diff --git a/packaging/debian/license-text-about-dialog b/packaging/debian/license-text-about-dialog
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aa38b2b67..0000000000
--- a/packaging/debian/license-text-about-dialog
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-Wireshark is distributed under the GNU GPL version 2. There are no
-restrictions on its use. There are significant restrictions on its
-distribution.
-
-Parts of Wireshark can be built and distributed as libraries. These
-parts are still covered by the GPL, and NOT by the Lesser General Public
-License or any other license.
-
-If you create a combined work using all or part of Wireshark, then your
-combined work must be released under a license compatible with the GPL.
-
-...and don't get us started on trademarks.
-
-The full text of the GNU GPL may be viewed in
-/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.
diff --git a/packaging/debian/patches/16_licence_about_location.patch b/packaging/debian/patches/16_licence_about_location.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c40e89af59..0000000000
--- a/packaging/debian/patches/16_licence_about_location.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-Description: Change location of license file in about dialog
-Forwarded: not-needed
-Author: Frederic Peters <fpeters@debian.org>
-
---- a/ui/qt/about_dialog.cpp
-+++ b/ui/qt/about_dialog.cpp
-@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
- #if defined(_WIN32)
-     f_license.setFileName(get_datafile_path("COPYING.txt"));
- #else
--    f_license.setFileName(get_datafile_path("COPYING"));
-+    f_license.setFileName(get_datafile_path("ABOUT.GPL"));
- #endif
-
-     f_license.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text);
diff --git a/packaging/debian/patches/series b/packaging/debian/patches/series
index 07c543b0a4..339a8663b3 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/patches/series
+++ b/packaging/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 09_idl2wrs.patch
-16_licence_about_location.patch
diff --git a/packaging/debian/rules b/packaging/debian/rules
index fbb8a1371d..40d8ce257f 100755
--- a/packaging/debian/rules
+++ b/packaging/debian/rules
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install
 	rm -f debian/*.shlibs
 	rm -rf $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/usr/share/wireshark/COPYING
-	cp debian/license-text-about-dialog $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/usr/share/wireshark/ABOUT.GPL
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/etc/wireshark/
 	mv $(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/usr/share/wireshark/init.lua \
 		$(CURDIR)/debian/tmp/etc/wireshark/