diff --git a/debian/patches/0001-Disable-latex-test-latex-output-is-broken.patch b/debian/patches/0001-Disable-latex-test-latex-output-is-broken.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b3983a2..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/0001-Disable-latex-test-latex-output-is-broken.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-From: Willi Mann <willi@wm1.at>
-Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:59:41 +0100
-Subject: Disable latex test - latex output is broken
-
----
- tests/Makefile.am |    2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 25cbe0a..057ff90 100644
---- a/tests/Makefile.am
-+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- # executable test scripts to perform
--TESTS = test_html.sh test_latex.sh 
-+TESTS = test_html.sh
- 
- # the data set for the tests
- testdata = \
diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-Get-fully-rid-of-hardcoded-local-lib-paths.patch b/debian/patches/0002-Get-fully-rid-of-hardcoded-local-lib-paths.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b8ed889..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/0002-Get-fully-rid-of-hardcoded-local-lib-paths.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-From: Willi Mann <willi@wm1.at>
-Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:03:47 +0100
-Subject: Get fully rid of hardcoded local/lib paths
-
----
- src/path.h |    1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/path.h b/src/path.h
-index e38f52e..00be872 100644
---- a/src/path.h
-+++ b/src/path.h
-@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
- #ifndef _PATH_H_INCLUDED_
- #define _PATH_H_INCLUDED_
- 
-+#define DEFAULT_UNRTF_SEARCH_PATH	PKGDATADIR "/"
- #define DEFAULT_UNRTF_SEARCH_PATH       CONFIG_DIR
- 
- extern char *search_path;
diff --git a/debian/patches/0003-Update-test-file-set-to-ensure-proper-cleaning-of-te.patch b/debian/patches/0003-Update-test-file-set-to-ensure-proper-cleaning-of-te.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 16f12ef..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/0003-Update-test-file-set-to-ensure-proper-cleaning-of-te.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-From: Willi Mann <willi@wm1.at>
-Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:38:56 +0100
-Subject: Update test file set to ensure proper cleaning of tests dir
-
----
- tests/Makefile.am |    3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 057ff90..d4814c1 100644
---- a/tests/Makefile.am
-+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ testdata = \
- 	cp1251-russian-alphabet.rtf \
- 	font_size.rtf \
- 	font_styles.rtf \
-+	Greek1.rtf \
-+	Greek2.rtf \
- 	lists.rtf \
- 	paragraph_formatting.rtf \
- 	pict.rtf \
-@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ testdata = \
- 	symbol.rtf \
- 	text_color.rtf \
- 	text_formatting.rtf \
-+	Turkish.rtf \
- 	unicode4.rtf
- 
- # the result set for the html test
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a1f8e..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-0001-Disable-latex-test-latex-output-is-broken.patch
-0002-Get-fully-rid-of-hardcoded-local-lib-paths.patch
-0003-Update-test-file-set-to-ensure-proper-cleaning-of-te.patch