diff --git a/rpi_ws281x/git/0001-Allow-to-adjust-build-directory.patch b/rpi_ws281x/git/0001-Allow-to-adjust-build-directory.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f18116c2..00000000
--- a/rpi_ws281x/git/0001-Allow-to-adjust-build-directory.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-From 4f4d7b74391db1cdec6b32d085090a9c6a8d4cad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Martchus <martchus@gmx.net>
-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 04:58:01 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Allow to adjust build directory
-
----
- SConstruct | 3 ++-
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
-index 64c14c7..16ac279 100644
---- a/SConstruct
-+++ b/SConstruct
-@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ if env['TOOLCHAIN'] != '':
-     env['AR'] = env['TOOLCHAIN'] + '-ar'
- 
- Export(['clean_envs'])
--SConscript('SConscript');
-+AddOption('--build', default='')
-+SConscript('SConscript', variant_dir=GetOption('build'), duplicate=0);
- 
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/rpi_ws281x/git/0002-Update-help-text-for-default-DMA.patch b/rpi_ws281x/git/0002-Update-help-text-for-default-DMA.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e9ddbe7d..00000000
--- a/rpi_ws281x/git/0002-Update-help-text-for-default-DMA.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From 4bba7f43328617ae742ed342e16d9fc5d8f1e0fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Martchus <martchus@gmx.net>
-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 05:02:52 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update help text for default DMA
-
----
- main.c | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
-index 85ecd67..f88414a 100644
---- a/main.c
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void parseargs(int argc, char **argv, ws2811_t *ws2811)
- 				"-s (--strip)   - strip type - rgb, grb, gbr, rgbw\n"
- 				"-x (--width)   - matrix width (default 8)\n"
- 				"-y (--height)  - matrix height (default 8)\n"
--				"-d (--dma)     - dma channel to use (default 5)\n"
-+				"-d (--dma)     - dma channel to use (default 10)\n"
- 				"-g (--gpio)    - GPIO to use\n"
- 				"                 If omitted, default is 18 (PWM0)\n"
- 				"-i (--invert)  - invert pin output (pulse LOW)\n"
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/rpi_ws281x/git/0003-Adjust-LED-defs.patch b/rpi_ws281x/git/0003-Adjust-LED-defs.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b5222ba6..00000000
--- a/rpi_ws281x/git/0003-Adjust-LED-defs.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-From c5f98979c69d1bfbe1bba5349103d8872499dee8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Martchus <martchus@gmx.net>
-Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 05:05:06 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Adjust LED defs
-
----
- main.c | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
-index f88414a..d15a06c 100644
---- a/main.c
-+++ b/main.c
-@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ static char VERSION[] = "XX.YY.ZZ";
- #define STRIP_TYPE              WS2811_STRIP_GBR		// WS2812/SK6812RGB integrated chip+leds
- //#define STRIP_TYPE            SK6812_STRIP_RGBW		// SK6812RGBW (NOT SK6812RGB)
- 
--#define WIDTH                   8
--#define HEIGHT                  8
-+#define WIDTH                   (24 + 16 + 6 + 1)
-+#define HEIGHT                  1
- #define LED_COUNT               (WIDTH * HEIGHT)
- 
- int width = WIDTH;
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/rpi_ws281x/git/PKGBUILD b/rpi_ws281x/git/PKGBUILD
index f1ae7313..378fde0f 100644
--- a/rpi_ws281x/git/PKGBUILD
+++ b/rpi_ws281x/git/PKGBUILD
@@ -16,24 +16,8 @@ makedepends=('scons' 'git')
 provides=("${_name}")
 conflicts=("${_name}")
 url="https://github.com/jgarff/${_reponame}"
-source=("${_reponame}::git://github.com/jgarff/${_reponame}.git"
-        '0001-Allow-to-adjust-build-directory.patch'
-        '0002-Update-help-text-for-default-DMA.patch'
-        '0003-Adjust-LED-defs.patch')
-sha256sums=('SKIP'
-            '26119114589fc5aef067fd1de99b532c27416642aeab9ad1150dcc5badc95b59'
-            '2ca78207da848ac22d7c791c564988c9a0a0c407c710fe9540ac57a580c5df1c'
-            'daaa7f46c988b7b37f5528361648ff2d830d3b929f0be032a9fdc4a751b9829e')
-
-prepare() {
-  cd "$srcdir/$_reponame"
-
-  # apply patches; further descriptions can be found in patch files itself
-  for patch in "$srcdir/"*.patch; do
-    msg2 "Applying patch $patch"
-    patch -p1 -i "$patch"
-  done
-}
+source=("${_reponame}::git://github.com/jgarff/${_reponame}.git")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
 
 pkgver() {
   cd "$srcdir/$_reponame"