diff --git a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
--- a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 $(package)_download_path=https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/releases/download/v$($(package)_version)/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_sha256_hash=bcbabe1e2c7d0eec4ed612e10b94b112dd5f06fcefa994a0c79a45d835cd21eb
-$(package)_patches=0001-fix-build-with-older-mingw64.patch 0002-disable-pthread_set_name_np.patch
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--without-docs --disable-shared --disable-curve --disable-curve-keygen --disable-perf
@@ -14,11 +13,6 @@
   $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
 endef
 
-define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/0001-fix-build-with-older-mingw64.patch && \
-   patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/0002-disable-pthread_set_name_np.patch
-endef
-
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
diff --git a/depends/patches/zeromq/0001-fix-build-with-older-mingw64.patch b/depends/patches/zeromq/0001-fix-build-with-older-mingw64.patch
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/depends/patches/zeromq/0001-fix-build-with-older-mingw64.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-From f6866b0f166ad168618aae64c7fbee8775d3eb23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: mruddy <6440430+mruddy@users.noreply.github.com>
-Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:44:58 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] fix build with older mingw64
-
----
- src/windows.hpp | 7 +++++++
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/windows.hpp b/src/windows.hpp
-index 6c3839fd..2c32ec79 100644
---- a/src/windows.hpp
-+++ b/src/windows.hpp
-@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@
- #include <winsock2.h>
- #include <windows.h>
- #include <mswsock.h>
-+
-+#if defined __MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR && __MINGW64_VERSION_MAJOR < 4
-+// Workaround for mingw-w64 < v4.0 which did not include ws2ipdef.h in iphlpapi.h.
-+// Fixed in mingw-w64 by 9bd8fe9148924840d315b4c915dd099955ea89d1.
-+#include <ws2def.h>
-+#include <ws2ipdef.h>
-+#endif
- #include <iphlpapi.h>
- 
- #if !defined __MINGW32__
--- 
-2.17.1
-
diff --git a/depends/patches/zeromq/0002-disable-pthread_set_name_np.patch b/depends/patches/zeromq/0002-disable-pthread_set_name_np.patch
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/depends/patches/zeromq/0002-disable-pthread_set_name_np.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-From c9bbdd6581d07acfe8971e4bcebe278a3676cf03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: mruddy <6440430+mruddy@users.noreply.github.com>
-Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:57:18 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] disable pthread_set_name_np
-
-pthread_set_name_np adds a Glibc requirement on >= 2.12.
----
- src/thread.cpp | 4 +++-
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/thread.cpp b/src/thread.cpp
-index a1086b0c..9943f354 100644
---- a/src/thread.cpp
-+++ b/src/thread.cpp
-@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void zmq::thread_t::setThreadName (const char *name_)
-  */
-     if (!name_)
-         return;
--
-+#if 0
- #if defined(ZMQ_HAVE_PTHREAD_SETNAME_1)
-     int rc = pthread_setname_np (name_);
-     if (rc)
-@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ void zmq::thread_t::setThreadName (const char *name_)
- #elif defined(ZMQ_HAVE_PTHREAD_SET_NAME)
-     pthread_set_name_np (_descriptor, name_);
- #endif
-+#endif
-+    return;
- }
- 
- #endif
--- 
-2.17.1
-