diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-do-not-requeue-nodes-for-testing-from-failing-queue-.patch b/debian/patches/0002-do-not-requeue-nodes-for-testing-from-failing-queue-.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 19e8a0d42..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0002-do-not-requeue-nodes-for-testing-from-failing-queue-.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-From: Jeff Becker <jeff@i2p.rocks>
-Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:45:02 -0400
-Subject: do not requeue nodes for testing from failing queue if we do not
- have them marked as failing anymore
-
----
- llarp/consensus/reachability_testing.cpp | 3 ++-
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/llarp/consensus/reachability_testing.cpp b/llarp/consensus/reachability_testing.cpp
-index 99190bc..36281d4 100644
---- a/llarp/consensus/reachability_testing.cpp
-+++ b/llarp/consensus/reachability_testing.cpp
-@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ namespace llarp::consensus
-       auto& [pk, retest_time, failures] = failing_queue.top();
-       if (retest_time > now)
-         break;
--      result.emplace_back(pk, failures);
-+      if (failing.count(pk))
-+        result.emplace_back(pk, failures);
-       failing_queue.pop();
-     }
-     return result;
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 01a321645..38a9e7a4f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 0007-Pass-debian-version-as-GIT_VERSION.patch
-0002-do-not-requeue-nodes-for-testing-from-failing-queue-.patch