diff --git a/dhcp-4.2.4-send_release.patch b/dhcp-4.2.4-send_release.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e0a618..0000000
--- a/dhcp-4.2.4-send_release.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff -up dhcp-4.2.4b1/client/dhclient.c.send_release dhcp-4.2.4b1/client/dhclient.c
---- dhcp-4.2.4b1/client/dhclient.c.send_release	2012-04-16 17:48:52.000000000 +0200
-+++ dhcp-4.2.4b1/client/dhclient.c	2012-04-16 17:50:44.357396720 +0200
-@@ -2764,8 +2764,8 @@ void send_release (cpp)
- 	      inet_ntoa (destination.sin_addr),
- 	      ntohs (destination.sin_port), client -> xid);
- 
--	if (fallback_interface) {
--		result = send_packet(fallback_interface, NULL, &client->packet,
-+	if (client -> interface) {
-+		result = send_packet(client -> interface, NULL, &client->packet,
- 				      client->packet_length, from, &destination,
- 				      NULL);
- 		if (result < 0) {
-@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ void send_release (cpp)
- 		}
-         } else {
- 		/* Send out a packet. */
--		result = send_packet(client->interface, NULL, &client->packet,
-+		result = send_packet(fallback_interface, NULL, &client->packet,
- 				      client->packet_length, from, &destination,
- 				      NULL);
- 		if (result < 0) {
diff --git a/dhcp.spec b/dhcp.spec
index 6d06d5e..42067b5 100644
--- a/dhcp.spec
+++ b/dhcp.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Summary:  Dynamic host configuration protocol software
 Name:     dhcp
 Version:  4.2.5
-Release:  2%{?dist}
+Release:  3%{?dist}
 # NEVER CHANGE THE EPOCH on this package.  The previous maintainer (prior to
 # dcantrell maintaining the package) made incorrect use of the epoch and
 # that's why it is at 12 now.  It should have never been used, but it was.
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ Patch36:  dhcp-4.2.5-systemtap.patch
 Patch37:  dhcp-4.2.3-dhclient-decline-onetry.patch
 Patch38:  dhcp-4.2.3-P2-log_perror.patch
 Patch39:  dhcp-4.2.4-getifaddrs.patch
-Patch40:  dhcp-4.2.4-send_release.patch
 Patch41:  dhcp-4.2.5-rfc5970-dhcpv6-options-for-network-boot.patch
 Patch42:  dhcp-4.2.4-failOverPeer.patch 
 Patch44:  dhcp-4.2.4-P1-interval.patch
@@ -299,10 +298,6 @@ rm -rf includes/isc-dhcp
 # (Submitted to dhcp-bugs@isc.org - [ISC-Bugs #28761])
 %patch39 -p1 -b .getifaddrs
 
-# Don't use fallback_interface when releasing lease (#800561)
-# (Submitted to dhcp-bugs@isc.org - [ISC-Bugs #30544])
-%patch40 -p1 -b .send_release
-
 # RFC5970 - DHCPv6 Options for Network Boot (#798735)
 %patch41 -p1 -b .rfc5970
 
@@ -580,6 +575,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 10 2013 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> - 12:4.2.5-3
+- remove send_release.patch (#979510)
+
 * Mon Jun 03 2013 Tomas Hozza <thozza@redhat.com> - 12:4.2.5-2
 - rebuild against new bind