diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.03-init-takes-care-of-reboot-and-shutdown.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.03-init-takes-care-of-reboot-and-shutdown.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 65b3080900..0000000000
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-999.03-init-takes-care-of-reboot-and-shutdown.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-From 3141728598291186cc4c9d243a1e258ce6e914ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:00:40 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] handle SIGTERM
-
----
- xbmc/main/main.cpp | 13 +++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/xbmc/main/main.cpp b/xbmc/main/main.cpp
-index ec86426..aa4a925 100644
---- a/xbmc/main/main.cpp
-+++ b/xbmc/main/main.cpp
-@@ -40,9 +40,22 @@
- #include "input/linux/LIRC.h"
- #endif
- #include "XbmcContext.h"
-+#include "Application.h"
-+
-+void xbmc_term_handler(int signum)
-+{
-+  CLog::Log(LOGINFO, "Received SIGTERM...");
-+  g_application.Stop(0);
-+}
- 
- int main(int argc, char* argv[])
- {
-+  // SIGTERM handler
-+  struct sigaction action;
-+  memset(&action, 0, sizeof(struct sigaction));
-+  action.sa_handler = xbmc_term_handler;
-+  sigaction(SIGTERM, &action, NULL);
-+
-   // set up some xbmc specific relationships
-   XBMC::Context context;
- 
--- 
-1.9.0
-
-
-From 4945dbdeff5da8b162fdf0700f4026e9d71ffe04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stefan Saraev <stefan@saraev.ca>
-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:02:02 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] dont Stop() on shutdown/reboot
-
-SIGTERM should be handled instead. systemd will take care
----
- xbmc/ApplicationMessenger.cpp | 2 --
- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/xbmc/ApplicationMessenger.cpp b/xbmc/ApplicationMessenger.cpp
-index 3524e89..c5521f7 100644
---- a/xbmc/ApplicationMessenger.cpp
-+++ b/xbmc/ApplicationMessenger.cpp
-@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ void CApplicationMessenger::ProcessMessage(ThreadMessage *pMsg)
- 
-     case TMSG_POWERDOWN:
-       {
--        g_application.Stop(EXITCODE_POWERDOWN);
-         g_powerManager.Powerdown();
-       }
-       break;
-@@ -287,7 +286,6 @@ void CApplicationMessenger::ProcessMessage(ThreadMessage *pMsg)
-     case TMSG_RESTART:
-     case TMSG_RESET:
-       {
--        g_application.Stop(EXITCODE_REBOOT);
-         g_powerManager.Reboot();
-       }
-       break;
--- 
-1.9.0
-