diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/patches/accept-libressl.patch b/srcpkgs/bitlbee/patches/accept-libressl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 27810e8b01b..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/patches/accept-libressl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
---- configure
-+++ configure
-@@ -620,8 +620,6 @@ elif [ "$ssl" = "openssl" ]; then
- 	echo ' *    for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)"'
- 
- 	echo 'EFLAGS+=-lssl -lcrypto' >> Makefile.settings
--	
--	ret=1
- else
- 	echo
- 	echo 'ERROR: Unknown SSL library specified.'
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/template b/srcpkgs/bitlbee/template
index 6f29365cce9..af748cab084 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bitlbee/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bitlbee/template
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'bitlbee'
 pkgname=bitlbee
 version=3.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--etcdir=/etc/bitlbee --pidfile=/run/${pkgname}/${pkgname}.pid
  --ipcsocket=/run/${pkgname}/${pkgname}.sock
- --ssl=openssl --strip=0 --otr=plugin
+ --strip=0 --otr=plugin
  $(vopt_if purple --purple=1 --purple=0)"
 make_install_args="install-etc"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config asciidoc"
-makedepends="libgcrypt-devel libotr-devel libressl-devel libglib-devel
+makedepends="libgcrypt-devel libotr-devel libglib-devel gnutls-devel
  $(vopt_if purple libpurple-devel)"
 short_desc="Brings instant messaging (XMPP, MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, Twitter) to IRC"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.org>"