diff --git a/package/file/file-4.16-fix-array-64bit.patch b/package/file/file-4.16-fix-array-64bit.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b30862b68..0000000000
--- a/package/file/file-4.16-fix-array-64bit.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
---- file/src/readelf.h
-+++ file/src/readelf.h
-@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
- typedef	uint32_t 	Elf64_Off[2];
- typedef uint32_t 	Elf64_Xword[2];
- #else
-+#undef USE_ARRAY_FOR_64BIT_TYPES
- typedef	uint64_t 	Elf64_Addr;
- typedef	uint64_t 	Elf64_Off;
- typedef uint64_t 	Elf64_Xword;
---- file/src/readelf.c
-+++ file/src/readelf.c
-@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@
- 		return value;
- }
- 
-+#ifdef USE_ARRAY_FOR_64BIT_TYPES
-+# define elf_getu64(swap, array) \
-+	((swap ? ((uint64_t)getu32(swap, array[0])) << 32 : getu32(swap, array[0])) + \
-+	 (swap ? getu32(swap, array[1]) : ((uint64_t)getu32(swap, array[1]) << 32)))
-+#else
-+# define elf_getu64(swap, value) getu64(swap, value)
-+#endif
-+
- #define xsh_addr	(class == ELFCLASS32		\
- 			 ? (void *) &sh32		\
- 			 : (void *) &sh64)
-@@ -913,11 +921,7 @@
- 		if (getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_type) == ET_CORE) {
- #ifdef ELFCORE
- 			if (dophn_core(ms, class, swap, fd,
--#ifdef USE_ARRAY_FOR_64BIT_TYPES
--			    (off_t)getu32(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff[1]),
--#else
--			    (off_t)getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff),
--#endif
-+			    (off_t)elf_getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff),
- 			    getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_phnum), 
- 			    (size_t)getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_phentsize)) == -1)
- 				return -1;
-@@ -927,22 +931,14 @@
- 		} else {
- 			if (getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_type) == ET_EXEC) {
- 				if (dophn_exec(ms, class, swap, fd,
--#ifdef USE_ARRAY_FOR_64BIT_TYPES
--				    (off_t)getu32(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff[1]),
--#else
--				    (off_t)getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff),
--#endif
-+				    (off_t)elf_getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_phoff),
- 				    getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_phnum), 
- 				    (size_t)getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_phentsize))
- 				    == -1)
- 					return -1;
- 			}
- 			if (doshn(ms, class, swap, fd,
--#ifdef USE_ARRAY_FOR_64BIT_TYPES
--			    (off_t)getu32(swap, elfhdr.e_shoff[1]),
--#else
--			    (off_t)getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_shoff),
--#endif
-+			    (off_t)elf_getu64(swap, elfhdr.e_shoff),
- 			    getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_shnum),
- 			    (size_t)getu16(swap, elfhdr.e_shentsize)) == -1)
- 				return -1;