diff --git a/rpmlint.changes b/rpmlint.changes
index 04d1b80..317a430 100644
--- a/rpmlint.changes
+++ b/rpmlint.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul  9 19:37:57 UTC 2018 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- drop obsolete suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul  5 16:48:30 UTC 2018 - matthias.gerstner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/rpmlint.spec b/rpmlint.spec
index d1cd6ea..b516da7 100644
--- a/rpmlint.spec
+++ b/rpmlint.spec
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ Patch32:        buildroot-in-scripts.diff
 Patch33:        libtool-wrapper-check.diff
 Patch34:        suse-check-optional-dependencies.diff
 Patch35:        noarch-lib64.diff
-Patch36:        suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff
 Patch37:        description-check.diff
 Patch38:        0001-Tighten-wrong-script-interpreter-check-to-lower-fals.patch
 Patch39:        selfconflicts-provide.diff
diff --git a/suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff b/suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index ba29a36..0000000
--- a/suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-From: Some One <nobody@opensuse.org>
-Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2015 14:55:39 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] suse-no-run-ldconfig.diff
-
-===================================================================
----
- SpecCheck.py | 12 ++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
-
-Index: rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/SpecCheck.py
-===================================================================
---- rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10.orig/SpecCheck.py
-+++ rpmlint-rpmlint-1.10/SpecCheck.py
-@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@ class SpecCheck(AbstractCheck.AbstractCh
-                                          'comparison-operator-in-deptoken',
-                                          conf)
- 
-+            if current_section in ('post', 'postun'):
-+                if line.find('%run_ldconfig') != -1:
-+                    printWarning(pkg, 'deprecated-use-of-%run_ldconfig')
-+
-             if current_section == 'changelog':
-                 for match in AbstractCheck.macro_regex.findall(line):
-                     res = re.match('%+', match)
-@@ -771,6 +775,14 @@ may break short circuit builds.''',
- '''Make check or other automated regression test should be run in %check, as
- they can be disabled with a rpm macro for short circuiting purposes.''',
- 
-+'deprecated-use-of-%run_ldconfig',
-+'''According to the new SUSE Packaging Conventions, the use of %run_ldconfig
-+is deprecated. Please use /sbin/ldconfig instead, or
-+
-+%post(un) -p /sbin/ldconfig
-+
-+in the case where ldconfig is the only command to be executed.''',
-+
- 'macro-in-%changelog',
- '''Macros are expanded in %changelog too, which can in unfortunate cases lead
- to the package not building at all, or other subtle unexpected conditions that