diff --git a/slurm_service_files.patch b/slurm_service_files.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fc328c4..0000000
--- a/slurm_service_files.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/etc/slurmctld.service.in b/etc/slurmctld.service.in
-index 6f175ad651..82a128ac0a 100644
---- a/etc/slurmctld.service.in
-+++ b/etc/slurmctld.service.in
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type=forking
- EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/slurmctld
- ExecStart=@sbindir@/slurmctld $SLURMCTLD_OPTIONS
- ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
--PIDFile=/var/run/slurmctld.pid
-+PIDFile=/var/run/slurm/slurmctld.pid
- LimitNOFILE=65536
- @SYSTEMD_TASKSMAX_OPTION@
- 
-diff --git a/etc/slurmd.service.in b/etc/slurmd.service.in
-index b36433dd7d..146b6574d2 100644
---- a/etc/slurmd.service.in
-+++ b/etc/slurmd.service.in
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type=forking
- EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/slurmd
- ExecStart=@sbindir@/slurmd $SLURMD_OPTIONS
- ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
--PIDFile=/var/run/slurmd.pid
-+PIDFile=/var/run/slurm/slurmd.pid
- KillMode=process
- LimitNOFILE=131072
- LimitMEMLOCK=infinity
-diff --git a/etc/slurmdbd.service.in b/etc/slurmdbd.service.in
-index c80feb9d7c..97a95c0e57 100644
---- a/etc/slurmdbd.service.in
-+++ b/etc/slurmdbd.service.in
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Type=forking
- EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/slurmdbd
- ExecStart=@sbindir@/slurmdbd $SLURMDBD_OPTIONS
- ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
--PIDFile=/var/run/slurmdbd.pid
-+PIDFile=/var/run/slurm/slurmdbd.pid
- LimitNOFILE=65536
- @SYSTEMD_TASKSMAX_OPTION@
-