diff --git a/afflib-3.3.4-gcc44.patch b/afflib-3.3.4-gcc44.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b3ea15c..0000000
--- a/afflib-3.3.4-gcc44.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-diff -up afflib-3.3.4/tools/afverify.cpp.gcc44 afflib-3.3.4/tools/afverify.cpp
---- afflib-3.3.4/tools/afverify.cpp.gcc44	2008-07-21 06:25:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ afflib-3.3.4/tools/afverify.cpp	2009-03-02 12:48:59.000000000 +0100
-@@ -240,12 +240,16 @@ string get_xml_field(const char *buf,con
- int  verify_bom_signature(AFFILE *af,const char *buf)
- {
-     const char *cce = "</" AF_XML_AFFBOM ">\n";
--    char *chain_end = strstr(buf,cce);
-+    char *buf_tmp;
-+    char *cce_tmp;
-+    strcpy(buf_tmp, buf);
-+    strcpy(cce_tmp, cce);
-+    char *chain_end = strstr(buf_tmp,cce_tmp);
-     if(!chain_end){
- 	warn("end of chain XML can't be found\n");
- 	return -1;		// can't find it
-     }
--    char *sig_start = chain_end + strlen(cce);
-+    char *sig_start = chain_end + strlen(cce_tmp);
- 
-     BIO *seg = BIO_new_mem_buf((void *)buf,strlen(buf));
-     BIO_seek(seg,0);