-           N_("Printer '%s' is out of paper."),
-           N_("Printer '%s' is currently off-line."),
--          N_("Printer '%s' may not be connected."),
-           N_("There is a problem on printer '%s'.")
-         };
-       gboolean is_paused = FALSE;