diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/fix.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 02f2c9c6c93f..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
---- php-5.0.4/configure	2005-04-03 11:42:50.000000000 +0200
-+++ php-5.0.4-1/configure	2005-07-10 11:06:22.292271176 +0200
-@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@
- 
-   case $host_alias in
-   *aix*)
--    APXS_LIBEXECDIR=`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+    APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-     EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-brtl -Wl,-bI:$APXS_LIBEXECDIR/httpd.exp"
-     PHP_AIX_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-brtl"
-     build_type=shared
-@@ -3576,7 +3576,7 @@
-   if test "$?" != "0"; then
-     APACHE_INSTALL="$APXS -i -a -n php5 $SAPI_SHARED" # Old apxs does not have -S option
-   else 
--    APXS_LIBEXECDIR='$(INSTALL_ROOT)'`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+    APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-     if test -z `$APXS -q SYSCONFDIR`; then
-       APACHE_INSTALL="\$(mkinstalldirs) '$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' && \
-                        $APXS -S LIBEXECDIR='$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' \
-@@ -4680,7 +4680,7 @@
-     { echo "configure: error: Please note that Apache version >= 2.0.40 is required." 1>&2; exit 1; }
-   fi
- 
--  APXS_LIBEXECDIR='$(INSTALL_ROOT)'`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+  APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-   if test -z `$APXS -q SYSCONFDIR`; then
-     INSTALL_IT="\$(mkinstalldirs) '$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' && \
-                  $APXS -S LIBEXECDIR='$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' \
-@@ -5510,7 +5510,7 @@
-     { echo "configure: error: Please note that Apache version >= 2.0.44 is required." 1>&2; exit 1; }
-   fi
- 
--  APXS_LIBEXECDIR='$(INSTALL_ROOT)'`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+  APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-   if test -z `$APXS -q SYSCONFDIR`; then
-     INSTALL_IT="\$(mkinstalldirs) '$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' && \
-                  $APXS -S LIBEXECDIR='$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' \
-@@ -6327,7 +6327,7 @@
- 
-   case $host_alias in
-   *aix*)
--    APXS_LIBEXECDIR=`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+    APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-     EXTRA_LDFLAGS="$EXTRA_LDFLAGS -Wl,-brtl -Wl,-bI:$APXS_LIBEXECDIR/httpd.exp"
-     PHP_AIX_LDFLAGS="-Wl,-brtl"
-     build_type=shared
-@@ -6522,7 +6522,7 @@
-   if test "$?" != "0"; then
-     APACHE_HOOKS_INSTALL="$APXS -i -a -n php5 $SAPI_SHARED" # Old apxs does not have -S option
-   else 
--    APXS_LIBEXECDIR='$(INSTALL_ROOT)'`$APXS -q LIBEXECDIR`
-+    APXS_LIBEXECDIR="$prefix/modules"
-     if test -z `$APXS -q SYSCONFDIR`; then
-       APACHE_HOOKS_INSTALL="\$(mkinstalldirs) '$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' && \
-                        $APXS -S LIBEXECDIR='$APXS_LIBEXECDIR' \
-diff -rc php-5.3.18/configure php-5.3.18-new/configure
-*** php-5.3.18/configure	2012-10-17 18:29:10.000000000 +0200
---- php-5.3.18-new/configure	2012-11-13 05:36:24.730136551 +0100
-***************
-*** 45113,45121 ****
-  
-  
-  if test "$PHP_GETTEXT" != "no"; then
-!   for i in $PHP_GETTEXT /usr/local /usr; do
-!     test -r $i/include/libintl.h && GETTEXT_DIR=$i && break
-!   done
-  
-    if test -z "$GETTEXT_DIR"; then
-      { echo "configure: error: Cannot locate header file libintl.h" 1>&2; exit 1; }
---- 45113,45119 ----
-  
-  
-  if test "$PHP_GETTEXT" != "no"; then
-!   GETTEXT_DIR=$PHP_GETTEXT
-  
-    if test -z "$GETTEXT_DIR"; then
-      { echo "configure: error: Cannot locate header file libintl.h" 1>&2; exit 1; }