diff --git a/parley.spec b/parley.spec
index 3f8707d..0624634 100644
--- a/parley.spec
+++ b/parley.spec
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ License:        GPL-2.0+
 Group:          Amusements/Teaching/Language
 Url:            http://edu.kde.org
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Fix-never-ending-event-loop-when-quitting-app.patch -- fixes the application continuing to run in the background when being quit
-Patch:          Fix-never-ending-event-loop-when-quitting-app.patch
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules
 BuildRequires:  kcmutils-devel
 BuildRequires:  kconfig-devel
@@ -61,7 +59,6 @@ Parley is a vocabulary trainer for KDE.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build