diff --git a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares.patch b/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares.patch
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/net-irc/unrealircd/files/unrealircd-system-cares.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-diff -u /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.7-r2/work/Unreal3.2.7/configure.in /tmp/buffer-content-12842m3P
---- /autoconf/configure.in	2009-01-14 22:57:09.000000000 -0500
-+++ /tmp/buffer-content-12842m3P	2009-01-14 23:04:01.000000000 -0500
-@@ -461,35 +461,40 @@
- dnl cd $cur_dir
- PKG_CHECK_MODULES([TRE], tre)
- 
--dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
--cares_version="1.4.0"
--AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting c-ares resolver library)
--cur_dir=`pwd`
--cd extras
--dnl remove old c-ares directory to force a recompile...
--rm -rf c-ares-$cares_version
--if test "x$ac_cv_path_GUNZIP" = "x" ; then
--	tar xfz c-ares.tar.gz
--else
--	cp c-ares.tar.gz c-ares.tar.gz.bak
--	gunzip -f c-ares.tar.gz
--	cp c-ares.tar.gz.bak c-ares.tar.gz
--	tar xf c-ares.tar
--fi
--AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring c-ares library)
--cd c-ares-$cares_version
--./configure --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/c-ares || exit 1
--AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling c-ares resolver library)
--$ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
--AC_MSG_RESULT(installing c-ares resolver library)
--$ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
--CARESINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/c-ares/include"
--AC_SUBST(CARESINCDIR)
--CARESLIBDIR="-L../extras/c-ares/lib"
-+dnl dnl REMEMBER TO CHANGE WITH A NEW C-ARES RELEASE!
-+dnl cares_version="1.4.0"
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(extracting c-ares resolver library)
-+dnl cur_dir=`pwd`
-+dnl cd extras
-+dnl dnl remove old c-ares directory to force a recompile...
-+dnl rm -rf c-ares-$cares_version
-+dnl if test "x$ac_cv_path_GUNZIP" = "x" ; then
-+dnl 	tar xfz c-ares.tar.gz
-+dnl else
-+dnl 	cp c-ares.tar.gz c-ares.tar.gz.bak
-+dnl 	gunzip -f c-ares.tar.gz
-+dnl 	cp c-ares.tar.gz.bak c-ares.tar.gz
-+dnl 	tar xf c-ares.tar
-+dnl fi
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring c-ares library)
-+dnl cd c-ares-$cares_version
-+dnl ./configure --prefix=$cur_dir/extras/c-ares || exit 1
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(compiling c-ares resolver library)
-+dnl $ac_cv_prog_MAKER || exit 1
-+dnl AC_MSG_RESULT(installing c-ares resolver library)
-+dnl $ac_cv_prog_MAKER install || exit 1
-+dnl CARESINCDIR="$cur_dir/extras/c-ares/include"
-+dnl AC_SUBST(CARESINCDIR)
-+dnl CARESLIBDIR="-L../extras/c-ares/lib"
-+dnl AC_SUBST(CARESLIBDIR)
-+dnl CARESLIBS="-lcares"
-+dnl AC_SUBST(CARESLIBS)
-+dnl cd $cur_dir
-+CARESLIBDIR=""
- AC_SUBST(CARESLIBDIR)
- CARESLIBS="-lcares"
- AC_SUBST(CARESLIBS)
--cd $cur_dir
-+
- 
- 
- AC_OUTPUT(Makefile src/modules/Makefile unreal ircdcron/ircdchk)
-
-diff -u /var/tmp/portage/net-irc/unrealircd-3.2.7-r2/work/Unreal3.2.7/Makefile.in /tmp/buffer-content-12842zBW
---- /Makefile.in	2009-01-14 22:57:09.000000000 -0500
-+++ /tmp/buffer-content-12842zBW	2009-01-14 23:04:34.000000000 -0500
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
- CRYPTOLIB=@CRYPTOLIB@
- OPENSSLINCLUDES=
- 
--XCFLAGS=@TRE_CFLAGS@ -I@CARESINCDIR@ @CARESLIBDIR@ @CFLAGS@
-+XCFLAGS=@TRE_CFLAGS@ @CARESLIBDIR@ @CFLAGS@
- #
- # use the following on MIPS:
- #CFLAGS= -systype bsd43 -DSYSTYPE_BSD43 -I$(INCLUDEDIR)
---- /src/res.c	2006-09-19 08:45:18.000000000 -0400
-+++ /tmp/buffer-content-12842ago	2009-01-15 20:51:26.000000000 -0500
-@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
- #include <res.h>
- 
- /* Forward declerations */
--void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
--void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
--void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he);
-+void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
-+void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
-+void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he);
- void unrealdns_delasyncconnects(void);
- static unsigned int unrealdns_haship(void *binaryip, int length);
- static void unrealdns_addtocache(char *name, void *binaryip, int length);
-@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
- #endif
- }
- 
--void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
-+void unrealdns_cb_iptoname(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
- {
- DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
- DNSReq *newr;
-@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
- }
- 
- 
--void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
-+void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_verify(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
- {
- DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
- aClient *acptr = r->cptr;
-@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
- 	unrealdns_freeandremovereq(r);
- }
- 
--void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, struct hostent *he)
-+void unrealdns_cb_nametoip_link(void *arg, int status, int timeouts, struct hostent *he)
- {
- DNSReq *r = (DNSReq *)arg;
- int n;
-