diff --git a/patches/rules_js_debug_yq.patch b/patches/rules_js_debug_yq.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c8b229..0000000
--- a/patches/rules_js_debug_yq.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
---- a/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_state.bzl
-+++ b/npm/private/npm_translate_lock_state.bzl
-@@ -413,6 +413,14 @@ def _yaml_to_json(rctx, yaml_path, is_windows):
-     if result.return_code:
-         return None, "failed to parse {} with yq. '{}' exited with {}: \nSTDOUT:\n{}\nSTDERR:\n{}".format(yq_args, yaml_path, result.return_code, result.stdout, result.stderr)
- 
-+    # DEBUG: print yq output diagnostics
-+    # buildifier: disable=print
-+    print("DEBUG _yaml_to_json: file={}, stdout_len={}, first_200={}".format(
-+        yaml_path,
-+        len(result.stdout),
-+        repr(result.stdout[:200]),
-+    ))
-+
-     # NB: yq will return the string "null" if the yaml file is empty
-     if result.stdout != "null":
-         return result.stdout, None