diff --git a/net/openvswitch/Makefile b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
index ee3cd0aaa..2b738ce3c 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/Makefile
+++ b/net/openvswitch/Makefile
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
-SUPPORTED_KERNELS:=LINUX_3_18||LINUX_4_1||LINUX_4_3||LINUX_4_4||LINUX_4_9
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 include ../../lang/python/python-package.mk
 
@@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ endef
 define Package/openvswitch-base
   $(call Package/openvswitch/Default)
   TITLE:=Open vSwitch Userspace Package (base)
-  DEPENDS:=+libpcap +libopenssl +librt +kmod-openvswitch @($(SUPPORTED_KERNELS))
+  DEPENDS:=+libpcap +libopenssl +librt +kmod-openvswitch
 endef
 
 define Package/openvswitch-base/description
@@ -138,8 +136,7 @@ define KernelPackage/openvswitch
 	CONFIG_OPENVSWITCH_GENEVE=n
   DEPENDS:= \
 	@IPV6 +kmod-gre +kmod-lib-crc32c +kmod-mpls \
-	+kmod-vxlan +kmod-nf-nat +kmod-nf-nat6  \
-	@($(SUPPORTED_KERNELS))
+	+kmod-vxlan +kmod-nf-nat +kmod-nf-nat6
   FILES:= $(LINUX_DIR)/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.ko
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,21,openvswitch)
 endef
@@ -149,7 +146,7 @@ define KernelPackage/openvswitch/description
   module. Furthermore, it supports OpenFlow.
 endef
 
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-linux=$(LINUX_DIR) --with-rundir=/var/run
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --with-rundir=/var/run
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-ndebug
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-ssl
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-shared
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/patches/0005-disable-module-build.patch b/net/openvswitch/patches/0005-disable-module-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 43d498694..000000000
--- a/net/openvswitch/patches/0005-disable-module-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From 7cf69704374e363fdda227803be3849233ba96f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dario Ernst <Dario.Ernst@riverbed.com>
-Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:33:48 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH 4/4] disable-module-build
-
----
- datapath/linux/Makefile.main.in | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/datapath/linux/Makefile.main.in b/datapath/linux/Makefile.main.in
-index 7d18253..e5555a7 100644
---- a/datapath/linux/Makefile.main.in
-+++ b/datapath/linux/Makefile.main.in
-@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ifeq (,$(wildcard $(CONFIG_FILE)))
- endif
- 
- default:
--	$(MAKE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(builddir) modules
-+	@echo skipping module build
- 
- modules_install:
- 	$(MAKE) -C $(KSRC) M=$(builddir) modules_install
--- 
-2.9.3
-