diff --git a/0001-Retrieve-port-as-int.patch b/0001-Retrieve-port-as-int.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fde26d..0000000
--- a/0001-Retrieve-port-as-int.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From efcd1d8d3cdc354f46bc2485e7e3394f8578b7ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: pingou <pingou@pingoured.fr>
-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:54:35 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Retrieve port as int
-
----
- src/guake.py |    2 +-
- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/guake.py b/src/guake.py
-index 6214fb2..40e688f 100644
---- a/src/guake.py
-+++ b/src/guake.py
-@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ class Guake(SimpleGladeApp):
-                 ssl_port = port
-             else:
-                 ssl_host = self.client.get_string('/system/proxy/secure_host')
--                ssl_port = self.client.get_string('/system/proxy/secure_port')
-+                ssl_port = self.client.get_int('/system/proxy/secure_port')
- 
-             if self.client.get_bool(proxy + 'use_authentication'):
-                 auth_user = self.client.get_string(
--- 
-1.7.2.1
-
diff --git a/guake-pref.desktop b/guake-pref.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a037af..0000000
--- a/guake-pref.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
-Name=Guake Preferences
-Comment=Configure your guake sessions
-Exec=guake -p
-Icon=guake
-Terminal=false
-Type=Application
-StartupNotify=true
-Categories=GTK;GNOME;Settings;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings;
-X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.1
diff --git a/guake.fix.notification.patch b/guake.fix.notification.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index df0c461..0000000
--- a/guake.fix.notification.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/guake.py	2011-02-09 20:00:35.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/src/guake.py	2012-02-25 00:55:28.513075769 +0100
-@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@
-     TERMINAL_MATCH_EXPRS, TERMINAL_MATCH_TAGS, \
-     ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_CENTER
- 
--pynotify.init('Guake!')
-+popup_works = True
-+if not pynotify.init('Guake!') or pynotify.get_server_info() == None :
-+    popup_works = False
-+    print "WARNING: could not use popup notification"
- 
- GNOME_FONT_PATH = '/desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_name'
- 
-@@ -637,7 +640,12 @@
-                   'Please use Guake Preferences dialog to choose another '
-                   'key (The trayicon was enabled)') % label, filename)
-             self.client.set_bool(KEY('/general/use_trayicon'), True)
--            notification.show()
-+            if popup_works :
-+                notification.show() 
-+            else :
-+                print _('A problem happened when binding <b>%s</b> key.\n'
-+                  'Please use Guake Preferences dialog to choose another '
-+                  'key (The trayicon was enabled)') % label
- 
-         elif self.client.get_bool(KEY('/general/use_popup')):
-             # Pop-up that shows that guake is working properly (if not
-@@ -646,7 +654,11 @@
-                 _('Guake!'),
-                 _('Guake is now running,\n'
-                   'press <b>%s</b> to use it.') % label, filename)
--            notification.show()
-+            if popup_works :
-+                notification.show()
-+            else :
-+                print _('Guake is now running,\n'
-+                  'press <b>%s</b> to use it.') % label
- 
-     def execute_command(self, command, tab=None):
-         """Execute the `command' in the `tab'. If tab is None, the
-