diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 323866a582..8c00b00208 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/node-9077.patch				\
   %D%/packages/patches/nss-increase-test-timeout.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nss-pkgconfig.patch			\
-  %D%/packages/patches/ntfs-3g-CVE-2017-0358.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nvi-assume-preserve-path.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nvi-dbpagesize-binpower.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/nvi-db4.patch				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 12a6887925..ed53b79ee9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3262,16 +3262,15 @@ (define-public thinkfan
 (define-public ntfs-3g
   (package
     (name "ntfs-3g")
-    (version "2016.2.22")
+    (version "2017.3.23")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://tuxera.com/opensource/"
                                   "ntfs-3g_ntfsprogs-" version ".tgz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "180y5y09h30ryf2vim8j30a2npwz1iv9ly5yjmh3wjdkwh2jrdyp"))
+                "1mb228p80hv97pgk3myyvgp975r9mxq56c6bdn1n24kngcfh4niy"))
               (modules '((guix build utils)))
-              (patches (search-patches "ntfs-3g-CVE-2017-0358.patch"))
               (snippet
                ;; Install under $prefix.
                '(substitute* '("src/Makefile.in" "ntfsprogs/Makefile.in")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/ntfs-3g-CVE-2017-0358.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/ntfs-3g-CVE-2017-0358.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 83c9dbb3d4..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/ntfs-3g-CVE-2017-0358.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-Fix CVE-2017-0358:
-http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/259
-This patch was copied from the above URL.
-
-diff --git a/src/lowntfs-3g.c b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
-index 0bb38f9..c6d1dad 100644
---- a/src/lowntfs-3g.c
-+++ b/src/lowntfs-3g.c
-@@ -3827,13 +3827,14 @@ static fuse_fstype load_fuse_module(void)
- 	struct stat st;
- 	pid_t pid;
- 	const char *cmd = "/sbin/modprobe";
-+	char *env = (char*)NULL;
- 	struct timespec req = { 0, 100000000 };   /* 100 msec */
- 	fuse_fstype fstype;
-         
- 	if (!stat(cmd, &st) && !geteuid()) {
- 		pid = fork();
- 		if (!pid) {
--			execl(cmd, cmd, "fuse", NULL);
-+			execle(cmd, cmd, "fuse", NULL, &env);
- 			_exit(1);
- 		} else if (pid != -1)
- 			waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);
-diff -ur ntfs-3g.old/src/ntfs-3g.c ntfs-3g/src/ntfs-3g.c
---- ntfs-3g.old/src/ntfs-3g.c	2017-02-09 15:01:04.074331542 -0500
-+++ ntfs-3g/src/ntfs-3g.c	2017-02-09 15:06:26.077252571 -0500
-@@ -3612,13 +3612,14 @@
-	struct stat st;
-	pid_t pid;
-	const char *cmd = "/sbin/modprobe";
-+	char *env = (char*)NULL;
-	struct timespec req = { 0, 100000000 };   /* 100 msec */
-	fuse_fstype fstype;
-	
-	if (!stat(cmd, &st) && !geteuid()) {
-		pid = fork();
-		if (!pid) {
--			execl(cmd, cmd, "fuse", NULL);
-+			execle(cmd, cmd, "fuse", NULL, &env);
-			_exit(1);
-		} else if (pid != -1)
-			waitpid(pid, NULL, 0);