diff --git a/patches/284816.patch b/patches/284816.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1af07bb4..00000000
--- a/patches/284816.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/dovecot.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/dovecot.nix
-index 8d298de6945bbc..b40798ed6d588b 100644
---- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/dovecot.nix
-+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/dovecot.nix
-@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ let
-       pop3_uidl_format = %08Xv%08Xu
- 
-       auth_mechanisms = plain login
--
--      service auth {
--        user = root
--      }
-     ''
- 
-     (