diff --git a/ncurses-5.9-overwrite.dif b/ncurses-5.9-overwrite.dif
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ac6512..0000000
--- a/ncurses-5.9-overwrite.dif
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
----
- configure    |    1 +
- configure.in |    1 +
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
-
---- configure.in
-+++ configure.in	2012-01-30 16:31:47.000000000 +0000
-@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(overwrite,
- 	[with_overwrite=$enableval],
- 	[if test "$prefix" = "/usr" ; then with_overwrite=yes; else with_overwrite=no; fi])
- AC_MSG_RESULT($with_overwrite)
-+WITH_OVERWRITE=$with_overwrite
- 
- AC_MSG_CHECKING(if external terminfo-database is used)
- AC_ARG_ENABLE(database,
---- configure
-+++ configure	2013-09-30 09:17:52.000000000 +0000
-@@ -6956,6 +6956,7 @@ else
- fi;
- echo "$as_me:6991: result: $with_overwrite" >&5
- echo "${ECHO_T}$with_overwrite" >&6
-+WITH_OVERWRITE="$with_overwrite"
- 
- echo "$as_me:6994: checking if external terminfo-database is used" >&5
- echo $ECHO_N "checking if external terminfo-database is used... $ECHO_C" >&6
diff --git a/ncurses-6.0-avoid-line-markers.dif b/ncurses-6.0-avoid-line-markers.dif
deleted file mode 100644
index 096dce5..0000000
--- a/ncurses-6.0-avoid-line-markers.dif
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
----
- ncurses/Makefile.in |    2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
---- ncurses/Makefile.in
-+++ ncurses/Makefile.in	2015-08-13 15:08:16.989519655 +0000
-@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) :
- 	$(SHELL) -e $(srcdir)/run_cmd.sh $(tinfo)/MKfallback.sh $(TERMINFO) $(TERMINFO_SRC) $(TIC_PATH) $(FALLBACK_LIST) >$@
- 
- ./lib_gen.c : $(base)/MKlib_gen.sh ../include/curses.h
--	$(SHELL) -e $(base)/MKlib_gen.sh "$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS)" "$(AWK)" generated <../include/curses.h >$@
-+	$(SHELL) -e $(base)/MKlib_gen.sh "$(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -P" "$(AWK)" generated <../include/curses.h >$@
- 
- init_keytry.h: make_keys$(BUILD_EXEEXT) keys.list
- 	./make_keys$(BUILD_EXEEXT) keys.list > $@
diff --git a/ncurses-6.0.dif b/ncurses-6.0.dif
index 1bbda99..d4ef263 100644
--- a/ncurses-6.0.dif
+++ b/ncurses-6.0.dif
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
  aclocal.m4                   |   40 +++++++------
  configure                    |   41 +++++++------
- configure.in                 |    1 
  include/curses.h.in          |    3 
  include/termcap.h.in         |    2 
  include/tic.h                |    4 -
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
  ncurses/tinfo/read_entry.c   |    2 
  ncurses/tinfo/read_termcap.c |   21 ++++--
  test/test.priv.h             |    4 -
- 20 files changed, 239 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
+ 19 files changed, 238 insertions(+), 79 deletions(-)
 
 --- aclocal.m4
 +++ aclocal.m4	2015-04-27 10:47:04.000000000 +0000
@@ -150,16 +149,6 @@
  	;;
  esac
  done
---- configure.in
-+++ configure.in	2012-01-30 16:31:47.000000000 +0000
-@@ -1918,6 +1918,7 @@ if test "$with_termlib" != no ; then
- 		TINFO_LDFLAGS="-L${LIB_DIR}"
- 		SHLIB_LIST="$SHLIB_LIST -l${TINFO_LIB_SUFFIX}"
- 	fi
-+	TINFO_ARGS="$TINFO_ARGS -L${LIB_DIR} -l${LIB_NAME}${DFT_ARG_SUFFIX}"
- else
- 	# the next lines are needed for linking libtic over libncurses
- 	TINFO_NAME=${LIB_NAME}
 --- configure
 +++ configure	2015-04-27 10:46:08.000000000 +0000
 @@ -5857,7 +5857,7 @@ case $cf_cv_system_name in
diff --git a/ncurses.changes b/ncurses.changes
index d3edc38..d88692b 100644
--- a/ncurses.changes
+++ b/ncurses.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 31 12:04:22 UTC 2015 - sleep_walker@opensuse.org
+
+- remove hunk from ncurses-6.0.dif modifying configure.in
+  according to NEWS (20110924) it is not used anymore
+- drop ncurses-5.9-overwrite.dif as not neededd
+  (WITH_OVERWRITE=$with_overwrite is in configure already twice anyway)
+- drop ncurses-6.0-avoid-line-markers.dif as not needed
+  (see ncurses/base/MKlib_gen.sh 69-84)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 12 09:30:14 UTC 2015 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ncurses.spec b/ncurses.spec
index f249112..a14ae9c 100644
--- a/ncurses.spec
+++ b/ncurses.spec
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ Source6:        edit.sed
 Source7:        baselibs.conf
 Patch0:         ncurses-6.0.dif
 Patch1:         ncurses-5.9-ibm327x.dif
-Patch3:         ncurses-5.9-overwrite.dif
 Patch4:         ncurses-5.7-tack.dif
 Patch5:         ncurses-5.9-environment.dif
-Patch6:         ncurses-6.0-avoid-line-markers.dif
 Patch7:         ncurses-6.0-wildcard_for_ppc64.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %global         _miscdir    %{_datadir}/misc
@@ -281,11 +279,9 @@ rm -fr tack
 tar  xfz %{S:5}
 mv tack-* tack
 %patch -P 1 -p0 -b .327x
-%patch -P 3 -p0 -b .ow
 %patch -P 4 -p0 -b .hs
 %patch -P 5 -p0 -b .lc
 %patch -P 0 -p0 -b .p0
-%patch -P 6 -p0 -b .p6
 %patch -P 7 -p1 -b .p7
 rm -vf include/ncurses_dll.h
 rm -vf mkdirs.sh