diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
index c5b9a607f20d..6430e2275599 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/default.nix
@@ -62,11 +62,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   __impureHostDeps = [ "/dev/ptmx" ];
-
-  # To fix the trouble in vim73, that it cannot cross-build with this patch
-  # to bypass a configure script check that cannot be done cross-building.
-  # http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/66c02efd1523554b?pli=1
-  # patchPhase = ''
-  #   sed -i -e 's/as_fn_error.*int32.*/:/' src/auto/configure
-  # '';
 }