diff --git a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/833-gpio_buttons.patch b/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/833-gpio_buttons.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b741b8cd57..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/patches-3.3/833-gpio_buttons.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
-+++ b/drivers/input/misc/Kconfig
-@@ -569,4 +569,20 @@ config INPUT_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND
- 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- 	  module will be called xen-kbdfront.
- 
-+config INPUT_GPIO_BUTTONS
-+	tristate "Polled GPIO buttons interface"
-+	depends on GENERIC_GPIO
-+	select INPUT_POLLDEV
-+	help
-+	  This driver implements support for buttons connected
-+	  to GPIO pins of various CPUs (and some other chips).
-+
-+	  Say Y here if your device has buttons connected
-+	  directly to such GPIO pins.  Your board-specific
-+	  setup logic must also provide a platform device,
-+	  with configuration data saying which GPIOs are used.
-+
-+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
-+	  module will be called gpio-buttons.
-+
- endif
---- a/drivers/input/misc/Makefile
-+++ b/drivers/input/misc/Makefile
-@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_WISTRON_BTNS)	+= wist
- obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_WM831X_ON)		+= wm831x-on.o
- obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND)	+= xen-kbdfront.o
- obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_YEALINK)		+= yealink.o
-+obj-$(CONFIG_INPUT_GPIO_BUTTONS)	+= gpio_buttons.o