diff --git a/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm b/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
index 9e2f6acd56..3380131218 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kerberos.scm
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ After installation, the system administrator should generate keys using
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "0f4dblav859p5hn7b2jdj1akw6d8p32as6bj6zym19kghh3s51zx"))
-              (patches
-               (search-patches "heimdal-CVE-2022-45142.patch"))
               (modules '((guix build utils)))
               (snippet
                '(begin
@@ -256,8 +254,7 @@ After installation, the system administrator should generate keys using
                          e2fsprogs      ;for 'compile_et'
                          flex
                          texinfo
-                         unzip          ;for tests
-                         pkg-config
+                         unzip ;for tests
                          python))
     (inputs (list readline
                   bash-minimal