diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/files/multiplicity.patch b/srcpkgs/perl/patches/multiplicity.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from srcpkgs/perl/files/multiplicity.patch
rename to srcpkgs/perl/patches/multiplicity.patch
diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl/template b/srcpkgs/perl/template
index 216f30ba4a8..b4cb1953cf3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl/template
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ done
 
 post_extract() {
 	cp -a ../perl-cross-${_perl_cross_version}/* .
-	patch -p1 < ${FILESDIR}/multiplicity.patch
 
 	[ -n "${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH}" ] && touch -h -d @$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH patchlevel.h
 }