diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 14e1f35..976c2dc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ patroni (1.5.5-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
 
   [ Michael Banck ]
-  * debian/patches/behave_failure_logging.patch: Removed, applied upstream. 
+  * debian/patches/behave_failure_logging.patch: Removed, applied upstream.
   * debian/patches/acceptance_tests_coverage_binary.patch: Likewise.
   * debian/patches/automatic_primary_reinit.patch: Likewise.
   * debian/patches/automatic_primary_reinit.patch: Likewise.
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ patroni (1.5.5-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/patches/acceptance_tests_postgres_port.patch: Likewise.
   * debian/patches/fix_replication_connection.patch: Likewise.
   * debian/patches/consul_import.patch: Refreshed.
+  * debian/patches/reclone-unable-pg_rewind.patch: Removed, no longer needed.
  
  -- Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers <team+postgresql@tracker.debian.org>  Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:45:11 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/reclone-unable-pg_rewind.patch b/debian/patches/reclone-unable-pg_rewind.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d808b91..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/reclone-unable-pg_rewind.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/patroni/postgresql.py b/patroni/postgresql.py
-index d031d84..a006660 100644
---- a/patroni/postgresql.py
-+++ b/patroni/postgresql.py
-@@ -1400,7 +1400,16 @@ class Postgresql(object):
-         # make it store the new timeline (5540277D.8020309@iki.fi)
-         leader_status = self.checkpoint(r)
-         if leader_status:
--            return logger.warning('Can not use %s for rewind: %s', leader.name, leader_status)
-+            logger.warning('Can not use %s for rewind: %s', leader.name, leader_status)
-+            for name in ('remove_data_directory_on_rewind_failure', 'remove_data_directory_on_diverged_timelines'):
-+                if self.config.get(name):
-+                    logger.warning('%s is set. removing...', name)
-+                    self.remove_data_directory()
-+                    self._rewind_state = REWIND_STATUS.INITIAL
-+                    break
-+            else:
-+                self._rewind_state = REWIND_STATUS.FAILED
-+            return False
- 
-         if self.pg_rewind(r):
-             self._rewind_state = REWIND_STATUS.SUCCESS
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 27bf9f8..547b611 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -2,4 +2,3 @@ startup_scripts.patch
 consul_import.patch
 check_postmaster.patch
 acceptance_tests_system_patroni.patch
-reclone-unable-pg_rewind.patch