diff --git a/xerces-build.patch b/xerces-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b93f9b..0000000
--- a/xerces-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-Index: build.xml
-===================================================================
---- build.xml
-+++ build.xml
-@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ Copyright:
-   <property name="tools.dir" value="./tools"/>
- 
-   <!-- enable compilation under JDK 1.4 and above -->
-+  <!-- commented out by SUSE packager
-   <taskdef name="xjavac" classname="org.apache.xerces.util.XJavac">
-     <classpath>
-       <pathelement location="${tools.dir}/bin/xjavac.jar"/>
-     </classpath>
-   </taskdef>
-+  -->
- 
-   <!-- Allow properties following these statements to be overridden -->
-   <!-- Note that all of these don't have to exist.  They've just been defined
diff --git a/xerces-j2-gcj-switch-constants-bug.patch b/xerces-j2-gcj-switch-constants-bug.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f76f42d..0000000
--- a/xerces-j2-gcj-switch-constants-bug.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-Index: src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/ElementSchemePointer.java
-===================================================================
---- src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/ElementSchemePointer.java
-+++ src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/ElementSchemePointer.java
-@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ class ElementSchemePointer implements XP
-         while (tokens.hasMore()) {
-             int token = tokens.nextToken();
- 
--            switch (token) {
--            case Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_ELEM_NCNAME: {
-+            if( token == Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_ELEM_NCNAME) {
-                 // Note:  Only a single ShortHand pointer can be present
- 
-                 // The shortHand name
-@@ -175,14 +174,12 @@ class ElementSchemePointer implements XP
-                 fShortHandPointer.setSchemeName(fShortHandPointerName);
- 
-                 break;
--            }
--            case Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_ELEM_CHILD: {
-+            } else if( token == Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_ELEM_CHILD) {
-                 tmpChildSequence[i] = tokens.nextToken();
-                 i++;
- 
-                 break;
--            }
--            default:
-+            } else {
-                 reportError("InvalidElementSchemeXPointer",
-                         new Object[] { xpointer });
-             }
-@@ -871,4 +868,4 @@ class ElementSchemePointer implements XP
- 
-     } // class Scanner
- 
--}
-\ No newline at end of file
-+}
-Index: src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/XPointerHandler.java
-===================================================================
---- src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/XPointerHandler.java
-+++ src/org/apache/xerces/xpointer/XPointerHandler.java
-@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ public final class XPointerHandler exten
-         while (tokens.hasMore()) {
-             int token = tokens.nextToken();
- 
--            switch (token) {
--            case Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_SHORTHAND: {
-+            if(token ==  Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_SHORTHAND) {
- 
-                 // The shortHand name
-                 token = tokens.nextToken();
-@@ -182,8 +181,7 @@ public final class XPointerHandler exten
-                 shortHandPointer.setSchemeName(shortHandPointerName);
-                 fXPointerParts.add(shortHandPointer);
-                 break;
--            }
--            case Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_SCHEMENAME: {
-+            } else if(token ==  Tokens.XPTRTOKEN_SCHEMENAME) {
- 
-                 // Retreive the local name and prefix to form the scheme name
-                 token = tokens.nextToken();
-@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@ public final class XPointerHandler exten
-                 }
- 
-                 break;
--            }
--            default:
-+            } else {
-                 reportError("InvalidXPointerExpression",
-                         new Object[] { xpointer });
-             }
-@@ -1248,4 +1245,4 @@ public final class XPointerHandler exten
-         super.setProperty(propertyId, value);
-     }
- 
--}
-\ No newline at end of file
-+}
diff --git a/xerces-j2.changes b/xerces-j2.changes
index c92205b..69366ca 100644
--- a/xerces-j2.changes
+++ b/xerces-j2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun 11 13:06:12 UTC 2014 - tchvatal@suse.com
+
+- Drop unused patches:
+  * xerces-build.patch
+  * xerces-j2-gcj-switch-constants-bug.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  9 11:06:27 UTC 2013 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xerces-j2.spec b/xerces-j2.spec
index 7925324..8d4b2bf 100644
--- a/xerces-j2.spec
+++ b/xerces-j2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package xerces-j2
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed