diff --git a/pidgin-ssl-cache.patch b/pidgin-ssl-cache.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e0d8e01..0000000
--- a/pidgin-ssl-cache.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# old_revision [075c2902b90abb6349a6b689e26fa0ecf720ca04]
-#
-# patch "libpurple/plugins/ssl/ssl-nss.c"
-#  from [124c474174cbde7da43e375e4ffa1f47950ab95b]
-#    to [600583b354d9a94ed7aafa37460174404a9903aa]
-#
-============================================================
---- libpurple/plugins/ssl/ssl-nss.c	124c474174cbde7da43e375e4ffa1f47950ab95b
-+++ libpurple/plugins/ssl/ssl-nss.c	600583b354d9a94ed7aafa37460174404a9903aa
-@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ ssl_nss_connect(PurpleSslConnection *gsc
- 
- 	SSL_OptionSet(nss_data->in, SSL_SECURITY,            PR_TRUE);
- 	SSL_OptionSet(nss_data->in, SSL_HANDSHAKE_AS_CLIENT, PR_TRUE);
-+	SSL_OptionSet(nss_data->in, SSL_NO_CACHE,            PR_TRUE);
- 
- 	/* If we have our internal verifier set up, use it. Otherwise,
- 	 * use default. */
diff --git a/pidgin.changes b/pidgin.changes
index 20454fc..c8c4dc2 100644
--- a/pidgin.changes
+++ b/pidgin.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 20 10:04:54 UTC 2015 - tbehrens@suse.com
+
+- Remove pidgin-ssl-cache.patch: testing with the usual suspects in
+  irc land suggests this workaround is no longer necessary
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 24 10:55:10 UTC 2014 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/pidgin.spec b/pidgin.spec
index b72faf1..44a6052 100644
--- a/pidgin.spec
+++ b/pidgin.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package pidgin
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ Patch2:         %{name}-nonblock-common2.patch
 Patch3:         %{name}-gnome-keyring.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE pidgin-fix-perl-build.patch vuntz@opensuse.org -- Revert http://developer.pidgin.im/viewmtn/revision/info/f32151852a00fb5abd3fdccdd8df2419031666de as it breaks the build
 Patch4:         %{name}-fix-perl-build.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM pidgin-ssl-cache.patch pidgin.im#11568 tbehrens@suse.com --  Disable caching the SSL Session keys, as some (broken) IRC servers are not willing to re-use them upon a disconnect.
-Patch5:         %{name}-ssl-cache.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM pidgin-crash-missing-gst-registry.patch bnc#866455 pidgin.im#16224 cxiong@suse.com -- Fix crash when GST registry cache file is missing.
 Patch6:         pidgin-crash-missing-gst-registry.patch
 BuildRequires:  NetworkManager-devel
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ translation-update-upstream
 %patch4 -p1
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310
-%patch5
 %patch6 -p1
 %endif