diff --git a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0001-Respect-with-gacdir-path-to-gac.patch b/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0001-Respect-with-gacdir-path-to-gac.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c96f18..0000000
--- a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0001-Respect-with-gacdir-path-to-gac.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-Upstream: pull request https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp/pull/74
-
-From 0d2277a02a512fbbce17449cb8e0c4f697ff3538 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Nikolay Orlyuk <virkony@gmail.com>
-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:49:46 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Respect --with-gacdir=/path/to/gac
-
-Use parameter of --with-gacdir and MONODIR as a source for ROOTDIR in
-gacutil.
----
- config.make.in          |  1 +
- configure.ac            |  4 ++++
- src/fsharp/targets.make | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
- 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/config.make.in b/config.make.in
-index baea343..5ef0e68 100644
---- a/config.make.in
-+++ b/config.make.in
-@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ topdir := @abs_top_srcdir@/
- builddir := @abs_top_builddir@/
- libdir := ${prefix}/lib/
- bindir := ${prefix}/bin/
-+monorootdir := @MONOROOTDIR@/
- monodir := @MONODIR@/
- monolibdir2 := $(monodir)2.0/
- 
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 16736fc..4f79618 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ fi
- if ! test -e $MONODIR/2.0/mscorlib.dll; then
- 	AC_ERROR(Couldn't find the mono gac directory or mscorlib.dll in the usual places. Set --with-gacdir=<path>)
- fi
-+
-+MONOROOTDIR=$(cd "$MONODIR/.." && pwd)
-+
- AC_SUBST(MONODIR)
-+AC_SUBST(MONOROOTDIR)
- 
- if test "x$MONO_SGEN" = "xno"; then
- 	mono_gc_options=
-diff --git a/src/fsharp/targets.make b/src/fsharp/targets.make
-index 99cedc3..8265cc1 100644
---- a/src/fsharp/targets.make
-+++ b/src/fsharp/targets.make
-@@ -144,57 +144,56 @@ install-bin-4: TARGET := $(TARGET_4_0)
- # 
- install-lib-2 install-lib-2-1 install-lib-4:
- 	@echo "Installing $(ASSEMBLY)"
--	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)
--	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)
--	gacutil -i $(outdir)$(ASSEMBLY) -root $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir) -package $(TARGET)
-+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)
-+	gacutil -i $(outdir)$(ASSEMBLY) -root $(DESTDIR)$(monorootdir) -package $(TARGET)
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)Microsoft.FSharp.targets; then \
--	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/; \
--	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
--	    $(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
-+	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/; \
-+	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/; \
-+	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+	    $(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/; \
-+	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
-+	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
- 	fi
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)$(NAME).xml; then \
--		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
--		ln -fs  ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).xml; \
-+		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
-+		ln -fs  ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).xml; \
- 	fi
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)$(NAME).sigdata; then \
--		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
--		ln -fs  ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).sigdata; \
-+		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
-+		ln -fs  ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).sigdata; \
- 	fi
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)$(NAME).optdata; then \
--		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
--		ln -fs ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).optdata; \
-+		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
-+		ln -fs ../gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN)/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(NAME).optdata; \
- 	fi
- 
- install-lib-4-5: install-lib-4
--	@if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/; then \
--		ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY); \
--		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY).config; \
-+	@if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/; then \
-+		ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config; then \
-+		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY).config; \
- 		fi; \
--		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/$(NAME).sigdata; \
-+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata; then \
-+		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).sigdata; \
- 		fi; \
--		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).xml; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/$(NAME).xml; \
-+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).xml; then \
-+		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).xml; \
- 		fi; \
--		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).optdata; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.0/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/4.5/$(NAME).optdata; \
-+		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).optdata; then \
-+		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).optdata; \
- 		fi; \
- 	fi
- 
- # The binaries fsc.exe and fsi.exe only get installed for Mono 4.0 profile
- # This also installs 'fsharpc' and 'fsharpi'
- install-bin-4:
--	sed -e 's,[@]DIR[@],$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET),g' -e 's,[@]TOOL[@],$(ASSEMBLY),g' < $(topdir)launcher > $(outdir)$(subst fs,fsharp,$(NAME))$(VERSION)
-+	sed -e 's,[@]DIR[@],$(monodir)/$(TARGET),g' -e 's,[@]TOOL[@],$(ASSEMBLY),g' < $(topdir)launcher > $(outdir)$(subst fs,fsharp,$(NAME))$(VERSION)
- 	chmod +x $(outdir)$(subst fs,fsharp,$(NAME))$(VERSION)
--	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(libdir)
--	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
--	$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)mono/$(TARGET)
--	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(outdir)$(subst fs,fsharp,$(NAME))$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)
-+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)
-+	@mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
-+	$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)
-+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(outdir)$(subst fs,fsharp,$(NAME))$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
- 
- 
- $(objdir) $(objdir)$(TARGET_2_0) $(objdir)$(TARGET_2_1) $(objdir)$(TARGET_4_0):
--- 
-1.8.0
-
diff --git a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0002-use-only-relative-symlinks.patch b/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0002-use-only-relative-symlinks.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 190f58e..0000000
--- a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/files/0002-use-only-relative-symlinks.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-Upstream: pull request https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp/pull/74
-
-From 4287a749b6f79b32c9cfbf948e584041f0ee1c76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Nikolay Orlyuk <virkony@gmail.com>
-Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:24:10 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] use only relative symlinks
-
-Many linux distributives uses DESTDIR for sandbox and then relocate all
-files under root causing absolute (to DESTDIR) symlinks to be broken.
----
- src/fsharp/targets.make | 18 +++++++++---------
- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/fsharp/targets.make b/src/fsharp/targets.make
-index 8265cc1..25a465a 100644
---- a/src/fsharp/targets.make
-+++ b/src/fsharp/targets.make
-@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ install-lib-2 install-lib-2-1 install-lib-4:
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)Microsoft.FSharp.targets; then \
- 	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/; \
- 	    mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+	    ln -fs ../../$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+	    ln -fs ../../../../../$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/$(ASSEMBLY); \
- 	    $(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
--	    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
-+	    ln -fs ../../$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ F#/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
-+	    ln -fs ../../../../../$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/v$(TARGET)/Microsoft.FSharp.targets; \
- 	fi
- 	@if test -e $(outdir)$(NAME).xml; then \
- 		$(INSTALL_LIB) $(outdir)$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/gac/$(NAME)/$(VERSION)__$(TOKEN); \
-@@ -170,18 +170,18 @@ install-lib-2 install-lib-2-1 install-lib-4:
- 
- install-lib-4-5: install-lib-4
- 	@if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/; then \
--		ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY); \
-+		ln -fs ../4.0/$(ASSEMBLY) $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY); \
- 		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY).config; \
-+		    ln -fs ../4.0/$(ASSEMBLY).config $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(ASSEMBLY).config; \
- 		fi; \
- 		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).sigdata; \
-+		    ln -fs ../4.0/$(NAME).sigdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).sigdata; \
- 		fi; \
- 		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).xml; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).xml; \
-+		    ln -fs ../4.0/$(NAME).xml $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).xml; \
- 		fi; \
- 		if test -e $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).optdata; then \
--		    ln -fs $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.0/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).optdata; \
-+		    ln -fs ../4.0/$(NAME).optdata $(DESTDIR)$(monodir)/4.5/$(NAME).optdata; \
- 		fi; \
- 	fi
- 
--- 
-1.8.0
-
diff --git a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/fsharp-scm.exheres-0 b/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/fsharp-scm.exheres-0
index 71b8784..715794a 100644
--- a/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/fsharp-scm.exheres-0
+++ b/packages/dev-lang/fsharp/fsharp-scm.exheres-0
@@ -20,10 +20,5 @@ DEPENDENCIES="
 
 BUGS_TO="virkony@gmail.com"
 
-DEFAULT_SRC_PREPARE_PATCHES=(
-    "${FILES}/0001-Respect-with-gacdir-path-to-gac.patch"
-    "${FILES}/0002-use-only-relative-symlinks.patch"
-)
-
 DEFAULT_SRC_CONFIGURE_PARAMS=( --with-gacdir=/usr/${LIBDIR:-lib}/mono/gac )