diff --git a/audit.spec b/audit.spec
index 29fa18d..7f6a34c 100644
--- a/audit.spec
+++ b/audit.spec
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ Management Facility) database, through an IBM Tivoli Directory Server
 %prep
 %setup -q
 cp %{SOURCE1} .
-%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure --sbindir=/sbin --libdir=/%{_lib} --with-python=yes \