diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 1c4a0b4231..e391903473 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/binutils-loongson-workaround.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/blender-2.79-newer-ffmpeg.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/blender-2.79-python-3.7-fix.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/blktrace-use-rmtree.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/bluez-CVE-2020-0556.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/byobu-writable-status.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/calibre-no-updates-dialog.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 12da3c8f63..a1973c1e60 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -4014,8 +4014,8 @@ (define-public libaio
 
 (define-public blktrace
   ;; Take a newer commit to get the fix for CVE-2018-10689.
-  (let ((commit "f4f8ef7cdea138cfaa2f3ca0ee31fa23d3bcf1cc")
-        (revision "0"))
+  (let ((commit "db4f6340e04716285ea56fe26d76381c3adabe58")
+        (revision "1"))
     (package
       (name "blktrace")
       (version (git-version "1.2.0" revision commit))
@@ -4027,9 +4027,8 @@ (define-public blktrace
                       (url home-page)
                       (commit commit)))
                 (sha256
-                 (base32 "1ihdfimg7mfcgdm6l09xfqx5kdyv42x743dxp3z3w65q5vd7xy89"))
-                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-                (patches (search-patches "blktrace-use-rmtree.patch"))))
+                 (base32 "0ah7xn4qnx09k6bm39p69av7d0c8cl6863drv6a1nf914sq1kpgp"))
+                (file-name (git-file-name name version))))
       (build-system gnu-build-system)
       (arguments
        '(#:make-flags
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/blktrace-use-rmtree.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/blktrace-use-rmtree.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bb0a10da72..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/blktrace-use-rmtree.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-From 6d1ce4a3a1a561644695a50c00cbd28494728061 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:43:19 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH 02/10] bno_plot.py: Use shutil.rmtree() instead of
- os.system('/bin/rm')
-
----
- btt/bno_plot.py | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/btt/bno_plot.py b/btt/bno_plot.py
-index f05cfdc..36fc524 100644
---- a/btt/bno_plot.py
-+++ b/btt/bno_plot.py
-@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ To exit the plotter, enter 'quit' or ^D at the 'gnuplot> ' prompt.
- 
- from __future__ import absolute_import
- from __future__ import print_function
--import getopt, glob, os, sys, tempfile
-+import getopt, glob, os, sys, tempfile, shutil
- 
- verbose	= 0
- cmds	= """
-@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
- 		sys.exit(1)
- 
- 	os.waitpid(pid, 0)
--	os.system('/bin/rm -rf ' + tmpdir)
-+	shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
--- 
-2.20.1
-