diff --git a/python-matplotlib-disable-failing-tests.patch b/python-matplotlib-disable-failing-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b9ac52d..0000000
--- a/python-matplotlib-disable-failing-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-diff -up matplotlib-2.0.0b3/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py.tests matplotlib-2.0.0b3/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py
---- matplotlib-2.0.0b3/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py.tests	2016-07-17 01:04:11.000000000 +0200
-+++ matplotlib-2.0.0b3/lib/matplotlib/sphinxext/tests/test_tinypages.py	2016-08-29 13:41:47.661198880 +0200
-@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
- """ Tests for tinypages build using sphinx extensions """
- 
- import shutil
-+import sys
- import tempfile
- 
- from os.path import (join as pjoin, dirname, isdir)
-@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ TINY_PAGES = pjoin(HERE, 'tinypages')
- 
- def setup():
-     # Check we have the sphinx-build command
-+    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-+        raise SkipTest('sphinx-build works only with python 2.x')
-     try:
-         ret = call(['sphinx-build', '--help'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-     except OSError:
diff --git a/python-matplotlib-noagg.patch b/python-matplotlib-noagg.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 51bac9c..0000000
--- a/python-matplotlib-noagg.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
---- setupext.py.orig	2013-08-02 09:39:43.914247832 +0200
-+++ setupext.py	2013-08-02 09:40:14.785304342 +0200
-@@ -914,28 +914,13 @@ class LibAgg(SetupPackage):
-         self.__class__.found_external = True
-         try:
-             return self._check_for_pkg_config(
--                'libagg', 'agg2/agg_basics.h', min_version='PATCH')
-+                'libagg', 'agg2/agg_basics.h', min_version='2.5.0')
-         except CheckFailed as e:
-             self.__class__.found_external = False
-             return str(e) + ' Using local copy.'
- 
-     def add_flags(self, ext):
--        if self.found_external:
--            pkg_config.setup_extension(ext, 'libagg')
--        else:
--            ext.include_dirs.append('extern/agg24/include')
--            agg_sources = [
--                'agg_bezier_arc.cpp',
--                'agg_curves.cpp',
--                'agg_image_filters.cpp',
--                'agg_trans_affine.cpp',
--                'agg_vcgen_contour.cpp',
--                'agg_vcgen_dash.cpp',
--                'agg_vcgen_stroke.cpp',
--                'agg_vpgen_segmentator.cpp'
--                ]
--            ext.sources.extend(
--                os.path.join('extern', 'agg24', 'src', x) for x in agg_sources)
-+        pkg_config.setup_extension(ext, 'libagg', default_include_dirs=["/usr/include/agg2"])
- 
- 
- class FreeType(SetupPackage):
diff --git a/python-matplotlib-use-system-six.patch b/python-matplotlib-use-system-six.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dd3dcc8..0000000
--- a/python-matplotlib-use-system-six.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/setupext.py.six matplotlib-1.5.1/setupext.py
---- matplotlib-1.5.1/setupext.py.six	2016-01-10 23:20:20.000000000 +0100
-+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/setupext.py	2016-05-18 13:44:21.534494158 +0200
-@@ -1026,6 +1026,18 @@ class Qhull(SetupPackage):
-             ext.sources.extend(glob.glob('extern/qhull/*.c'))
- 
- 
-+class Six(SetupPackage):
-+    name = "six"
-+
-+    def check(self):
-+        try:
-+            import six
-+        except ImportError:
-+            return 'not found. pip may install it below.'
-+
-+        return 'version %s' % six.__version__
-+
-+
- class TTConv(SetupPackage):
-     name = "ttconv"
- 
-diff -up matplotlib-1.5.1/setup.py.six matplotlib-1.5.1/setup.py
---- matplotlib-1.5.1/setup.py.six	2016-01-10 23:20:20.000000000 +0100
-+++ matplotlib-1.5.1/setup.py	2016-05-18 13:44:21.528494040 +0200
-@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ mpl_packages = [
-     setupext.Delaunay(),
-     setupext.QhullWrap(),
-     setupext.Tri(),
--    setupext.Externals(),
-+    setupext.Six(),
-     'Optional subpackages',
-     setupext.SampleData(),
-     setupext.Toolkits(),
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index d5a0e93..f5fa221 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -424,10 +424,6 @@ sed -i 's/\(USE_FONTCONFIG = \)False/\1True/' lib/matplotlib/font_manager.py
 %patch13 -p1 -b .tests-i686
 %endif
 
-chmod -x lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/images/*.svg
-chmod -x lib/matplotlib/{dates,sankey}.py
-chmod -x lib/mpl_toolkits/mplot3d/*.py
-
 %build
 export http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1/
 MPLCONFIGDIR=$PWD \