diff --git a/build/pkgs/pplpy/patches/cython3-legacy.patch b/build/pkgs/pplpy/patches/cython3-legacy.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a038da16d6b..00000000000
--- a/build/pkgs/pplpy/patches/cython3-legacy.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-commit e6f3e66154138ce3e31e803e74b8c71787c70acc
-Author: Gonzalo Tornaría <tornaria@cmat.edu.uy>
-Date:   Wed Jul 19 20:47:52 2023 -0300
-
-    cython3 support using legacy directives
-
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 13d543b..55dcd34 100755
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ class build_ext(_build_ext):
-         self.extensions[:] = cythonize(
-             self.extensions,
-             include_path=sys.path,
--            compiler_directives={'embedsignature': True})
-+            compiler_directives={
-+                'embedsignature': True,
-+                'legacy_implicit_noexcept': True,
-+                'c_api_binop_methods': True,
-+                })
-
-         _build_ext.run(self)