diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7a5764e7f1..3fa593766c 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ patch_osbuild() {
         /usr/lib/coreos-assembler/0001-stages-zipl.inst-improve-kernel-initrd-path-resoluti.patch \
         /usr/lib/coreos-assembler/0002-stages-zipl.inst-support-appending-kernel-options.patch    \
         /usr/lib/coreos-assembler/0001-stages-copy-allow-copying-from-the-tree.patch              \
-        /usr/lib/coreos-assembler/0001-stages-qemu-don-t-use-internal-compression-for-now.patch   \
             | patch -d /usr/lib/osbuild -p1
 
     # And then move the files back; supermin appliance creation will need it back
diff --git a/src/0001-stages-qemu-don-t-use-internal-compression-for-now.patch b/src/0001-stages-qemu-don-t-use-internal-compression-for-now.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 358e406219..0000000000
--- a/src/0001-stages-qemu-don-t-use-internal-compression-for-now.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From 372df8e1adb3c76f092ed47a45ee8637a247c786 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dusty Mabe <dusty@dustymabe.com>
-Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 17:38:41 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH] stages(qemu): don't use internal compression for now
-
-Until this is an option in the stage let's disable it for now
-https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1653#issuecomment-1928342241
----
- stages/org.osbuild.qemu | 5 ++++-
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.qemu b/stages/org.osbuild.qemu
-index 98a04f00..07172b3d 100755
---- a/stages/org.osbuild.qemu
-+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.qemu
-@@ -140,7 +140,10 @@ SCHEMA_2 = r"""
- 
- 
- def qcow2_arguments(options):
--    argv = ["-c"]
-+    # No internal compression in CoreOS for now.
-+    # https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-tracker/issues/1653#issuecomment-1928342241
-+    # argv = ["-c"]
-+    argv = []
-     compat = options.get("compat")
- 
-     if compat:
--- 
-2.43.0
-