diff --git a/cairo-libpng16-v2.patch b/cairo-libpng16-v2.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 63eabd4..0000000
--- a/cairo-libpng16-v2.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-http://lists.cairographics.org/archives/cairo/2013-March/024195.html
---- src/cairo-png.c	2012-03-29 12:05:32.000000000 +0200
-+++ src/cairo-png.c	2013-03-30 09:13:50.817181600 +0100
-@@ -497,6 +497,20 @@
-     }
- }
- 
-+/* branches into premultiply_data or convert_bytes_to_data depending on color type */
-+static void read_user_transform_func (png_structp png, png_row_infop row_info, png_bytep data)
-+{
-+    switch ((cairo_format_t) png_get_user_transform_ptr (png)) {
-+        case CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32:
-+            premultiply_data (png, row_info, data);
-+            break;
-+
-+        case CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24:
-+            convert_bytes_to_data (png, row_info, data);
-+            break;
-+    }
-+}
-+
- static cairo_status_t
- stdio_read_func (void *closure, unsigned char *data, unsigned int size)
- {
-@@ -623,6 +637,9 @@
- 
-     png_set_filler (png, 0xff, PNG_FILLER_AFTER);
- 
-+    /* this must be stored before calling png_read_update_info */
-+    png_set_read_user_transform_fn (png, read_user_transform_func);
-+
-     /* recheck header after setting EXPAND options */
-     png_read_update_info (png, info);
-     png_get_IHDR (png, info,
-@@ -643,15 +660,15 @@
- 
- 	case PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA:
- 	    format = CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32;
--	    png_set_read_user_transform_fn (png, premultiply_data);
- 	    break;
- 
- 	case PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB:
- 	    format = CAIRO_FORMAT_RGB24;
--	    png_set_read_user_transform_fn (png, convert_bytes_to_data);
- 	    break;
-     }
- 
-+    png_set_user_transform_info (png, (void*) format, 0, 0);
-+
-     stride = cairo_format_stride_for_width (format, png_width);
-     if (stride < 0) {
- 	surface = _cairo_surface_create_in_error (_cairo_error (CAIRO_STATUS_INVALID_STRIDE));
diff --git a/cairo.changes b/cairo.changes
index aaa8155..f3d4b7f 100644
--- a/cairo.changes
+++ b/cairo.changes
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat May 25 20:58:42 UTC 2013 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Drop cairo-libpng16-v2.patch: in its current form, this patch
+  causes issues as that cairo.ImageSurface.create_from_png errors
+  out with 'MemoryError' in all cases (bnc#821766).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  2 11:57:02 UTC 2013 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
 - Add cairo-libpng16-v2.patch: Fix png usage with libpng 1.6:
   call png_set_read_user_transform_fn() before
-  png_read_update_info() (bnc#810701)..
+  png_read_update_info() (bnc#810701).
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 14 17:42:09 UTC 2013 - zaitor@opensuse.org
diff --git a/cairo.spec b/cairo.spec
index 87c22e2..03cddac 100644
--- a/cairo.spec
+++ b/cairo.spec
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ Source:         http://cairographics.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM cairo-modules-no-version.patch fdo#29319 dimstar@opensuse.org -- Build modules with -module -avoid-version.
 Patch0:         cairo-modules-no-version.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM cairo-libpng16-v2.patch fdo#62779 bnc#810701 pgajdos@suse.com -- call png_set_read_user_transform_fn() before png_read_update_info()
-Patch1:         cairo-libpng16-v2.patch
 # These libraries are needed only for tests.
 # Do not enable tests in build systems, it causes build loop!
 #BuildRequires:  librsvg-devel poppler-devel
@@ -150,7 +148,6 @@ cairo.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
-%patch1
 
 %build
 # Needed by patch0