diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 7d32fce649..cd9e824dbf 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1090,7 +1090,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/opencv-rgbd-aarch64-test-fix.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/openfoam-4.1-cleanup.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/openjdk-10-idlj-reproducibility.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/openldap-CVE-2017-9287.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/openocd-nrf52.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/opensmtpd-fix-crash.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/openssh-CVE-2018-20685.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/openldap-CVE-2017-9287.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/openldap-CVE-2017-9287.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ca2a60c60..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/openldap-CVE-2017-9287.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-Fix CVE-2017-9287:
-
-https://www.openldap.org/its/?findid=8655
-https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9287
-
-Patch copied from upstream source repository:
-
-https://www.openldap.org/devel/gitweb.cgi?p=openldap.git;a=commit;h=0cee1ffb6021b1aae3fcc9581699da1c85a6dd6e
-
-From 0cee1ffb6021b1aae3fcc9581699da1c85a6dd6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Ryan Tandy <ryan@nardis.ca>
-Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 20:07:39 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] ITS#8655 fix double free on paged search with pagesize 0
-
-Fixes a double free when a search includes the Paged Results control
-with a page size of 0 and the search base matches the filter.
----
- servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c | 3 ++-
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c
-index 301d1a498c..43442aa242 100644
---- a/servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c
-+++ b/servers/slapd/back-mdb/search.c
-@@ -1066,7 +1066,8 @@ notfound:
- 			/* check size limit */
- 			if ( get_pagedresults(op) > SLAP_CONTROL_IGNORED ) {
- 				if ( rs->sr_nentries >= ((PagedResultsState *)op->o_pagedresults_state)->ps_size ) {
--					mdb_entry_return( op, e );
-+					if (e != base)
-+						mdb_entry_return( op, e );
- 					e = NULL;
- 					send_paged_response( op, rs, &lastid, tentries );
- 					goto done;
--- 
-2.13.0
-