diff --git a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4e611d71..00000000
--- a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-https://bugs.gentoo.org/518440
-
-avoid compiling tests when we aren't actually testing, especially since it
-requires a compiler to execute which fails when cross-compiling
-
---- a/Makefile.am
-+++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ t_generated_code2_test_generated_code2_SOURCES = \
- t_generated_code2_test_generated_code2_LDADD = \
- 	protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.la
- 
--noinst_PROGRAMS += \
-+check_PROGRAMS += \
- 	t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data
- 
- t_generated_code2_cxx_generate_packed_data_SOURCES = \
-@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ t/test-full.pb.cc t/test-full.pb.h: @PROTOC@ $(top_srcdir)/t/test-full.proto
- t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc: t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data$(EXEEXT)
- 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(top_builddir)/t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data$(EXEEXT) > $(top_builddir)/t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc
- 
--BUILT_SOURCES += \
--	t/test.pb-c.c t/test.pb-c.h \
--	t/test-full.pb-c.c t/test-full.pb-c.h \
--	t/test-full.pb.cc t/test-full.pb.h \
--	t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc
--
- t_version_version_SOURCES = \
- 	t/version/version.c
- t_version_version_LDADD = \
diff --git a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0 b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0
index a2a0909f..421faa1d 100644
--- a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0
+++ b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2013 William Orr <will@worrbase.com>
-# Copyright 2016 Julian Ospald <hasufell@posteo.de>
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-require github [ tag=v${PV} ] autotools [ supported_autoconf=[ 2.5 ] supported_automake=[ 1.13 ] ]
+require github [ tag=v${PV} ] autotools [ supported_autoconf=[ 2.5 ] supported_automake=[ 1.15 ] ]
 
 SUMMARY="C bindings for the protobuf library"
 DESCRIPTION="
@@ -21,5 +20,5 @@ DEPENDENCIES="
         virtual/pkg-config
 "
 
-DEFAULT_SRC_PREPARE_PATCHES=( "${FILES}"/${PNV}-no-build-tests.patch )
+BUGS_TO="will@worrbase.com"