diff --git a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
index 5155f8ef14..7ef99575a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nodejs-lts/template
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ esac
 CFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 CXXFLAGS="-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
 
-post_patch() {
-	# XXX Drop after c-ares 1.17.3 has been released.
-	vsed -i -e 's:<ares_nameser.h>:<arpa/nameser.h>:g' src/cares_wrap.cc
-}
-
 do_configure() {
 	local _args