diff --git a/debian/patches/fix_gmt14_timzone_bug.patch b/debian/patches/fix_gmt14_timzone_bug.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ced26c44..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/fix_gmt14_timzone_bug.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-From 23c9ff8632d8ae90d211601d3254ab7f4d35e853 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Andreas Henriksson <andreas@fatal.se>
-Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 17:33:13 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix off-by-one problems in git_signature__parse
-
-Etc/GMT-14 aka UTC+14:00 is a thing....
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTC%2B14:00
-
-Also allow offsets on the last minute (59).
-
-Addresses: https://bugs.debian.org/841532
-Fixes: #3970
----
- src/signature.c | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/signature.c b/src/signature.c
-index dcc3797..22cba7e 100644
---- a/src/signature.c
-+++ b/src/signature.c
-@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int git_signature__parse(git_signature *sig, const char **buffer_out,
- 			 * only store timezone if it's not overflowing;
- 			 * see http://www.worldtimezone.com/faq.html
- 			 */
--			if (hours < 14 && mins < 59) {
-+			if (hours <= 14 && mins <= 59) {
- 				sig->when.offset = (hours * 60) + mins;
- 				if (tz_start[0] == '-')
- 					sig->when.offset = -sig->when.offset;
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index f4bc2a21b..cdacb994b 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 disable_tests.patch
-fix_gmt14_timzone_bug.patch