diff --git a/debian/patches/0440-remove-puma.patch b/debian/patches/0440-remove-puma.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4275223461
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0440-remove-puma.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/Gemfile
++++ b/Gemfile
+@@ -153,11 +153,6 @@
+   gem 'unicorn-worker-killer', '~> 0.4.4'
+ end
+ 
+-group :puma do
+-  gem 'puma', '~> 3.12', require: false
+-  gem 'puma_worker_killer', require: false
+-end
+-
+ # State machine
+ gem 'state_machines-activerecord', '~> 0.5.1'
+ 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index b63b54437e..83d053270c 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 0400-Relax-recaptcha-version.patch
 0420-relax-js-regex.patch
 0430-remove-gitlab-markup.patch
+0440-remove-puma.patch
 0500-set-webpack-root.patch
 0510-remove-dev-dependencies.patch
 0520-add-system-lib-path-for-webpack.patch