diff --git a/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils/ldflags.patch b/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils/ldflags.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a79dca7..0000000
--- a/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils/ldflags.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
----
- findchip/Makefile |    2 +-
- irattach/Makefile |    4 ++--
- irdadump/Makefile |    2 +-
- irdaping/Makefile |    2 +-
- irnetd/Makefile   |    2 +-
- psion/Makefile    |    2 +-
- 6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
-
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/findchip/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/findchip/Makefile
-@@ -65,5 +65,5 @@ install: findchip
- 
- gfindchip: gfindchip.c 
- 	$(prn_cc)
--	$(ECMD))$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `gtk-config --cflags`  $< -o $@ `gtk-config --libs`
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) `gtk-config --cflags`  $< -o $@ `gtk-config --libs`
- 
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irattach/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irattach/Makefile
-@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
- 
- irattach: irattach.o util.o
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) irattach.o util.o -o $@
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) irattach.o util.o -o $@
- 
- 
- 
- dongle_attach: dongle_attach.o
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) dongle_attach.o -o $@
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) dongle_attach.o -o $@
- 
- 
- install: $(TARGETS)
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irdadump/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irdadump/Makefile
-@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ lib_irdadump.a: $(LIBIRDADUMP_OBJS)
- 
- irdadump: $(IRDADUMP_OBJS) $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0` -o  $(IRDADUMP_TARGET) $< $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) `pkg-config --libs glib-2.0` -o  $(IRDADUMP_TARGET) $< $(LIBIRDADUMP_TARGET)
- 
- 
- .c.o:
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irdaping/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irdaping/Makefile
-@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
- 
- irdaping: $(OBJS)
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
- 
- 
- .c.o:
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/irnetd/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/irnetd/Makefile
-@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
- 
- irnetd: $(OBJS)
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) -o $@
- 
- 
- install: irnetd
---- irda-utils-0.9.18.orig/psion/Makefile
-+++ irda-utils-0.9.18/psion/Makefile
-@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ install: $(PSION_TARGETS)
- CFLAGS += -g -I../include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes $(RPM_OPT_FLAGS)
- irpsion5: 
- 	$(prn_cc_o)
--	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(PSION_SRC) -o $@
-\ No newline at end of file
-+	$(ECMD)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(PSION_SRC) -o $@
-\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.18.bbappend b/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.18.bbappend
deleted file mode 100644
index 1079e65..0000000
--- a/core/recipes-connectivity/irda-utils/irda-utils_0.9.18.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/irda-utils:"
-SRC_URI += "file://ldflags.patch"
-
-EXTRA_OEMAKE = "\
-    'CC=${CC}' \
-    'LD=${LD}' \
-    'CFLAGS=${CFLAGS}' \
-    'LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}' \
-"
-
-do_compile () {
-	oe_runmake
-}