diff --git a/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-24.08.49.9999.ebuild b/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-24.08.49.9999.ebuild
index 04bb428e58d..acce748709b 100644
--- a/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-24.08.49.9999.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-24.08.49.9999.ebuild
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	postgres? ( dev-db/postgresql )
 "
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-21.03.80-mysql56-crash.patch" )
-
 pkg_setup() {
 	# Set default storage backend in order: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
 	# reverse driver check to keep the order
diff --git a/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-9999.ebuild b/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-9999.ebuild
index 04bb428e58d..acce748709b 100644
--- a/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-9999.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/akonadi/akonadi-9999.ebuild
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	postgres? ( dev-db/postgresql )
 "
 
-PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-21.03.80-mysql56-crash.patch" )
-
 pkg_setup() {
 	# Set default storage backend in order: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite
 	# reverse driver check to keep the order
diff --git a/kde-apps/akonadi/files/akonadi-21.03.80-mysql56-crash.patch b/kde-apps/akonadi/files/akonadi-21.03.80-mysql56-crash.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cee0b0e815..00000000000
--- a/kde-apps/akonadi/files/akonadi-21.03.80-mysql56-crash.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-From ca023c075e5e239dd6d254722c8866b17a524a3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Manuel Nickschas <sputnick@quassel-irc.org>
-Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:40:44 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Find mysql_install_db and add required option
-
-Rebase patch onto 21.03.80
-Gentoo-bug: 530012
----
- src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp | 7 ++++---
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
-index fd057670e..c19cff0e0 100644
---- a/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
-+++ b/src/server/storage/dbconfigmysql.cpp
-@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static QString findExecutable(const QString &bin)
-         QStringLiteral("/usr/local/sbin"),
-         QStringLiteral("/usr/local/libexec"),
-         QStringLiteral("/usr/libexec"),
-+        QStringLiteral("/usr/share/mysql/scripts"),
-         QStringLiteral("/opt/mysql/libexec"),
-         QStringLiteral("/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin"),
-         QStringLiteral("/opt/mysql/sbin"),
-@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMariaDBDatabase(const QString &confFile, const QSt
-         == execute(mMysqlInstallDbPath,
-                    {QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile),
-                     QStringLiteral("--force"),
--                    QStringLiteral("--basedir=%1").arg(baseDir),
-+                    QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"),
-                     QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)});
- }
- 
-@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMySQL5_7_6Database(const QString &confFile, const
- {
-     return 0
-         == execute(mMysqldPath,
--                   {QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile), QStringLiteral("--initialize"), QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)});
-+                   {QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile), QStringLiteral("--initialize"), QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"), QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)});
- }
- 
- bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMySQLDatabase(const QString &confFile, const QString &dataDir) const
-@@ -629,5 +630,5 @@ bool DbConfigMysql::initializeMySQLDatabase(const QString &confFile, const QStri
-     return 0
-         == execute(
-                mMysqlInstallDbPath,
--               {QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile), QStringLiteral("--basedir=%1").arg(baseDir), QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)});
-+               {QStringLiteral("--defaults-file=%1").arg(confFile), QStringLiteral("--basedir=/usr"), QStringLiteral("--datadir=%1/").arg(dataDir)});
- }
--- 
-2.30.0
-