diff --git a/devel/ace/files/patch-tests__TkReactor_Test.cpp b/devel/ace/files/patch-tests__TkReactor_Test.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 46a9433e30ce..000000000000
--- a/devel/ace/files/patch-tests__TkReactor_Test.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- tests/TkReactor_Test.cpp.orig
-+++ tests/TkReactor_Test.cpp
-@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@
-   tk = Tk_MainWindow(tcl_interp);
-   if (tk == 0)
-     {
--      ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, "Tk_Reactor_Test: %s\n", tcl_interp->result),1);
-+      ACE_ERROR_RETURN ((LM_ERROR, "Tk_Reactor_Test: %s\n", Tcl_GetStringResult(tcl_interp)),1);
-     }
- 
-   char tcl_cmd[] = "source TkReactor_Test.tcl";