diff --git a/dns/powerdns-recursor/files/patch-meson_lua_meson.build b/dns/powerdns-recursor/files/patch-meson_lua_meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index a0d6f5a7f6e1..000000000000
--- a/dns/powerdns-recursor/files/patch-meson_lua_meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- meson/lua/meson.build.orig	2025-07-21 09:54:44 UTC
-+++ meson/lua/meson.build
-@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ if not dep_lua.found() and (opt_lua == 'auto' or opt_l
- 
- if not dep_lua.found() and (opt_lua == 'auto' or opt_lua == 'lua')
-   variants = [
-+    'lua5.4',
-+    'lua-5.4',
-+    'lua54',
-     'lua5.3',
-     'lua-5.3',
-     'lua53',