diff --git a/overlay.nix b/overlay.nix
index 4d12020c..da96bcf6 100644
--- a/overlay.nix
+++ b/overlay.nix
@@ -209,9 +209,6 @@ extraPkgs // {
     defconfig = "qemu_arm_defconfig";
     extraMeta.platforms = ["armv7l-linux"];
     filesToInstall = ["u-boot.bin"];
-    # enable looking for boot files on ubifs. this is unused at
-    # present, but added in the expectation of a future test
-    extraPatches = [ ./pkgs/u-boot/0001-add-ubifs-to-boot-targets.patch ];
     extraConfig = ''
       CONFIG_CMD_UBI=y
       CONFIG_CMD_UBIFS=y