diff --git a/chapter06/vim.xml b/chapter06/vim.xml
index ed5448187..67d873a1a 100644
--- a/chapter06/vim.xml
+++ b/chapter06/vim.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     </para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&vim-fixes-patch;</userinput></screen>
-
+<!--
     <para>This version of Vim installs translated man pages and places
     them into directories that will not be searched by Man-DB. Patch Vim
     so that it installs its man pages into searchable directories and
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     at run-time:</para>
 
 <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../&vim-mandir-patch;</userinput></screen>
-
+-->
     <para>Change the default location of the
     <filename>vimrc</filename> configuration file to <filename
     class="directory">/etc</filename>:</para>
diff --git a/patches.ent b/patches.ent
index 42ad28ff0..c3a8d3ce9 100644
--- a/patches.ent
+++ b/patches.ent
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 <!ENTITY vim-fixes-patch-md5 "4b526f493995d2eb6fd415eb62ff43d8">
 <!ENTITY vim-fixes-patch-size "29.3 KB">
 
-<!ENTITY vim-mandir-patch "vim-&vim-version;-mandir-1.patch">
+<!-- <!ENTITY vim-mandir-patch "vim-&vim-version;-mandir-1.patch">
 <!ENTITY vim-mandir-patch-md5 "b6426eb4192faba1e867ddd502323f5b">
-<!ENTITY vim-mandir-patch-size "4.2 KB"> 
+<!ENTITY vim-mandir-patch-size "4.2 KB"> -->