diff --git a/build_system/src/test.rs b/build_system/src/test.rs
index f1f31f83ca24..1aaa38770614 100644
--- a/build_system/src/test.rs
+++ b/build_system/src/test.rs
@@ -485,30 +485,6 @@ fn setup_rustc(env: &mut Env, args: &TestArg) -> Result<PathBuf, String> {
         run_command_with_output_and_env(&[&"git", &"checkout"], rust_dir, Some(env))?;
     }
 
-    let mut patches = Vec::new();
-    walk_dir(
-        "patches/tests",
-        &mut |_| Ok(()),
-        &mut |file_path: &Path| {
-            patches.push(file_path.to_path_buf());
-            Ok(())
-        },
-        false,
-    )?;
-    patches.sort();
-    // TODO: remove duplication with prepare.rs by creating a apply_patch function in the utils
-    // module.
-    for file_path in patches {
-        println!("[GIT] apply `{}`", file_path.display());
-        let path = Path::new("../..").join(file_path);
-        run_command_with_output(&[&"git", &"apply", &path], rust_dir)?;
-        run_command_with_output(&[&"git", &"add", &"-A"], rust_dir)?;
-        run_command_with_output(
-            &[&"git", &"commit", &"--no-gpg-sign", &"-m", &format!("Patch {}", path.display())],
-            rust_dir,
-        )?;
-    }
-
     let cargo = String::from_utf8(
         run_command_with_env(&[&"rustup", &"which", &"cargo"], rust_dir, Some(env))?.stdout,
     )
diff --git a/patches/tests/0001-Workaround-to-make-a-run-make-test-pass.patch b/patches/tests/0001-Workaround-to-make-a-run-make-test-pass.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a329d09a95e5..000000000000
--- a/patches/tests/0001-Workaround-to-make-a-run-make-test-pass.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From a131c69e54b5c02fe3b517e8f3ad23d4f784ffc8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Antoni Boucher <bouanto@zoho.com>
-Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:25:33 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] Workaround to make a run-make test pass
-
----
- tests/run-make/linker-warning/rmake.rs | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/run-make/linker-warning/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/linker-warning/rmake.rs
-index bc21739fefc..0946a7e2a48 100644
---- a/tests/run-make/linker-warning/rmake.rs
-+++ b/tests/run-make/linker-warning/rmake.rs
-@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fn main() {
-         diff()
-             .expected_file("short-error.txt")
-             .actual_text("(linker error)", out.stderr())
--            .normalize(r#"/rustc[^/]*/"#, "/rustc/")
-+            .normalize(r#"/tmp/rustc[^/]*/"#, "/tmp/rustc/")
-             .normalize(
-                 regex::escape(run_make_support::build_root().to_str().unwrap()),
-                 "/build-root",
--- 
-2.49.0
-