2 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
index 1300b2fa..36c2c2a4 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ local defaults = {
       FIND = "find",
       TEST = "test",
       CHMOD = "chmod",
-      PATCH = "patch",
 
       ZIP = "zip",
       UNZIP = "unzip -n",
diff --git a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
index 43174749..0823e74f 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/fs/unix/tools.lua
@@ -283,12 +283,6 @@ function tools.chmod(pathname, mode)
    end
 end
 
---- Apply a patch.
--- @param patchname string: The filename of the patch.
-function tools.apply_patch(patchname)
-   return fs.execute(vars.PATCH.." -p1 -f -i ", patchname)
-end
-
 --- Unpack an archive.
 -- Extract the contents of an archive, detecting its format by
 -- filename extension.