diff --git a/make/target-tools.mk b/make/target-tools.mk
index bd4a3f84..dbe4ed77 100644
--- a/make/target-tools.mk
+++ b/make/target-tools.mk
@@ -1799,9 +1799,6 @@ $(ARCHIVE)/$(SYSVINIT_SOURCE):
 
 SYSVINIT_PATCH  = crypt-lib.patch
 SYSVINIT_PATCH += change-INIT_FIFO.patch
-ifeq ($(BOXSERIES), hd2)
-  SYSVINIT_PATCH += remove-fstack-protector-strong.patch
-endif
 
 define SYSVINIT_INSTALL
 	for sbin in halt init shutdown killall5; do \
diff --git a/patches/sysvinit/remove-fstack-protector-strong.patch b/patches/sysvinit/remove-fstack-protector-strong.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b4d18535..00000000
--- a/patches/sysvinit/remove-fstack-protector-strong.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
-index 9ae35df..814b0bd 100644
---- a/src/Makefile
-+++ b/src/Makefile
-@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
- 
- CPPFLAGS =
- CFLAGS  ?= -O2
--override CFLAGS += -ansi -fomit-frame-pointer -fstack-protector-strong -W -Wall -Wunreachable-code -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
-+override CFLAGS += -ansi -fomit-frame-pointer -W -Wall -Wunreachable-code -Wformat -Werror=format-security -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
- override CFLAGS += $(shell getconf LFS_CFLAGS)
- STATIC	=
- MANDB	:= s@^\('\\\\\"\)[^\*-]*-\*- coding: [^[:blank:]]\+ -\*-@\1@