diff --git a/discover.spec b/discover.spec
index 9c670ef..7869381 100644
--- a/discover.spec
+++ b/discover.spec
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ License:        GPL-2.0
 Group:          System/GUI/KDE
 Url:            https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=discover.git
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
-#PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM fix_for_gcc4.diff  -- adjust the connect call so that it also builds with gcc48
-Patch1:         fix_for_gcc4.diff
 BuildRequires:  PackageKit-Qt5-devel
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.8.12
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@ This is the systray plasmoid to notify the user that updates are available
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build
diff --git a/fix_for_gcc4.diff b/fix_for_gcc4.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 47d63e7..0000000
--- a/fix_for_gcc4.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
-index 9afa28a..ca35c66 100644
---- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
-+++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
-@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ void PKTransaction::start()
-     };
-     Q_ASSERT(m_trans);
- 
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, &PKTransaction::cleanup);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PKTransaction::errorFound);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::mediaChangeRequired, this, &PKTransaction::mediaChange);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::requireRestart, this, &PKTransaction::requireRestart);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::itemProgress, this, &PKTransaction::progressChanged);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::eulaRequired, this, &PKTransaction::eulaRequired);
--    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::allowCancelChanged, this, &PKTransaction::cancellableChanged);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, &PKTransaction::cleanup);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PKTransaction::errorFound);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::mediaChangeRequired, this, &PKTransaction::mediaChange);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::requireRestart, this, &PKTransaction::requireRestart);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::itemProgress, this, &PKTransaction::progressChanged);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::eulaRequired, this, &PKTransaction::eulaRequired);
-+    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::allowCancelChanged, this, &PKTransaction::cancellableChanged);
-     
-     setCancellable(m_trans->allowCancel());
- }
-@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void PKTransaction::cleanup(PackageKit::Transaction::Exit exit, uint runtime)
-         cancel = true;
-     }
- 
--    disconnect(m_trans, nullptr, this, nullptr);
-+    disconnect(m_trans.data(), nullptr, this, nullptr);
-     m_trans = nullptr;
- 
-     PackageKit::Transaction* t = PackageKit::Daemon::resolve(resource()->packageName(), PackageKit::Transaction::FilterArch);