diff --git a/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk b/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
index f529a4ee6ac7..840108b85261 100644
--- a/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
+++ b/python3/UnpackedTarball_python3.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ $(eval $(call gb_UnpackedTarball_add_patches,python3,\
 	python3/python-3.3.0-ssl.patch.1 \
 	python3/python-3.3.0-implicit-int.patch.1 \
 	python3/python-3.3.0-ffi-clang.patch.1 \
-	python3/python-3.3.0-ncurses.patch \
 ))
 
 # vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/python3/python-3.3.0-ncurses.patch b/python3/python-3.3.0-ncurses.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d19fe50d84a..000000000000
--- a/python3/python-3.3.0-ncurses.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/python3/setup.py	2012-12-04 00:40:57.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/python3/setup.py	2012-12-04 00:53:49.000000000 +0100
-@@ -1289,6 +1279,8 @@
-             # Building with the system-suppied combined libncurses/libpanel
-             curses_defines.append(('HAVE_NCURSESW', '1'))
-             curses_defines.append(('_XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED', '1'))
-+        elif curses_library == 'ncurses':
-+            curses_includes.append('/usr/include/ncurses')
- 
-         if curses_library.startswith('ncurses'):
-             curses_libs = [curses_library]