diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 3701bdc461f0..bb3be6e8b51f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -221,11 +221,6 @@ in
 
   xf86videovmware = attrs: attrs // {
     buildInputs =  attrs.buildInputs ++ [ args.mesa_drivers ]; # for libxatracker
-    patches = [( args.fetchpatch {
-      url = "http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/driver/xf86-video-vmware/patch/"
-        + "?id=4664412d7a5266d2b392957406b34abc5db95e48";
-      sha256 = "1gix83f1is91iq1zd66nj4k72jm24jjjd9s9l0bzpzhgc8smqdk2";
-    })];
   };
 
   xf86videoqxl = attrs: attrs // {