diff --git a/chapter05/util-linux.xml b/chapter05/util-linux.xml
index 7561ddd84..04a4a375e 100644
--- a/chapter05/util-linux.xml
+++ b/chapter05/util-linux.xml
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@
 <sect2 role="installation">
 <title>Installation of Util-linux</title>
 
-<para>Util-linux has issues with the Linux 2.6 kernel series - fix these issues
-by applying the following patch:</para>
-
-<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../util-linux-&util-linux-version;-kernel_headers-1.patch</userinput></screen>
-
 <para>Util-linux doesn't use the freshly installed headers and libraries
 from the <filename class="directory">/tools</filename> directory.  This is fixed by altering the configure
 script:</para>