diff --git a/absolute_path_fix.patch b/absolute_path_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ae92af..0000000
--- a/absolute_path_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-Author: Adam Majer <amajer@suse.de>
-Date: Fri Mar  3 15:59:09 CET 2017
-Summary: Remove pure ugliness with paths
-
-Index: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
-===================================================================
---- mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src.orig/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
-+++ mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src/mariadb_config/libmariadb.pc.in
-@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
- #
- 
- prefix=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@
--includedir=${prefix}/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/@SUFFIX_INSTALL_DIR@
--libdir=${prefix}/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@/@SUFFIX_INSTALL_DIR@
-+includedir=@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@
-+libdir=@INSTALL_LIBDIR@
- 
- Name: libmariadb
- Version: @CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION@
-Index: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
-===================================================================
---- mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src.orig/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
-+++ mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-src/mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in
-@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ end:
-   }
-   if (!p || !p[0])
-   {
--    strncpy(installation_dir, "@CMAKE_SYSROOT@@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@", PATH_MAX - 1);
-+    installation_dir[0] = 0;
-     return;
-   }
- }
diff --git a/mariadb-connector-c.changes b/mariadb-connector-c.changes
index 16882be..79f40d7 100644
--- a/mariadb-connector-c.changes
+++ b/mariadb-connector-c.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 17 11:21:36 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- drop absolute_path_fix.patch: obsolete after previous change
+  (properly setting INSTALL_LAYOUT and libdir) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 27 18:48:59 UTC 2021 - Kristyna Streitova <kstreitova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/mariadb-connector-c.spec b/mariadb-connector-c.spec
index 9f2445a..8a1cb2c 100644
--- a/mariadb-connector-c.spec
+++ b/mariadb-connector-c.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Source1:        https://downloads.mariadb.com/Connectors/c/connector-c-%{version
 Source2:        mariadb.keyring
 Source3:        baselibs.conf
 Patch1:         mariadb-connector-c-2.3.1_unresolved_symbols.patch
-Patch3:         absolute_path_fix.patch
 Patch4:         private_library.patch
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  curl-devel
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ This package holds the development files.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-src
 %patch1 -p1
-%patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 
 %build