diff --git a/compat-wireless-ath9k-rate-control-fixup.patch b/compat-wireless-ath9k-rate-control-fixup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b11cf2a2f..000000000
--- a/compat-wireless-ath9k-rate-control-fixup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff -up compat-wireless-2011-12-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c.orig compat-wireless-2011-12-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
---- compat-wireless-2011-12-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c.orig	2011-12-09 10:08:18.951768673 -0500
-+++ compat-wireless-2011-12-01/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c	2011-12-09 10:08:38.224527731 -0500
-@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ static struct rate_control_ops ath_rate_
- #endif
- };
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
- int ath_rate_control_register(void)
- {
- 	return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&ath_rate_ops);
-@@ -1624,3 +1625,4 @@ void ath_rate_control_unregister(void)
- {
- 	ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&ath_rate_ops);
- }
-+#endif