diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
index e4ff1bd954..f21270cb8e 100644
--- a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
+++ b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="vdr-plugin-vnsiserver"
-PKG_VERSION="031f69b"
+PKG_VERSION="7d4aa81"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/patches/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver-99.01-picons-support.patch b/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/patches/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver-99.01-picons-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b8d4c7b032..0000000000
--- a/packages/3rdparty/multimedia/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver/patches/vdr-plugin-vnsiserver-99.01-picons-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-From d606718fed2004403e16345227df3bd7232d5206 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Rainer Hochecker <fernetmenta@online.de>
-Date: Sun, 11 May 2014 11:59:38 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] add picon reference for channels, ported from xvdr
-
----
- vnsiclient.c  | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
- vnsiclient.h  |  2 ++
- vnsicommand.h |  5 ++++-
- 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/vnsiclient.c b/vnsiclient.c
-index a752ad0..d3f3b55 100644
---- a/vnsiclient.c
-+++ b/vnsiclient.c
-@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ bool cVNSIClient::process_Login() /* OPCODE 1 */
-   m_resp->add_String(VNSI_SERVER_VERSION);
-   m_resp->finalise();
- 
--  if (m_protocolVersion != VNSI_PROTOCOLVERSION)
-+  if (m_protocolVersion < VNSI_MIN_PROTOCOLVERSION)
-     ERRORLOG("Client '%s' have a not allowed protocol version '%u', terminating client", clientName, m_protocolVersion);
-   else
-     SetLoggedIn(true);
-@@ -1019,6 +1019,10 @@ bool cVNSIClient::processCHANNELS_GetChannels() /* OPCODE 63 */
-       caid_idx++;
-     }
-     m_resp->add_String((const char*)caids);
-+    if (m_protocolVersion >= 6)
-+    {
-+      m_resp->add_String(CreatePiconRef(channel));
-+    }
-   }
- 
-   Channels.Unlock();
-@@ -2278,3 +2282,43 @@ bool cVNSIClient::processOSD_Hitkey() /* OPCODE 162 */
-   }
-   return true;
- }
-+
-+// this method is taken from XVDR
-+cString cVNSIClient::CreatePiconRef(cChannel* channel)
-+{
-+  int hash = 0;
-+
-+  if(cSource::IsSat(channel->Source()))
-+  {
-+    hash = channel->Source() & cSource::st_Pos;
-+
-+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 20101
-+    hash = -hash;
-+#endif
-+
-+    if(hash > 0x00007FFF)
-+      hash |= 0xFFFF0000;
-+
-+    if(hash < 0)
-+      hash = -hash;
-+    else
-+      hash = 1800 + hash;
-+
-+    hash = hash << 16;
-+  }
-+  else if(cSource::IsCable(channel->Source()))
-+    hash = 0xFFFF0000;
-+  else if(cSource::IsTerr(channel->Source()))
-+    hash = 0xEEEE0000;
-+  else if(cSource::IsAtsc(channel->Source()))
-+    hash = 0xDDDD0000;
-+
-+  cString serviceref = cString::sprintf("1_0_%i_%X_%X_%X_%X_0_0_0",
-+                                cVNSIChannelFilter::IsRadio(channel) ? 2 : (channel->Vtype() == 27) ? 19 : 1,
-+                                channel->Sid(),
-+                                channel->Tid(),
-+                                channel->Nid(),
-+                                hash);
-+
-+  return serviceref;
-+}
-diff --git a/vnsiclient.h b/vnsiclient.h
-index b0f2ece..0db805f 100644
---- a/vnsiclient.h
-+++ b/vnsiclient.h
-@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ class cVNSIClient : public cThread
-   bool processOSD_Connect();
-   bool processOSD_Disconnect();
-   bool processOSD_Hitkey();
-+
-+  cString CreatePiconRef(cChannel* channel);
- };
- 
- #endif // VNSI_CLIENT_H
-diff --git a/vnsicommand.h b/vnsicommand.h
-index 3ffa722..fab608a 100644
---- a/vnsicommand.h
-+++ b/vnsicommand.h
-@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
- #define VNSI_COMMAND_H
- 
- /** Current VNSI Protocol Version number */
--#define VNSI_PROTOCOLVERSION 5
-+#define VNSI_PROTOCOLVERSION 6
-+
-+/** Minimum VNSI Protocol Version number */
-+#define VNSI_MIN_PROTOCOLVERSION 5
- 
- /** Packet types */
- #define VNSI_CHANNEL_REQUEST_RESPONSE 1
--- 
-1.9.1
-