diff --git a/bin/GameIndex.dbf b/bin/GameIndex.dbf
index bb46dd8e328a8..32cef307a7b48 100644
--- a/bin/GameIndex.dbf
+++ b/bin/GameIndex.dbf
@@ -9949,12 +9949,6 @@ Serial = SLES-51390
 Name   = Fightbox
 Region = PAL-E
 vuClampMode = 0 // Fixes missing 3D
-[patches = E7EFA0BF]
-	comment= Gets around GS SIGNAL hang, game expects value other than C in SIGNAL but the PATH2 packet sends double 0xC
-	comment= The SIGNAL value is compared to the value at address 0x34CDF3, if this address contains 0x4 (OR'd with 0x8)
-	commend= the interrupt doesn't get acknoledged and cleared and so the PATH2 packet hangs
-	patch=1,EE,001f5a0c,word,30840008
-[/patches]
 ---------------------------------------------
 Serial = SLES-51391
 Name   = RTL Skispringen 2003
diff --git a/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp b/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
index b9d0006274096..eaaa162330e4c 100644
--- a/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/IPU/IPU.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ void ipuSoftReset()
 	ipuRegs.cmd.DATA = 0; // required for Enthusia - Professional Racing after fix, or will freeze at start of next video.
 
 	memzero(g_BP);
+	hwIntcIrq(INTC_IPU); // required for FightBox
 }
 
 __fi bool ipuWrite32(u32 mem, u32 value)