diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-use-exisitng-convotag-first-instead-of-trying-to-sen.patch b/debian/patches/0003-use-exisitng-convotag-first-instead-of-trying-to-sen.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3341e614d..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0003-use-exisitng-convotag-first-instead-of-trying-to-sen.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-From: Jeff Becker <jeff@i2p.rocks>
-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:47:24 -0400
-Subject: use exisitng convotag first instead of trying to send to directly
-
----
- llarp/handlers/tun.cpp | 9 ++++++---
- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
-index c816297..f9e2820 100644
---- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
-+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
-@@ -973,10 +973,13 @@ namespace llarp
-         }
-         // try sending it on an existing convotag
-         // this succeds for inbound convos, probably.
--        if (SendToOrQueue(to, pkt.ConstBuffer(), type))
-+        if (auto maybe = GetBestConvoTagFor(to))
-         {
--          MarkIPActive(dst);
--          return;
-+          if (SendToOrQueue(*maybe, pkt.ConstBuffer(), type))
-+          {
-+            MarkIPActive(dst);
-+            return;
-+          }
-         }
-         // try establishing a path to this guy
-         // will fail if it's an inbound convo
diff --git a/debian/patches/0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch b/debian/patches/0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
index 6ef2f4bd4..716835a16 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ Rather than cramming it into CXXFLAGS in debian/rules.
  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
 
 diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 9ff002b..49e4112 100644
+index ea26515..475590b 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ include(cmake/unix.cmake)
+@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ include(cmake/unix.cmake)
  include(cmake/check_for_std_optional.cmake)
  include(cmake/check_for_std_filesystem.cmake)
  
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index be8a5c077..9c469c08f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
 0007-Pass-debian-version-as-GIT_VERSION.patch
-0003-use-exisitng-convotag-first-instead-of-trying-to-sen.patch