diff --git a/libreadline-java-0.8.0-sourcetarget.patch b/libreadline-java-0.8.0-sourcetarget.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f9a4c68..0000000
--- a/libreadline-java-0.8.0-sourcetarget.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: libreadline-java-0.8.2/Makefile
-===================================================================
---- libreadline-java-0.8.2.orig/Makefile
-+++ libreadline-java-0.8.2/Makefile
-@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ T_LIBS    = JavaReadline
- 
- ## normal javac
- JAVAC = $(JAVA_HOME)/bin/javac
--JC_FLAGS += -target 1.5 -source 1.5
-+JC_FLAGS += -target 1.8 -source 1.8
- 
- # installation directories   --------------------------------------------------
-