diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index cd375d4896..32f415af6b 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ technologies that have been submitted to the ECMA for standardization.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n mono-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh