diff --git a/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/patch.diff b/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/patch.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cfa3c2b8b..0000000000
--- a/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/patch.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/NickServ.php b/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/NickServ.php
-index ff181d9..f873c75 100644
---- a/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/NickServ.php
-+++ b/plugins/Irc/extlib/phergie/Phergie/Plugin/NickServ.php
-@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Phergie_Plugin_NickServ extends Phergie_Plugin_Abstract
-         // Get the identify message
-         $this->identifyMessage = $this->config['nickserv.identify_message'];
-         if (!$this->identifyMessage) {
--            $this->identifyMessage = 'This nickname is registered.';
-+            $this->identifyMessage = '/This nickname is registered./';
-         }
-     }
- 
-@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Phergie_Plugin_NickServ extends Phergie_Plugin_Abstract
-         if (strtolower($event->getNick()) == strtolower($this->botNick)) {
-             $message = $event->getArgument(1);
-             $nick = $this->connection->getNick();
--            if (strpos($message, $this->identifyMessage) !== false) {
-+            if (preg_match($this->identifyMessage, $message)) {
-                 $password = $this->config['nickserv.password'];
-                 if (!empty($password)) {
-                     $this->doPrivmsg($this->botNick, 'IDENTIFY ' . $password);