diff --git a/package/flex/flex-2.5.33-prog-ar.patch b/package/flex/flex-2.5.33-prog-ar.patch
index b556b633c9..e0626ff95f 100644
--- a/package/flex/flex-2.5.33-prog-ar.patch
+++ b/package/flex/flex-2.5.33-prog-ar.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,7 @@
-diff -rup flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile flex-2.5.33/Makefile
---- flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile	2007-01-18 17:29:32.000000000 +0100
-+++ flex-2.5.33/Makefile	2007-01-18 18:28:29.000000000 +0100
-@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" 
- 	"$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
- libLIBRARIES_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_DATA)
- LIBRARIES = $(lib_LIBRARIES)
--AR = ar
- ARFLAGS = cru
- libfl_a_AR = $(AR) $(ARFLAGS)
- libfl_a_LIBADD =
 diff -rup flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile.in flex-2.5.33/Makefile.in
 --- flex-2.5.33.orig/Makefile.in	2007-01-18 17:29:25.000000000 +0100
 +++ flex-2.5.33/Makefile.in	2007-01-18 18:28:22.000000000 +0100
-@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)" 
+@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"
  	"$(DESTDIR)$(includedir)"
  libLIBRARIES_INSTALL = $(INSTALL_DATA)
  LIBRARIES = $(lib_LIBRARIES)