diff --git a/CMakeExternals/PatchITK-4.7.0.cmake b/CMakeExternals/PatchITK-4.7.0.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index f86ab854bc..0000000000
--- a/CMakeExternals/PatchITK-4.7.0.cmake
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Called by ITK.cmake (ExternalProject_Add) as a patch for ITK to work with external GDCM 2.2.1
-
-set(path "Modules/ThirdParty/GDCM/src/CMakeLists.txt")
-file(STRINGS ${path} contents NEWLINE_CONSUME)
-# more robust search for replacement
-string(REPLACE "gdcmMSFF" "gdcmMSFF gdcmDSED gdcmCommon" contents ${contents})
-set(CONTENTS ${contents})
-configure_file(${TEMPLATE_FILE} ${path} @ONLY)
-