diff --git a/debian/patches/0720-install-babelrc.js b/debian/patches/0720-install-babelrc.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 69b809b9df..0000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0720-install-babelrc.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-Description: Install .babelrc.js explicitally.
-Author: Utkarsh Gupta <guptautkarsh2102@gmail.com>
-
---- /dev/null
-+++ gitlab-11.8.9+dfsg/.babelrc.js
-@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
-+const BABEL_ENV = process.env.BABEL_ENV || process.env.NODE_ENV || null;
-+
-+const presets = [
-+  [
-+    '@babel/preset-env',
-+    {
-+      modules: false,
-+      targets: {
-+        ie: '11',
-+      },
-+    },
-+  ],
-+];
-+
-+// include stage 3 proposals
-+const plugins = [
-+  '@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import',
-+  '@babel/plugin-syntax-import-meta',
-+  '@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties',
-+  '@babel/plugin-proposal-json-strings',
-+  '@babel/plugin-proposal-private-methods',
-+];
-+
-+// add code coverage tooling if necessary
-+if (BABEL_ENV === 'coverage') {
-+  plugins.push([
-+    'babel-plugin-istanbul',
-+    {
-+      exclude: ['spec/javascripts/**/*', 'app/assets/javascripts/locale/**/app.js'],
-+    },
-+  ]);
-+}
-+
-+// add rewire support when running tests
-+if (BABEL_ENV === 'karma' || BABEL_ENV === 'coverage') {
-+  plugins.push('babel-plugin-rewire');
-+}
-+
-+// Jest is running in node environment
-+if (BABEL_ENV === 'jest') {
-+  plugins.push('transform-es2015-modules-commonjs');
-+  plugins.push('dynamic-import-node');
-+}
-+
-+module.exports = { presets, plugins };
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 9b123df2c8..563e8b99ca 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@
 0690-debian-usage-ping.patch
 0700-add-salsa-link-to-help.patch
 0710-use-yarnpkg.patch
-0720-install-babelrc.js