diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/3.6.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/3.6.nix
index a1d0a9eb9fc9..a972c9809827 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/3.6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/firefox/3.6.nix
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@ rec {
 
     inherit src;
 
-    # To be removed when the change gets upstream. I don't know if the patch
-    # affects xulrunner or firefox.
-    patches = [ ./symlinks-bug551152.patch ];
-
     buildInputs =
       [ pkgconfig gtk perl zip libIDL libjpeg zlib cairo bzip2 python
         dbus dbus_glib pango freetype fontconfig alsaLib nspr libnotify