diff --git a/PATENTS b/PATENTS
deleted file mode 100644
index ed8879b20..000000000
--- a/PATENTS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-Mutual Termination for Patent Action. The License for the use of Webmin shall
-terminate automatically and You may no longer exercise any of the rights granted
-to You by this License if:
-
-1. You file a lawsuit in any court alleging that any software that is licensed
-under this license infringes any patent claims that are essential to use
-that software.
-
-2. You file a lawsuit in any court alleging that any OSI Certified open source
-software that is licensed under any license containing a "Mutual Termination
-for Patent Action" clause infringes any patent claims that are essential to use 
-that software.
diff --git a/makedist.pl b/makedist.pl
index 92ab22ebe..93ebd37ff 100755
--- a/makedist.pl
+++ b/makedist.pl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $zipdir = "zips";
 	  "config-openserver", "switch_user.cgi", "lang", "lang_list.txt",
 	  "webmin-init", "webmin-caldera-init", "webmin-daemon",
 	  "config-openbsd",
-	  "config-macos", "LICENCE", "PATENTS",
+	  "config-macos", "LICENCE",
 	  "session_login.cgi", "acl_security.pl",
 	  "defaultacl", "rpc.cgi", "date_chooser.cgi", "switch_skill.cgi",
 	  "install-module.pl", "LICENCE.ja",