diff --git a/debian/patches/0008-Enable-cpu-detection-on-amd64.patch b/debian/patches/0008-Enable-cpu-detection-on-amd64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 176efd521..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0008-Enable-cpu-detection-on-amd64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-From: Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
-Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2020 20:44:37 -0400
-Subject: Enable cpu detection on amd64
-
-The optional runtime detection shouldn't rely on being compiled in avx2
-mode.
----
- crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp b/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
-index c86451b..fd8f620 100644
---- a/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
-+++ b/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
-@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- #include <libntrup/ntru.h>
- 
--#if __AVX2__
-+#ifdef __x86_64__
- #include <cpuid.h>
- #include <array>
- 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 94a8b461a..f176dd7e9 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
 0006-Add-no-resolvconf-hack-to-default-config.patch
 0007-Pass-debian-version-as-GIT_VERSION.patch
-0008-Enable-cpu-detection-on-amd64.patch