diff --git a/pisi/build.py b/pisi/build.py
index 661a3220..036e1811 100644
--- a/pisi/build.py
+++ b/pisi/build.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class Builder:
                                             targetDir=ctx.config.tmp_dir())
 
             ctx.ui.action(_("* Applying patch: %s") % patch.filename)
-            pisi.util.do_patch(self.srcDir, patchFile, level=patch.level, target=patch.target)
+            pisi.util.do_patch(self.srcDir, patchFile, level=patch.level)
         return True
 
     def generate_static_package_object(self):
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index ecd63dc7..2c33af68 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Patch:
     s_Filename = [autoxml.String, autoxml.mandatory]
     a_compressionType = [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
     a_level = [autoxml.Integer, autoxml.optional]
-    a_target = [autoxml.String, autoxml.optional]
 
     #FIXME: what's the cleanest way to give a default value for reading level?
     #def decode_hook(self, node, errs, where):
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ class Patch:
             s += ' (' + self.compressionType + ')'
         if self.level:
             s += ' level:' + self.level
-        if self.target:
-            s += ' target:' + self.target
         return s
 
 
diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 1b1e17b0..3620e077 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -479,19 +479,17 @@ def uncompress(patchFile, compressType="gz", targetDir=None):
     return filePath
 
 
-def do_patch(sourceDir, patchFile, level = 0, target = ''):
+def do_patch(sourceDir, patchFile, level = 0):
     """Apply given patch to the sourceDir."""
     cwd = os.getcwd()
     os.chdir(sourceDir)
 
     if level == None:
         level = 0
-    if target == None:
-        target = ''
 
     check_file(patchFile)
-    (ret, out, err) = run_batch("patch -p%d %s < %s" %
-                                    (level, target, patchFile))
+    (ret, out, err) = run_batch("patch -p%d < %s" %
+                                    (level, patchFile))
     if ret:
         if out is None and err is None:
             # Which means stderr and stdout directed so they are None