diff --git a/git-linus.diff b/git-linus.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 0a28afa9b..e1cf97805 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -615,8 +615,6 @@ Patch00: patch-3.%{base_sublevel}-git%{gitrev}.bz2
 ### BRANCH PATCH ###
 %endif
 
-Patch02: git-linus.diff
-
 # we also need compile fixes for -vanilla
 Patch04: linux-2.6-compile-fixes.patch
 
@@ -1227,8 +1225,6 @@ do
 done
 %endif
 
-ApplyOptionalPatch git-linus.diff
-
 ApplyPatch linux-2.6-makefile-after_link.patch
 
 #