diff --git a/fix-tests.patch b/fix-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b64aa8..0000000
--- a/fix-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
- tests/conftest.py |    3 ++-
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
---- a/tests/conftest.py
-+++ b/tests/conftest.py
-@@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ def isolation(uv_on_path) -> Generator[P
-             'GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL': 'foo@bar.baz',
-             'COLUMNS': '80',
-             'LINES': '24',
-+            'HATCH_ENV_TYPE_VIRTUAL_UV_PATH': '',
-         }
-         if PLATFORM.windows:
-             default_env_vars['COMSPEC'] = 'cmd.exe'
-         else:
--            default_env_vars['SHELL'] = 'sh'
-+            default_env_vars['SHELL'] = 'bash'
- 
-         with d.as_cwd(default_env_vars):
-             os.environ.pop(AppEnvVars.ENV_ACTIVE, None)
diff --git a/python-hatch.changes b/python-hatch.changes
index d3c3d09..31685de 100644
--- a/python-hatch.changes
+++ b/python-hatch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 19 15:40:19 UTC 2024 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
+
+- actually remove fix-test.patch from tracked files
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 11 18:31:58 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>