diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 690d4fc7..8533172f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ shadow (1:4.1.2-1) experimental; urgency=low
       + debian/patches/008_login_log_failure_in_FTMP
       + debian/patches/429_login_FAILLOG_ENAB
       + debian/patches/507_32char_grnames.dpatch
+  * debian/patches/454_userdel_no_MAIL_FILE: Patch removed. If MAIL_FILE is
+    defined, the mailbox is not in MAIL_SPOOL_DIR.
   * debian/patches/506_relaxed_usernames: Use an extra paragraph for the note
     on username with a '/'.
   * debian/patches/504_undef_USE_PAM.dpatch:
diff --git a/debian/patches/454_userdel_no_MAIL_FILE b/debian/patches/454_userdel_no_MAIL_FILE
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b84788..00000000
--- a/debian/patches/454_userdel_no_MAIL_FILE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-Goal: do not use MAIL_FILE in userdel:
-      When MAIL_FILE is used, the mail spool is in the home directory, so
-      it do not need to be removed (in addition to the user's home
-      directory)
-
-Note: usermod should be checked also. Maybe MAIL_FILE can be removed from
-      login.defs
-
-Index: shadow-4.1.0/src/userdel.c
-===================================================================
---- shadow-4.1.0.orig/src/userdel.c
-+++ shadow-4.1.0/src/userdel.c
-@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
- 
- 	maildir = getdef_str ("MAIL_DIR");
- #ifdef MAIL_SPOOL_DIR
--	if (!maildir && !getdef_str ("MAIL_FILE"))
-+	if (!maildir)
- 		maildir = MAIL_SPOOL_DIR;
- #endif
- 	if (!maildir)