diff --git a/src/packer.h b/src/packer.h
index bb7d84b5..eb1c2ced 100644
--- a/src/packer.h
+++ b/src/packer.h
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ protected:
     const int *getDefaultCompressionMethods_le32(int method, int level, int small=-1) const;
     virtual const char *getDecompressorSections() const;
     virtual unsigned getDecompressorWrkmemSize() const;
-    virtual void patchDecompressor(void *, int);
     virtual void defineDecompressorSymbols();
 
     // filter handling [see packer_f.cpp]
diff --git a/src/packer_c.cpp b/src/packer_c.cpp
index af374dd0..feb124a3 100644
--- a/src/packer_c.cpp
+++ b/src/packer_c.cpp
@@ -236,37 +236,6 @@ unsigned Packer::getDecompressorWrkmemSize() const
     return size;
 }
 
-
-void Packer::patchDecompressor(void *loader, int lsize)
-{
-    if (UPX_F_LINUX_ELF_i386   ==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_LINUX_ELFI_i386  ==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_LINUX_ELF64_AMD  ==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_LINUX_ELF32_ARMLE==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_LINUX_ELFPPC32   ==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_LINUX_ELF32_ARMBE==ph.format
-    ||  UPX_F_BSD_ELF_i386     ==ph.format
-    ) {
-        // ELF calls the decompressor many times; the parameters change!
-        return;
-    }
-    if (ph.method == M_LZMA)
-    {
-        const lzma_compress_result_t *res = &ph.compress_result.result_lzma;
-        // FIXME - this is for i386 only
-        unsigned properties = // lc, lp, pb, dummy
-            (res->lit_context_bits << 0) |
-            (res->lit_pos_bits << 8) |
-            (res->pos_bits << 16);
-        patch_le32(loader, lsize, "UPXd", properties);
-        // -2 for properties
-        patch_le32(loader, lsize, "UPXc", ph.c_len - 2);
-        patch_le32(loader, lsize, "UPXb", ph.u_len);
-        unsigned stack = getDecompressorWrkmemSize();
-        patch_le32(loader, lsize, "UPXa", 0u - stack);
-    }
-}
-
 void Packer::defineDecompressorSymbols()
 {
     if (UPX_F_LINUX_ELF_i386   ==ph.format