diff --git a/monitor/hardinfo/disable-optimization.patch b/monitor/hardinfo/disable-optimization.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c244c450..000000000
--- a/monitor/hardinfo/disable-optimization.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-diff -u hardinfo-0.4.2.2.orig/Makefile.in hardinfo-0.4.2.2/Makefile.in
---- hardinfo-0.4.2.2.orig/Makefile.in	2007-07-20 16:59:04.000000000 +0200
-+++ hardinfo-0.4.2.2/Makefile.in	2007-08-23 18:46:37.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- 
- CC = gcc $(ARCHOPTS) 
--CCSLOW = gcc -O0 
-+CCSLOW = gcc  
- CFLAGS = -fPIC -pipe -Wall $(GTK_CFLAGS) $(GLADE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) -I.
- 
- # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------