diff --git a/dpkt-1.7-r73.patch b/dpkt-1.7-r73.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e816b70..0000000
--- a/dpkt-1.7-r73.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-Index: dpkt/http.py
-===================================================================
---- dpkt/http.py	(revision 72)
-+++ dpkt/http.py	(revision 73)
-@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
-         line = line.strip()
-         if not line:
-             break
--        l = line.split(None, 1)
--        if not l[0].endswith(':'):
-+        l = line.split(':', 1)
-+        if len(l[0].split()) != 1:
-             raise dpkt.UnpackError('invalid header: %r' % line)
--        k = l[0][:-1].lower()
--        v = len(l) != 1 and l[1] or ''
-+        k = l[0].lower()
-+        v = len(l) != 1 and l[1].lstrip() or ''
-         if k in d:
-             if not type(d[k]) is list:
-                 d[k] = [d[k]]
diff --git a/python-dpkt.spec b/python-dpkt.spec
index ed01176..0bff398 100644
--- a/python-dpkt.spec
+++ b/python-dpkt.spec
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 Name:           python-dpkt
-Version:        1.7
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Version:        1.8
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Simple packet creation/parsing library
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://dpkt.googlecode.com/
 Source0:        http://dpkt.googlecode.com/files/dpkt-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch0:         dpkt-1.7-r73.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 
-Obsoletes: dpkt < 1.7-4
 
 %description
 Fast, simple packet creation and parsing library
@@ -21,7 +19,6 @@ with definitions for the basic TCP/IP protocols.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n dpkt-%{version}
-%patch0 -p0 -b .r73
 
 
 %build
@@ -33,12 +30,14 @@ with definitions for the basic TCP/IP protocols.
 
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc AUTHORS CHANGES HACKING LICENSE README examples
 %{python_sitelib}/*
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 17 2014 Yanko Kaneti <yaneti@declera.com> - 1.8-1
+- Update to 1.8. Drop patch. Drop ancient obsolete
+
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.7-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild