diff --git a/srcpkgs/rxvt-unicode/template b/srcpkgs/rxvt-unicode/template
index 6da0f000cb4..3b6e83c11ae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rxvt-unicode/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rxvt-unicode/template
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 # Package build options
-build_options="gdk_pixbuf perl startup_notification font_patches"
+build_options="gdk_pixbuf perl startup_notification"
 desc_option_gdk_pixbuf="Enable support to use transparency via gdk-pixbuf"
 desc_option_perl="Enable support for perl bindings"
 desc_option_startup_notification="Enable support for desktop notification"
-desc_option_font_patches="Enable font width settings"
 
 # Enable startup-notification by default.
 build_options_default="startup_notification"