diff --git a/debian/patches/0001-Fix-backwards-compatible-config-option-handler.patch b/debian/patches/0001-Fix-backwards-compatible-config-option-handler.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a7a8581e..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0001-Fix-backwards-compatible-config-option-handler.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-From: Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
-Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:06:25 -0300
-Subject: Fix backwards compatible config option handler
-
-Without this, old config (with now-irrelevant settings) won't work in
-newer lokinet, making lokinet fatal error on startup if one of the
-no-longer-used options is still present.
----
- llarp/config/config.cpp | 1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/llarp/config/config.cpp b/llarp/config/config.cpp
-index d0f9f56..87e9db7 100644
---- a/llarp/config/config.cpp
-+++ b/llarp/config/config.cpp
-@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ namespace llarp
-     params->isRelay = isRelay;
-     params->defaultDataDir = m_DataDir;
-     ConfigDefinition conf{isRelay};
-+    addBackwardsCompatibleConfigOptions(conf);
-     initializeConfig(conf, *params);
- 
-     for (const auto& item : m_Additional)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
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index 785878ff7..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/series
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0001-Fix-backwards-compatible-config-option-handler.patch