diff --git a/gdm-default-wm.patch b/gdm-default-wm.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 06de3cf..0000000
--- a/gdm-default-wm.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-Index: gdm-46.rc/daemon/gdm-session.c
-===================================================================
---- gdm-46.rc.orig/daemon/gdm-session.c
-+++ gdm-46.rc/daemon/gdm-session.c
-@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
- 
- #include <systemd/sd-login.h>
- 
-+#include "gdm-sysconfig.h"
-+
- #include "gdm-session.h"
- #include "gdm-session-glue.h"
- #include "gdm-dbus-util.h"
-@@ -618,6 +620,14 @@ get_fallback_session_name (GdmSession *s
-                 }
-         }
- 
-+        name = gdm_sysconfig_load_value ("/etc/sysconfig/windowmanager", "DEFAULT_WM");
-+        if (name && get_session_command_for_name (self, name, NULL, NULL)) {
-+                g_free (self->fallback_session_name);
-+                self->fallback_session_name = name;
-+                goto out;
-+        }
-+        g_free (name);
-+
-         name = g_strdup ("gnome");
-         if (get_session_command_for_name (self, name, NULL, NULL)) {
-                 g_free (self->fallback_session_name);
diff --git a/gdm.changes b/gdm.changes
index 5ce4d47..f3313dc 100644
--- a/gdm.changes
+++ b/gdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug  9 09:10:52 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Drop gdm-default-wm.patch: patch seems obsolete. The selection of
+  default window manager happens by means of update-alternatives
+  now.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 30 18:44:44 UTC 2024 - Michael Gorse <mgorse@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index efc2641..027cbb6 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ Patch0:         gdm-s390-not-require-g-s-d_wacom.patch
 Patch1:         gdm-sysconfig-settings.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gdm-suse-xsession.patch vuntz@novell.com -- Use the /etc/X11/xdm/* scripts
 Patch2:         gdm-suse-xsession.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gdm-default-wm.patch vuntz@novell.com -- Use sysconfig to know to which desktop to use by default
-Patch3:         gdm-default-wm.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gdm-xauthlocalhostname.patch bnc#538064 vuntz@novell.com -- Set XAUTHLOCALHOSTNAME to current hostname when we authenticate, for local logins, to avoid issues in the session in case the hostname changes later one. See comment 24 in the bug.
 Patch4:         gdm-xauthlocalhostname.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE gdm-switch-to-tty1.patch bsc#1113700 xwang@suse.com -- switch to tty1 when stopping gdm service
@@ -251,7 +249,6 @@ running display manager.
 %patch -P 1 -p1
 %patch -P 2 -p1
 %patch -P 3 -p1
-%patch -P 4 -p1
 %patch -P 5 -p1
 %patch -P 6 -p1
 %patch -P 7 -p1