diff --git a/debian/patches/0108-make-mysql-optional.patch b/debian/patches/0108-make-mysql-optional.patch
index c45e69b25e..e68c5e861a 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0108-make-mysql-optional.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0108-make-mysql-optional.patch
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] allow specifying DB choice via ENV variable
 -gem 'pg', '~> 1.1', group: :postgres
 +ENV["DB"] ||= "postgresql"
 +gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.4.10' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "mysql"
-+gem 'pg', '~> 0.18.2' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
++gem 'pg', '~> 1.1' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
  
  gem 'rugged', '~> 0.27'
  gem 'grape-path-helpers', '~> 1.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0280-relax-pg.patch b/debian/patches/0280-relax-pg.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 26c70e32e1..0000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0280-relax-pg.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Gemfile
-+++ b/Gemfile
-@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
- # Supported DBs
- ENV["DB"] ||= "postgresql"
- gem 'mysql2', '~> 0.4.10' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "mysql"
--gem 'pg', '~> 0.18.2' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
-+gem 'pg', '~> 0.19' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
- 
- gem 'rugged', '~> 0.27'
- gem 'grape-path-helpers', '~> 1.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/0680-rails-5_2.patch b/debian/patches/0680-rails-5_2.patch
index c2df7937f4..e522f31b19 100644
--- a/debian/patches/0680-rails-5_2.patch
+++ b/debian/patches/0680-rails-5_2.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Upgrade to rails 5.2
 --- a/Gemfile
 +++ b/Gemfile
 @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
- gem 'pg', '~> 0.19' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
+ gem 'pg', '~> 1.1' if ENV["DB"] == "all" || ENV["DB"] == "postgres"
  
  gem 'rugged', '~> 0.27'
 -gem 'grape-path-helpers', '~> 1.0'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 631af9a057..9c14cf840e 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 0108-make-mysql-optional.patch
 0110-make-test-dependencies-conditional.patch
 0220-relax-webmock.patch
-0280-relax-pg.patch
 0290-skip-peek-mysql2.patch
 0340-relax-httparty.patch
 0400-Relax-recaptcha-version.patch