diff --git a/libeconf.patch b/libeconf.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e2e943b..0000000
--- a/libeconf.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/libpam/Makefile.am b/libpam/Makefile.am
-index 875031e..9f27c16 100644
---- a/libpam/Makefile.am
-+++ b/libpam/Makefile.am
-@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
- #
- 
- AM_CFLAGS = -DDEFAULT_MODULE_PATH=\"$(SECUREDIR)/\" -DLIBPAM_COMPILE \
--	-I$(srcdir)/include $(LIBPRELUDE_CFLAGS) -DPAM_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
-+	-I$(srcdir)/include $(LIBPRELUDE_CFLAGS) \
-+	-DPAM_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" @ECONF_CFLAGS@
- if HAVE_LIBSELINUX
-   AM_CFLAGS += -D"WITH_SELINUX"
- endif
-@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ noinst_HEADERS = pam_prelude.h pam_private.h pam_tokens.h \
- 		pam_modutil_private.h
- 
- libpam_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 84:2:84
--libpam_la_LIBADD = @LIBAUDIT@ $(LIBPRELUDE_LIBS) @LIBDL@
-+libpam_la_LIBADD = @LIBAUDIT@ $(LIBPRELUDE_LIBS) @LIBDL@ @ECONF_LIBS@
- 
- if HAVE_VERSIONING
-   libpam_la_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--version-script=$(srcdir)/libpam.map
-diff --git a/libpam/pam_modutil_searchkey.c b/libpam/pam_modutil_searchkey.c
-index 338b44f..8e4061f 100644
---- a/libpam/pam_modutil_searchkey.c
-+++ b/libpam/pam_modutil_searchkey.c
-@@ -13,9 +13,34 @@
- #include <string.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <ctype.h>
-+#ifdef USE_ECONF
-+#include <libeconf.h>
-+#endif
- 
- #define BUF_SIZE 8192
- 
-+#ifdef USE_ECONF
-+#define LOGIN_DEFS "/etc/login.defs"
-+
-+static char *
-+econf_search_key (const char *name, const char *suffix, const char *key)
-+{
-+  econf_file *key_file = NULL;
-+  char *val;
-+
-+  if (econf_readDirs (&key_file, "/usr/etc", "/etc", name, suffix, " \t", "#"))
-+    return NULL;
-+
-+  if (econf_getStringValue (key_file, NULL, key, &val))
-+    return NULL;
-+
-+  econf_free (key_file);
-+
-+  return val;
-+}
-+
-+#endif
-+
- /* lookup a value for key in login.defs file or similar key value format */
- char *
- pam_modutil_search_key(pam_handle_t *pamh UNUSED,
-@@ -27,6 +52,11 @@ pam_modutil_search_key(pam_handle_t *pamh UNUSED,
- 	size_t buflen = 0;
- 	char *retval = NULL;
- 
-+#ifdef USE_ECONF
-+	if (strcmp (file_name, LOGIN_DEFS) == 0)
-+	  return econf_search_key ("login", ".defs", key);
-+#endif
-+
- 	fp = fopen(file_name, "r");
- 	if (NULL == fp)
- 		return NULL;