diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 8540c8c..e2cdc4a 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ Source2:	rpm.rpmlintrc
 Source3:	cpu-os-macros.tar.gz
 Source4:	legacy_compat.macros
 Source5:        RPMBDB-0.1.tar.xz
-# TODO: should be disable for cooker, packaging needs to be fixed (enable for legacy compatibility)
-# status: to be removed later..
-Patch1:		rpm-5.3.8-dependency-whiteout.patch
 # TODO: make conditional & disabled through macro by default (enable for legacy compatibility)
 # status: to be removed later
 Patch2:		rpm-5.4.9-non-pre-scripts-dont-fail.patch
@@ -92,8 +89,6 @@ Patch11:	rpm-5.4.9-fix-russian-typo.patch
 # a huge memleak...
 # DIE
 Patch15:	rpm-5.3.8-fire-file-triggers-only-once.patch
-# status: keep as mandriva specific for now
-Patch21:	rpm-5.3.12-change-dep-loop-errors-to-warnings.patch
 # status: ready to merge, it's already been merged on HEAD, so commiting it to rpm-5_4
 # would basically just mean backporting it..
 Patch29:	rpm-5.4.4-add-_specfile-macro.patch