diff --git a/vegastrike-0.5.0-boost-make_shared.patch b/vegastrike-0.5.0-boost-make_shared.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d6f455..0000000
--- a/vegastrike-0.5.0-boost-make_shared.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-*** vegastrike-source-0.5.0/src/networking/lowlevel/vsnet_socketset.cpp.orig	2008-12-19 22:27:11.000000000 -0800
---- vegastrike-source-0.5.0/src/networking/lowlevel/vsnet_socketset.cpp	2008-12-19 22:27:35.000000000 -0800
-*************** int SocketSet::private_select( timeval* 
-*** 180,186 ****
-      
-      if( !_client_mgr.expired() )
-      {
-!         boost::shared_ptr<VsnetDownload::Client::Manager> mgr( boost::make_shared(_client_mgr) );
-          if( (bool)mgr )
-          {
-              mgr->lower_check_queues( );
---- 180,186 ----
-      
-      if( !_client_mgr.expired() )
-      {
-!       boost::shared_ptr<VsnetDownload::Client::Manager> mgr( _client_mgr.lock() );
-          if( (bool)mgr )
-          {
-              mgr->lower_check_queues( );
-*************** int SocketSet::private_select( timeval* 
-*** 189,195 ****
-  
-      if( !_server_mgr.expired() )
-      {
-!         boost::shared_ptr<VsnetDownload::Server::Manager> mgr( boost::make_shared(_server_mgr) );
-          if( (bool)mgr )
-          {
-              mgr->lower_check_queues( );
---- 189,195 ----
-  
-      if( !_server_mgr.expired() )
-      {
-!       boost::shared_ptr<VsnetDownload::Server::Manager> mgr( _server_mgr.lock() );
-          if( (bool)mgr )
-          {
-              mgr->lower_check_queues( );
diff --git a/vegastrike.spec b/vegastrike.spec
index 1e09ca0..6802b7a 100644
--- a/vegastrike.spec
+++ b/vegastrike.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Patch3:         vegastrike-0.4.2-vssetup-fix.patch
 Patch4:         vegastrike-0.4.3-64-bit.patch
 Patch5:         vegastrike-0.5.1-openal.patch
 Patch6:         vegastrike-0.5.1-sys-python.patch
-Patch7:         vegastrike-0.5.0-boost-make_shared.patch
 Patch8:         vegastrike-0.5.0-gcc44.patch
 Patch9:         vegastrike-0.5.0-glext.patch
 Patch10:        vegastrike-0.5.0-gcc45.patch
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ Yet danger lurks in the space beyond.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p0
 %patch6 -p0
-%patch7 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
 %patch10 -p1