diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
index 999dc6ee3d..03a82ef752 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/__init__.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ class PyjniusRecipe(CythonRecipe):
     depends = [('python2', 'python3crystax'), ('sdl2', 'sdl'), 'six']
     site_packages_name = 'jnius'
 
-    patches = [('sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch', will_build('sdl2')),
-               'getenv.patch']
+    patches = [('sdl2_jnienv_getter.patch', will_build('sdl2'))]
 
     def postbuild_arch(self, arch):
         super(PyjniusRecipe, self).postbuild_arch(arch)
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/getenv.patch b/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/getenv.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c5335fc4c..0000000000
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/pyjnius/getenv.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index b3c422d..f90694c 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ PY3 = sys.version_info >= (3,0,0)
- def getenv(key):
-     val = environ.get(key)
-     if val is not None:
--        if PY3:
--            return val.decode()
--        else:
--            return val
-+        return val
-+        # if PY3:
-+        #     return val.decode()
-+        # else:
-+        #     return val
-     else:
-         return val
-