diff --git a/debian/patches/manpage_cmd_timeout.patch b/debian/patches/manpage_cmd_timeout.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bf1144e..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/manpage_cmd_timeout.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-diff -uwr doc.orig/knockd.1.in doc/knockd.1.in
---- doc.orig/knockd.1.in	2007-04-12 11:32:05.000000000 +0200
-+++ doc/knockd.1.in	2007-04-12 11:33:02.000000000 +0200
-@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@
- \fBStart_Command\fP.
- .TP
- .B "Cmd_Timeout = <timeout>"
--Time to wait between \fBStart_Command\fP and \fBStop_Command\fP.  This
--directive is optional, only required if \fBStop_Command\fP is used.
-+Time to wait between \fBStart_Command\fP and \fBStop_Command\fP in seconds.
-+This directive is optional, only required if \fBStop_Command\fP is used.
- .TP
- .B "Stop_Command = <command>"
- Specify the command to be executed when \fBCmd_Timeout\fP seconds have passed