diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/default/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch b/packages/linux/patches/default/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a8df9d68d2..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux/patches/default/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-From aefcd1a6b1ec22e4e0d26eb932b618c5d12f7e9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: fritsch <peter.fruehberger@gmail.com>
-Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2016 12:39:16 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] i915_irq: enable legacy turbo (4.6)
-
----
- drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c | 7 +------
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
-index 1c21220..6507643 100644
---- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
-+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
-@@ -4557,12 +4557,7 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
- 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.work, gen6_pm_rps_work);
- 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->l3_parity.error_work, ivybridge_parity_work);
- 
--	/* Let's track the enabled rps events */
--	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev_priv))
--		/* WaGsvRC0ResidencyMethod:vlv */
--		dev_priv->pm_rps_events = GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_EI_EXPIRED | GEN6_PM_RP_UP_EI_EXPIRED;
--	else
--		dev_priv->pm_rps_events = GEN6_PM_RPS_EVENTS;
-+	dev_priv->pm_rps_events = GEN6_PM_RPS_EVENTS;
- 
- 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_work,
- 			  i915_hangcheck_elapsed);