diff --git a/plymouth-remove-pid-file.patch b/plymouth-remove-pid-file.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bbdb2a3..0000000
--- a/plymouth-remove-pid-file.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-From 512e3a78469af8b0cee02007db6144d1bbc63e01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Cosimo Cecchi <cosimoc@gnome.org>
-Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:43:09 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH 1/4] main: fix debug message
-
-If plymouthd is already running, then a second invocation will
-fail with the message:
-
-could not log bootup
-
-This message is misleading, so fix it.
----
- src/main.c |    2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-Index: plymouth-0.8.6.1/src/main.c
-===================================================================
---- plymouth-0.8.6.1.orig/src/main.c
-+++ plymouth-0.8.6.1/src/main.c
-@@ -2478,6 +2478,17 @@ main (int    argc,
-    */
-   argv[0][0] = '@';
- 
-+  state.boot_server = start_boot_server (&state);
-+
-+  if (state.boot_server == NULL)
-+    {
-+      ply_trace ("plymouthd is already running");
-+
-+      if (daemon_handle != NULL)
-+        ply_detach_daemon (daemon_handle, EX_UNAVAILABLE);
-+      return EX_UNAVAILABLE;
-+    }
-+
-   state.boot_buffer = ply_buffer_new ();
- 
-   if (attach_to_session)
-@@ -2492,19 +2503,6 @@ main (int    argc,
-         }
-     }
- 
--  state.boot_server = start_boot_server (&state);
--
--  if (state.boot_server == NULL)
--    {
--      ply_trace ("could not log bootup: %m");
--
--      detach_from_running_session (&state);
--
--      if (daemon_handle != NULL)
--        ply_detach_daemon (daemon_handle, EX_UNAVAILABLE);
--      return EX_UNAVAILABLE;
--    }
--
-   state.progress = ply_progress_new ();
- 
-   ply_progress_load_cache (state.progress,
-Index: plymouth-0.8.6.1/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
-===================================================================
---- plymouth-0.8.6.1.orig/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
-+++ plymouth-0.8.6.1/systemd-units/plymouth-start.service.in
-@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Wants=systemd-ask-password-plymouth.path
- After=systemd-vconsole-setup.service systemd-udev-trigger.service
- Before=systemd-ask-password-plymouth.service
- ConditionKernelCommandLine=!plymouth.enable=0
--ConditionPathExists=!@plymouthruntimedir@/pid
- 
- [Service]
- ExecStart=@PLYMOUTH_DAEMON_DIR@/plymouthd --mode=boot --pid-file=@plymouthruntimedir@/pid --attach-to-session
diff --git a/plymouth.changes b/plymouth.changes
index de4d2c5..b36a4b3 100644
--- a/plymouth.changes
+++ b/plymouth.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ Tue Dec 18 15:05:47 UTC 2012 - tittiatcoke@gmail.com
 - Make sure that the right version of the scripts is required by 
   the main package. This to prevent that an update of the scripts 
   is not installed (bnc#793400)
+- Removed obsolete patch plymouth-remove-pid-file.patch. Issue 
+  has been resolved upstream
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 14 09:12:13 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index a18697d..b8cc79a 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ Patch8:         systemd-no-warning.patch
 # PATCH-OPENSUSE -- prefix is /usr/sbin and /usr/bin
 Patch9:         plymouth-dracut-path.patch
 Patch10:        0001-Some-greenish-openSUSE-colors.patch
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM -- Plymouth will check itself if it is already running (bnc#780976)
-Patch11:        plymouth-remove-pid-file.patch
 Patch12:        plymoith-sd-notforking.patch
 Patch13:        ply-sdunitdir.patch
 # PATCH-OPENSUSE -- systemd-tty-ask-password-agent is in /usr/bin now.
@@ -326,7 +324,6 @@ plugin.
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p0
 %patch10 -p1
-#patch11 -p1
 %patch12
 %patch13
 # haha, evil condition... :-)