diff --git a/python-cartopy.spec b/python-cartopy.spec
index fed4afa..71f2358 100644
--- a/python-cartopy.spec
+++ b/python-cartopy.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        0.16.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Cartographic Python library with Matplotlib visualisations
 
 License:        LGPLv3
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ Patch0005:      0005-Normalize-grid-coordinates-used-for-interpolation.patch
 Source5:        %{Srcname}-norm-images.tar.xz
 # Might not go upstream.
 Patch0006:      0006-Increase-some-tolerances-for-32-bit-systems.patch
-# Due to https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/issues/7797; not necessary
-# with Matplotlib 2.1.0.
-Patch0007:      0007-Increase-tolerance-for-non-x86-systems.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  geos-devel >= 3.3.3
 BuildRequires:  proj-devel >= 4.9.0
@@ -207,6 +204,9 @@ PYTHONPATH="%{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}" MPLBACKEND=Agg \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 28 2018 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> - 0.16.0-3
+- Drop patch for old versions of Matplotlib.
+
 * Sun Feb 25 2018 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> - 0.16.0-2
 - Enable testing with now-packaged Natural Earth data.