diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index f9f18ec308..ecd80acda5 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -601,7 +601,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/freetype-CVE-2017-8105.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/freetype-CVE-2017-8287.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/fuse-overlapping-headers.patch				\
-  %D%/packages/patches/gajim-CVE-2016-10376.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gawk-shell.patch				\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-arm-bug-71399.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-arm-link-spec-fix.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
index aefd24b849..827e9edee9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/messaging.scm
@@ -487,17 +487,15 @@ was initially a fork of xmpppy, but uses non-blocking sockets.")
 (define-public gajim
   (package
     (name "gajim")
-    (version "0.16.7")
+    (version "0.16.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://gajim.org/downloads/"
                                   (version-major+minor version)
                                   "/gajim-" version ".tar.bz2"))
-              (patches
-               (search-patches "gajim-CVE-2016-10376.patch"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "13sxz0hpvyj2yvcbsfqq9yn0hp1d1zsxsj40r0v16jlibha5da9n"))))
+                "0ckakdjg30fsyjsgyy2573x9nmjivdg76y049l86wns5axw8im26"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:phases
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gajim-CVE-2016-10376.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gajim-CVE-2016-10376.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 591dd1af21..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/gajim-CVE-2016-10376.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-Fix CVE-2016-10376.
-
-https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10376
-http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q2/341
-https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/issues/8378
-
-Patch copied from upstream source repository:
-
-https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/commit/cb65cfc5aed9efe05208ebbb7fb2d41fcf7253cc
-
-(adapted for context in config.py)
-
-From cb65cfc5aed9efe05208ebbb7fb2d41fcf7253cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Philipp Hörist <forenjunkie@chello.at>
-Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 23:10:05 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Add config option to activate XEP-0146 commands
-
-Some of the Commands have security implications, thats why we disable them per default
-Fixes #8378
----
- src/common/commands.py | 7 ++++---
- src/common/config.py   | 1 +
- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/common/commands.py b/src/common/commands.py
-index 19d8c13..0eeb57c 100644
---- a/src/common/commands.py
-+++ b/src/common/commands.py
-@@ -345,9 +345,10 @@ class ConnectionCommands:
-     def __init__(self):
-         # a list of all commands exposed: node -> command class
-         self.__commands = {}
--        for cmdobj in (ChangeStatusCommand, ForwardMessagesCommand,
--        LeaveGroupchatsCommand, FwdMsgThenDisconnectCommand):
--            self.__commands[cmdobj.commandnode] = cmdobj
-+        if gajim.config.get('remote_commands'):
-+            for cmdobj in (ChangeStatusCommand, ForwardMessagesCommand,
-+            LeaveGroupchatsCommand, FwdMsgThenDisconnectCommand):
-+                self.__commands[cmdobj.commandnode] = cmdobj
- 
-         # a list of sessions; keys are tuples (jid, sessionid, node)
-         self.__sessions = {}
-diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
-index cde1f81..fe25455 100644
---- a/src/common/config.py
-+++ b/src/common/config.py
-@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ class Config:
-             'ignore_incoming_attention': [opt_bool, False, _('If True, Gajim will ignore incoming attention requestd ("wizz").')],
-             'remember_opened_chat_controls': [ opt_bool, True, _('If enabled, Gajim will reopen chat windows that were opened last time Gajim was closed.')],
-             'positive_184_ack': [ opt_bool, False, _('If enabled, Gajim will show an icon to show that sent message has been received by your contact')],
-+            'remote_commands': [opt_bool, False, _('If True, Gajim will execute XEP-0146 Commands.')],
-     }, {})
- 
-     __options_per_key = {
---
-libgit2 0.24.0
-