diff --git a/net-tools-1.60-netrom-fopen.diff b/net-tools-1.60-netrom-fopen.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fb6724..0000000
--- a/net-tools-1.60-netrom-fopen.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- lib/netrom_gr.c	2009-10-07 12:26:35.000000000 +0200
-+++ lib/netrom_gr.c	2009-10-07 12:28:15.000000000 +0200
-@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
- 
- int NETROM_rprint(int options)
- {
--    FILE *f1 = fopen(_PATH_PROCNET_NR_NODES, "r");
--    FILE *f2 = fopen(_PATH_PROCNET_NR_NEIGH, "r");
-+    FILE *f1 = NULL;
-+    FILE *f2 = NULL;
-     char buffer[256];
-     int qual, n, w;
-     /*int ext = options & FLAG_EXT;
diff --git a/net-tools.changes b/net-tools.changes
index 2288b92..33820c6 100644
--- a/net-tools.changes
+++ b/net-tools.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-Wed Oct  7 12:30:00 CEST 2009 - ms@suse.de
-
-- fixed duplicate fopen calls in netrom_gr.c (bnc #544339)
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep 14 11:04:16 CEST 2009 - ms@suse.de
 
diff --git a/net-tools.spec b/net-tools.spec
index 202504b..01bb8ff 100644
--- a/net-tools.spec
+++ b/net-tools.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Provides:       iputils:/usr/sbin/traceroute6
 Obsoletes:      traceroute net_tool
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        1.60
-Release:        731
+Release:        732
 Summary:        Important Programs for Networking
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source:         net-tools-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ Patch40:        net-tools-1.60-notrim.diff
 Patch41:        net-tools-1.60-ipv6-statistics.diff
 Patch42:        net-tools-1.60-ifindex.diff
 Patch43:        net-tools-1.60-infiniband.diff
-Patch44:        net-tools-1.60-netrom-fopen.diff
 
 %description
 This package contains essential programs for network administration and
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@ cd ..
 %patch41
 %patch42
 %patch43
-%patch44
 
 %build
 make config