diff --git a/kdelibs-4.2.1-encoding-qt45.patch b/kdelibs-4.2.1-encoding-qt45.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc00e1b..0000000
--- a/kdelibs-4.2.1-encoding-qt45.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
---- kdelibs-4.2.1/kdecore/localization/kcatalog.cpp	(Revision 938369)
-+++ kdelibs-4.2.1/kdecore/localization/kcatalog.cpp	(Revision 938370)
-@@ -30,6 +30,24 @@
- #include <locale.h>
- #include "gettext.h"
- 
-+
-+static bool s_localeSet = false;
-+
-+// Initialize the locale very early during application startup
-+// This is necessary for e.g. toLocal8Bit() to work, even before
-+// a Q[Core]Application exists (David)
-+int kInitializeLocale()
-+{
-+    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
-+#if QT_VERSION >= 0x040500
-+    extern Q_CORE_EXPORT bool qt_locale_initialized; // in Qt since 4.5.0
-+    qt_locale_initialized = true; // as recommended by Thiago
-+#endif
-+    s_localeSet = true;
-+    return 1;
-+}
-+Q_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNCTION(kInitializeLocale)
-+
- // not defined on win32 :(
- #ifdef _WIN32
- # ifndef LC_MESSAGES
-@@ -50,7 +68,6 @@
- 
-   QByteArray systemLanguage;
- 
--  static int localeSet;
-   static QByteArray currentLanguage;
- 
-   void setupGettextEnv ();
-@@ -62,17 +79,15 @@
-   return debug << c.d->language << " " << c.d->name << " " << c.d->localeDir;
- }
- 
--int KCatalogPrivate::localeSet = 0;
- QByteArray KCatalogPrivate::currentLanguage;
- 
- KCatalog::KCatalog(const QString & name, const QString & language )
-   : d( new KCatalogPrivate )
- {
--  // Set locales only once.
--  if (! KCatalogPrivate::localeSet) {
--    setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
--    KCatalogPrivate::localeSet = 1;
--  }
-+    // Set locales if the static initializer didn't work
-+    if (!s_localeSet) {
-+        kInitializeLocale();
-+    }
- 
-   // Find locale directory for this catalog.
-   QString localeDir = catalogLocaleDir( name, language );
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 8f0e0a8..cf05a6b 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Patch25: kdelibs-4.2.0-gcc44-misc.patch
 
 # upstream
 # 4.2 branch
-Patch101: kdelibs-4.2.1-encoding-qt45.patch
 
 # 4.3 branch
 Patch200: kdelibs-4.1.96-AllowExternalPaths.patch
@@ -226,7 +225,6 @@ sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanage
 
 # upstream patches
 # 4.2
-%patch101 -p1 -b .encoding-qt45
 
 # 4.3
 %patch200 -p1 -b .AllowExternalPaths