diff --git a/grep-2.5.3-mem-exhausted.patch b/grep-2.5.3-mem-exhausted.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index be2fd88..0000000
--- a/grep-2.5.3-mem-exhausted.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-From 3e85874b1ea00d395a2add6b1cf38eef34bc2c38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:54:33 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Limit in-memory buffer size
-
-Limit the amount of saved data to 200Mb so we don't fail on
-large files.
-
-Original ticket: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=198165
----
- src/grep.c |    6 ++++++
- 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/grep.c b/src/grep.c
-index 4363b4a..46ce140 100644
---- a/src/grep.c
-+++ b/src/grep.c
-@@ -492,6 +492,12 @@ fillbuf (size_t save, struct stats const *stats)
-   int cc = 1;
-   char *readbuf;
-   size_t readsize;
-+  const size_t max_save = 200 * 1024 * 1024;
-+
-+  /* Limit the amount of saved data to 200Mb so we don't fail on
-+   * large files. */
-+  if (save > max_save)
-+    save = max_save;
- 
-   /* Offset from start of buffer to start of old stuff
-      that we want to save.  */
--- 
-1.5.5.1
-
diff --git a/grep.spec b/grep.spec
index ad10a6d..1a7ddf2 100644
--- a/grep.spec
+++ b/grep.spec
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@
 Summary: Pattern matching utilities
 Name: grep
 Version: 2.5.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: Applications/Text
 Source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/grep/grep-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch0: grep-2.5.3-fedora-tests.patch
-Patch1: grep-2.5.3-mem-exhausted.patch
 Patch2: grep-2.5.3-pcrewrap.patch
 Patch3: grep-2.5.3-case.patch
 Patch4: grep-2.5.3-egf-speedup.patch
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ GNU grep is needed by many scripts, so it shall be installed on every system.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .fedora-tests
-%patch1 -p1 -b .mem-exhausted
 %patch2 -p1 -b .pcrewrap
 %patch3 -p1 -b .case
 %patch4 -p1 -b .egf-speedup
@@ -76,6 +74,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 27 2009 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> 2.5.3-3
+- remove grep-mem-exhausted.patch (#481765, #198165)
+
 * Thu Jan  8 2009 Stepan Kasal <skasal@redhat.com> 2.5.3-2
 - fix bug #460641 (a.k.a. 479152)