diff --git a/plymouth.changes b/plymouth.changes
index ff8041e..48ad83a 100644
--- a/plymouth.changes
+++ b/plymouth.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 26 22:11:01 UTC 2017 - zaitor@opensuse.org
+
+- Drop use-mkinitrd.patch: No longer needed, mkinitrd is just a
+  wrapper for dracut now any way, hence this patch is currently
+  pointless.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 25 14:38:09 UTC 2017 - fvogt@suse.com
 
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index 9c8505f..9870328 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ Patch16:        plymouth-correct-runtime-dir.patch
 Patch17:        plymouth-manpages.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0001-device-manager-handle-NULL-renderer-better.patch rstrode@redhat.com -- device-manager: handle NULL renderer better
 Patch18:        0001-device-manager-handle-NULL-renderer-better.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE use-mkinitrd.patch fcrozat@suse.com -- call mkinitrd -B for now
-Patch20:        use-mkinitrd.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE only_use_fb_for_cirrus_bochs.patch fvogt@suse.com -- force fb for cirrus and bochs, force drm otherwise
 Patch26:        only_use_fb_for_cirrus_bochs.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 0001-Add-label-ft-plugin.patch fvogt@suse.com -- add ability to output text in initrd
@@ -347,7 +345,6 @@ plugin.
 %patch16 -p1
 %patch17 -p1
 %patch18 -p1
-%patch20 -p1
 %patch26 -p1
 %patch30 -p1
 %patch31 -p1
diff --git a/use-mkinitrd.patch b/use-mkinitrd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ccb74ba..0000000
--- a/use-mkinitrd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-Index: plymouth-0.9.0/scripts/plymouth-update-initrd
-===================================================================
---- plymouth-0.9.0.orig/scripts/plymouth-update-initrd
-+++ plymouth-0.9.0/scripts/plymouth-update-initrd
-@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
- #!/bin/bash
--dracut -f
-+mkinitrd -B