diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/Makefile b/libs/xmlrpc-c/Makefile
index 107a1c1ed..758144a7f 100644
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/Makefile
+++ b/libs/xmlrpc-c/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=xmlrpc-c
-PKG_VERSION:=1.54.06
+PKG_VERSION:=1.59.02
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/xmlrpc-c/Xmlrpc-c%20Super%20Stable/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=ae6d0fb58f38f1536511360dc0081d3876c1f209d9eaa54357e2bacd690a5640
+PKG_HASH:=e25e45be1bae7e90f1de69be3d6838917ba3839b2f1c7d3fc0e6663d8622a5ab
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ted Hess <thess@kitschensync.net>
 PKG_LICENSE:=VARIOUS
diff --git a/libs/xmlrpc-c/patches/001-fix-format-parameter.patch b/libs/xmlrpc-c/patches/001-fix-format-parameter.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2986a965a..000000000
--- a/libs/xmlrpc-c/patches/001-fix-format-parameter.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/xmlrpc_server_abyss.c
-+++ b/src/xmlrpc_server_abyss.c
-@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ createServer(xmlrpc_env *
-         ServerInit2(abyssServerP, &error);
- 
-         if (error) {
--            xmlrpc_faultf(envP, error);
-+            xmlrpc_faultf(envP, "%s", error);
-             xmlrpc_strfree(error);
-         }
-     }