diff --git a/autotools-wrappers/0001-bump-latest-autoconf-version.patch b/autotools-wrappers/0001-bump-latest-autoconf-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0be386ebbcc..00000000000
--- a/autotools-wrappers/0001-bump-latest-autoconf-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- autotools-wrappers/ac-wrapper.sh.orig	2023-12-23 09:24:41.791445600 +0100
-+++ autotools-wrappers/ac-wrapper.sh	2023-12-23 09:25:17.970262800 +0100
-@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
- # Set up bindings between actual version and WANT_AUTOCONF;
- # Start with last known versions to speed up lookup process.
- #
--LAST_KNOWN_VER="71"
-+LAST_KNOWN_VER="72"
- vers="9999"
- vers="${vers} $(printf '2.%s ' `seq ${LAST_KNOWN_VER} -1 50`)"
-