diff --git a/target/linux/generic-2.4/patches/009-calibrate_section.patch b/target/linux/generic-2.4/patches/009-calibrate_section.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index aedf6fd5b7..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic-2.4/patches/009-calibrate_section.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- linux.old/init/main.c	2006-09-02 20:59:53.000000000 +0200
-+++ linux.dev/init/main.c	2006-09-02 21:00:01.000000000 +0200
-@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
-    better than 1% */
- #define LPS_PREC 8
- 
--void __init calibrate_delay(void)
-+void calibrate_delay(void)
- {
- 	unsigned long ticks, loopbit;
- 	int lps_precision = LPS_PREC;