diff --git a/boost-asio-export-symbols.patch b/boost-asio-export-symbols.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b4518e..0000000
--- a/boost-asio-export-symbols.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-Index: boost/asio/detail/config.hpp
-===================================================================
---- boost/asio/detail/config.hpp.orig
-+++ boost/asio/detail/config.hpp
-@@ -28,18 +28,16 @@
- #if defined(BOOST_ASIO_HEADER_ONLY)
- # define BOOST_ASIO_DECL inline
- #else // defined(BOOST_ASIO_HEADER_ONLY)
--# if defined(BOOST_HAS_DECLSPEC)
- // We need to import/export our code only if the user has specifically asked
- // for it by defining BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK.
--#  if defined(BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK)
-+# if defined(BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK)
- // Export if this is our own source, otherwise import.
--#   if defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
--#    define BOOST_ASIO_DECL __declspec(dllexport)
--#   else // defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
--#    define BOOST_ASIO_DECL __declspec(dllimport)
--#   endif // defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
--#  endif // defined(BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK)
--# endif // defined(BOOST_HAS_DECLSPEC)
-+#  if defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
-+#   define BOOST_ASIO_DECL BOOST_SYMBOL_EXPORT
-+#  else // defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
-+#   define BOOST_ASIO_DECL BOOST_SYMBOL_IMPORT
-+#  endif // defined(BOOST_ASIO_SOURCE)
-+# endif // defined(BOOST_ASIO_DYN_LINK)
- #endif // defined(BOOST_ASIO_HEADER_ONLY)
- 
- // If BOOST_ASIO_DECL isn't defined yet define it now.
-Index: boost/asio/io_service.hpp
-===================================================================
---- boost/asio/io_service.hpp.orig
-+++ boost/asio/io_service.hpp
-@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ public:
- };
- 
- /// Base class for all io_service services.
--class io_service::service
-+class BOOST_ASIO_DECL io_service::service
-   : private noncopyable
- {
- public:
diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index c0674b6..14f6591 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ Thu Jan 17 14:21:58 UTC 2013 - opensuse@dstoecker.de
 
 - use bzip2 instead of xz to support older SUSE releases
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-Wed Jan  2 19:00:38 UTC 2013 - fisiu@opensuse.org
-
-- Add boost-asio-export-symbols.patch: boost#6688
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep  6 13:12:38 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 6e72822..9a64687 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ Patch1:         boost-thread.patch
 Patch2:         boost-no_type_punning.patch
 Patch8:         boost-no_segfault_in_Regex_filter.patch
 Patch20:        boost-strict_aliasing.patch
-Patch30:        boost-asio-export-symbols.patch
 Patch50:        boost-use_std_xml_catalog.patch
 Patch51:        boost-fix_documentation.patch 
 Patch52:        boost-chrono_add_function_return.patch
@@ -381,7 +380,6 @@ find -type f ! \( -name \*.sh -o -name \*.py -o -name \*.pl \) -exec chmod -x {}
 #%%patch9
 #%%patch19
 %patch20
-%patch30
 %patch50
 %patch51
 %patch52