diff --git a/debian/patches/0004-Make-root-bootstraps-to-system-path.patch b/debian/patches/0004-Make-root-bootstraps-to-system-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 735eaf947..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0004-Make-root-bootstraps-to-system-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-From: Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
-Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 15:50:06 -0300
-Subject: Make root bootstraps to system path
-
----
- lokinet-bootstrap | 7 +++++++
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/lokinet-bootstrap b/lokinet-bootstrap
-index 683173b..1536007 100755
---- a/lokinet-bootstrap
-+++ b/lokinet-bootstrap
-@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ default_mainnet=https://seed.lokinet.org/lokinet.signed
- default_testnet=https://seed.lokinet.org/testnet.signed
- default_dest="$HOME/.lokinet/bootstrap.signed"
- 
-+if [ "$UID" == 0 ]; then
-+  default_dest=/var/lib/lokinet/bootstrap.signed
-+fi
-+
- if [ "$#" -gt 2 ]; then
-   helpme=y
- fi
-@@ -21,6 +25,9 @@ if [ -z "$1" ] || [ "$1" == "mainnet" ] || [ "$1" == "lokinet" ]; then
-   url="${default_mainnet}"
- elif [ "$1" == "testnet" ]; then
-   url="${default_testnet}"
-+  if [ "$UID" == "0" ]; then
-+    default_dest=/var/lib/lokinet/testnet/bootstrap.signed
-+  fi
- elif [[ "$1" = -* ]]; then
-   helpme=y
- else
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
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c6c3deb2..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-From: Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
-Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019 22:12:03 -0300
-Subject: Move default user/group into deb patch
-
-Rather than cramming it into CXXFLAGS in debian/rules.
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 8f98214..901f8e0 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ include(cmake/unix.cmake)
- include(cmake/check_for_std_optional.cmake)
- include(cmake/check_for_std_filesystem.cmake)
- 
-+# Unique user for system lokinet; _loki group is intentionally shared with the loki-core debs.
-+add_definitions(-DDEFAULT_LOKINET_USER=\"_lokinet\" -DDEFAULT_LOKINET_GROUP=\"_loki\")
-+
- if(NOT WIN32)
-   if(IOS OR ANDROID)
-     set(NON_PC_TARGET ON)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index deec55d43..38a9e7a4f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-0004-Make-root-bootstraps-to-system-path.patch
-0005-Move-default-user-group-into-deb-patch.patch
 0007-Pass-debian-version-as-GIT_VERSION.patch