diff --git a/misc/getopt/Makefile b/misc/getopt/Makefile
index 2c49cff00b61..2b6402937235 100644
--- a/misc/getopt/Makefile
+++ b/misc/getopt/Makefile
@@ -1,38 +1,35 @@
 PORTNAME=	getopt
 PORTVERSION=	1.1.6
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	misc
 MASTER_SITES=	http://frodo.looijaard.name/system/files/software/getopt/ \
 		LOCAL/sunpoet
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Replacement for getopt(1) that supports GNU-style long options
 WWW=		https://software.frodo.looijaard.name/getopt/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2 GPLv3
 LICENSE_COMB=	dual
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS NLS
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	CC=${CC} LIBCGETOPT=0
 USES=		gmake
 
 PORTDOCS=	Changelog README
 
 NLS_MAKE_ARGS=		WITHOUT_GETTEXT=0
 NLS_MAKE_ARGS_OFF=	WITHOUT_GETTEXT=1
 NLS_LDFLAGS=		-lintl
 NLS_USES=		gettext localbase:ldflags
 
-post-patch:
-	@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/gnu/*.o
-
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/getopt
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/
 	cd ${WRKSRC}/ && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${PORTDOCS} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}/
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>