diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a0aca61d23..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux/patches/linux-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur linux-2.6.23-rc9.orig/arch/i386/boot/tty.c linux-2.6.23-rc9/arch/i386/boot/tty.c
---- linux-2.6.23-rc9.orig/arch/x86/boot/tty.c	2007-10-06 12:26:14.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux-2.6.23-rc9/arch/x86/boot/tty.c	2007-10-06 12:37:47.000000000 +0200
-@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
- 
- int getchar_timeout(void)
- {
--	int cnt = 30;
-+	int cnt = 3;
- 	int t0, t1;
- 
- 	t0 = gettime();
-diff -Naur linux-2.6.23-rc9.orig/arch/i386/boot/video.c linux-2.6.23-rc9/arch/i386/boot/video.c
---- linux-2.6.23-rc9.orig/arch/x86/boot/video.c	2007-10-06 12:26:14.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux-2.6.23-rc9/arch/x86/boot/video.c	2007-10-06 12:36:05.000000000 +0200
-@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
- 	unsigned int sel;
- 
- 	puts("Press <ENTER> to see video modes available, "
--	     "<SPACE> to continue, or wait 30 sec\n");
-+	     "<SPACE> to continue, or wait 3 sec\n");
- 
- 	kbd_flush();
- 	while (1) {
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-007_die_floppy_die.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-007_die_floppy_die.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 76db312182..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux/patches/linux-007_die_floppy_die.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From 4ff58b642f80dedb20533978123d89b5ac9b1ed5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Kyle McMartin <kyle@phobos.i.jkkm.org>
-Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:04:29 -0400
-Subject: die-floppy-die
-
-Kill the floppy.ko pnp modalias. We were surviving just fine without
-autoloading floppy drivers, tyvm.
-
-Please feel free to register all complaints in the wastepaper bin.
----
- drivers/block/floppy.c |    3 +--
- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/drivers/block/floppy.c b/drivers/block/floppy.c
-index 90c4038..f4a0b90 100644
---- a/drivers/block/floppy.c
-+++ b/drivers/block/floppy.c
-@@ -4619,8 +4619,7 @@ static const struct pnp_device_id floppy_pnpids[] = {
- 	{"PNP0700", 0},
- 	{}
- };
--
--MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pnp, floppy_pnpids);
-+/* MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pnp, floppy_pnpids); */
- 
- #else
- 
--- 
-1.7.0.1
-
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f99d0f900c..0000000000
--- a/packages/linux/patches/linux-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-From 2a79554c864ac58fa2ad982f0fcee2cc2aa33eb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 10:30:31 -0400
-Subject: Disable i8042 checks on Intel Apple Macs
-
-As those computers never had any i8042 controllers, and the
-current lookup code could potentially lock up/hang/wait for
-timeout for long periods of time.
-
-Fixes intermittent hangs on boot on a MacbookAir1,1
-
-Signed-off-by: Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
----
- drivers/input/serio/i8042.c |   22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
- 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
-index 6440a8f..4d7cf98 100644
---- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
-+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
-@@ -1451,6 +1451,22 @@ static struct platform_driver i8042_driver = {
- 	.shutdown	= i8042_shutdown,
- };
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-+static struct dmi_system_id __initdata dmi_system_table[] = {
-+	{
-+		.matches = {
-+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Apple Computer, Inc.")
-+		},
-+	},
-+	{
-+		.matches = {
-+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Apple Inc.")
-+		},
-+	},
-+	{}
-+};
-+#endif /*CONFIG_DMI*/
-+
- static int __init i8042_init(void)
- {
- 	struct platform_device *pdev;
-@@ -1458,6 +1474,12 @@ static int __init i8042_init(void)
- 
- 	dbg_init();
- 
-+#ifdef CONFIG_DMI
-+	/* Intel Apple Macs never have an i8042 controller */
-+	if (dmi_check_system(dmi_system_table) > 0)
-+		return -ENODEV;
-+#endif /*CONFIG_DMI*/
-+
- 	err = i8042_platform_init();
- 	if (err)
- 		return err;
--- 
-1.7.0.1
-