diff --git a/debian/patches/00_debian-group_bugfix.patch b/debian/patches/00_debian-group_bugfix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a5ab2190..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/00_debian-group_bugfix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: src/roster_window.py
-===================================================================
---- src/roster_window.py	(revision 4923)
-+++ src/roster_window.py	(working copy)
-@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
- 		model = self.tree.get_model()
- 		root = self.get_account_iter(account)
- 		group_iter = model.iter_children(root)
-+		# C_NAME column contacts the pango escaped group name
-+		name = gtkgui_helpers.escape_for_pango_markup(name)
- 		while group_iter:
- 			group_name = model[group_iter][C_NAME].decode('utf-8')
- 			if name == group_name: