diff --git a/net-mgmt/metronome/files/patch-iputils.hh b/net-mgmt/metronome/files/patch-iputils.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f23138c8ca1..000000000000
--- a/net-mgmt/metronome/files/patch-iputils.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- iputils.hh.orig	2023-07-20 17:03:02 UTC
-+++ iputils.hh
-@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ union ComboAddress {
-       return memcmp(&sin6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, &rhs.sin6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, 16) > 0;
-   }
- 
--  struct addressOnlyLessThan: public std::binary_function<string, string, bool>
-+  struct addressOnlyLessThan: public std::__binary_function<string, string, bool>
-   {
-     bool operator()(const ComboAddress& a, const ComboAddress& b) const
-     {