diff --git a/packaging/patches/use-snapctl-with-slot-cups-server.patch b/packaging/patches/use-snapctl-with-slot-cups-server.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b6adf45b9..000000000
--- a/packaging/patches/use-snapctl-with-slot-cups-server.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/scheduler/auth.c b/scheduler/auth.c
-index 7f6c3f6d2..326d70832 100644
---- a/scheduler/auth.c
-+++ b/scheduler/auth.c
-@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ check_admin_access(cupsd_client_t *con) // I - Client connection
-     "is-connected",
-     "--apparmor-label",
-     NULL,
--    "cups-control",
-+    "cups-server",
-     NULL
-   };
- 
diff --git a/packaging/snapcraft.yaml b/packaging/snapcraft.yaml
index b35541ab0..e8171650e 100644
--- a/packaging/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/packaging/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ parts:
       set -eux
       # Do the actual pull task
       craftctl default
-      # Settings:
-      # Patch to use snapctl with the slot name "cups-server" for Snap mediation
-      #patch -p1 < $CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/patches/use-snapctl-with-slot-cups-server.patch
       # Longer timeout for Avahi resolving for cupsGetDests() API function, used
       # by "lpstat -l -e" (https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues/751)
       perl -p -i -e 's/(#\s*define\s+_CUPS_DNSSD_GET_DESTS\s+)250(\s+)/\1 1000\2/' cups/dest.c