diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3b5fe0191..283029416 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ linux (3.2.26-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     (Closes: #681418)
   * net: new counter for tx_timeout errors in sysfs
   * net: Add byte queue limits (bql) for reduced buffer-bloat
-  * bnx2,bnx2x,e1000e,forcedeth,igb,ixgbe,r8169,sfc,skge,sky2,tg3:
+  * bnx2,bnx2x,e1000e,forcedeth,igb,ixgbe,sfc,skge,sky2,tg3:
     Add support for bql
   * fs: Update link security restrictions to match Linux 3.6:
     - Drop kconfig options; restrictions can only be disabled by sysctl
diff --git a/debian/patches/features/all/bql/r8169-add-byte-queue-limit-support.patch b/debian/patches/features/all/bql/r8169-add-byte-queue-limit-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ea3c4b52..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/features/all/bql/r8169-add-byte-queue-limit-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-From: Igor Maravic <igorm@etf.rs>
-Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:01:25 +0100
-Subject: r8169: add byte queue limit support.
-
-commit 036dafa28da1e2565a8529de2ae663c37b7a0060 upstream.
-
-Nothing fancy:
-- sent bytes count is notified in the start_xmit path right before
-  updating the owner bit in the hardware Tx descriptor (E. Dumazet)
-- avoid useless tp->dev dereferencing in start_xmit (E. Dumazet)
-
-Use of netdev_reset_queue is favored over proper accounting in
-rtl8169_tx_clear_range since the latter would need more work for the
-same result (nb: said accounting degenerates to nothing in xmit_frags).
-
-Signed-off-by: Igor Maravic <igorm@etf.rs>
-Signed-off-by: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
-Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
-[bwh: Backported to 3.2:
- - Adjust context
- - Don't use 64-bit stats]
----
---- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
-@@ -5340,6 +5340,7 @@
- {
- 	rtl8169_tx_clear_range(tp, tp->dirty_tx, NUM_TX_DESC);
- 	tp->cur_tx = tp->dirty_tx = 0;
-+	netdev_reset_queue(tp->dev);
- }
- 
- static void rtl8169_schedule_work(struct net_device *dev, work_func_t task)
-@@ -5552,6 +5553,8 @@
- 
- 	txd->opts2 = cpu_to_le32(opts[1]);
- 
-+	netdev_sent_queue(dev, skb->len);
-+
- 	wmb();
- 
- 	/* Anti gcc 2.95.3 bugware (sic) */
-@@ -5644,11 +5647,17 @@
- 	rtl8169_schedule_work(dev, rtl8169_reinit_task);
- }
- 
-+struct rtl_txc {
-+	int packets;
-+	int bytes;
-+};
-+
- static void rtl8169_tx_interrupt(struct net_device *dev,
- 				 struct rtl8169_private *tp,
- 				 void __iomem *ioaddr)
- {
- 	unsigned int dirty_tx, tx_left;
-+	struct rtl_txc txc = { 0, 0 };
- 
- 	dirty_tx = tp->dirty_tx;
- 	smp_rmb();
-@@ -5667,15 +5676,22 @@
- 		rtl8169_unmap_tx_skb(&tp->pci_dev->dev, tx_skb,
- 				     tp->TxDescArray + entry);
- 		if (status & LastFrag) {
--			dev->stats.tx_packets++;
--			dev->stats.tx_bytes += tx_skb->skb->len;
--			dev_kfree_skb(tx_skb->skb);
-+			struct sk_buff *skb = tx_skb->skb;
-+
-+			txc.packets++;
-+			txc.bytes += skb->len;
-+			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
- 			tx_skb->skb = NULL;
- 		}
- 		dirty_tx++;
- 		tx_left--;
- 	}
- 
-+	dev->stats.tx_packets += txc.packets;
-+	dev->stats.tx_bytes += txc.bytes;
-+
-+	netdev_completed_queue(dev, txc.packets, txc.bytes);
-+
- 	if (tp->dirty_tx != dirty_tx) {
- 		tp->dirty_tx = dirty_tx;
- 		/* Sync with rtl8169_start_xmit:
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 80172061f..4fea6f542 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -387,5 +387,4 @@ features/all/bql/net-fix-issue-with-netdev_tx_reset_queue-not-resetting-queue-fr
 features/all/bql/ixgbe-add-support-for-byte-queue-limits.patch
 features/all/bql/igb-ixgbe-netdev_tx_reset_queue-incorrectly-called-from-tx-init.patch
 features/all/bql/skge-add-byte-queue-limit-support.patch
-features/all/bql/r8169-add-byte-queue-limit-support.patch
 bugfix/all/media-lirc_sir-make-device-registration-work.patch