diff --git a/char_arrary_access.patch b/char_arrary_access.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 975d39d6d..000000000
--- a/char_arrary_access.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-Index: src/db/dbAccess.c
-===================================================================
-RCS file: /cvs/G/EPICS/base-3.14.12/src/db/dbAccess.c,v
-retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
-diff -u -r1.1.1.1 dbAccess.c
---- src/db/dbAccess.c	29 Nov 2010 10:38:07 -0000	1.1.1.1
-+++ src/db/dbAccess.c	23 Dec 2011 10:25:26 -0000
-@@ -964,13 +964,14 @@
-         switch (dbrType) {
-         case DBR_STRING:
-             maxlen = MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1;
-+            pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
-             if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) *nRequest = 1;
-             break;
- 
-         case DBR_CHAR:
-         case DBR_UCHAR:
--            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) {
--                maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
-+            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
-+                maxlen = *nRequest;
-                 break;
-             }
-             /* else fall through ... */
-@@ -984,8 +985,7 @@
-         if (!status) status = dbFindField(&dbEntry, pfldDes->name);
-         if (!status) {
-             rtnString = dbGetString(&dbEntry);
--            strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, maxlen - 1);
--            pbuf[maxlen - 1] = 0;
-+            strncpy(pbuf, rtnString, maxlen);
-         }
-         dbFinishEntry(&dbEntry);
-     } else {
-@@ -1023,13 +1023,14 @@
-         switch (dbrType) {
-         case DBR_STRING:
-             maxlen = MAX_STRING_SIZE - 1;
-+            pbuf[maxlen] = 0;
-             if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) *nRequest = 1;
-             break;
- 
-         case DBR_CHAR:
-         case DBR_UCHAR:
--            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 1) {
--                maxlen = *nRequest - 1;
-+            if (nRequest && *nRequest > 0) {
-+                maxlen = *nRequest;
-                 break;
-             }
-             /* else fall through ... */
-@@ -1037,8 +1038,7 @@
-             return S_db_badDbrtype;
-         }
- 
--        strncpy(pbuf, (char *)paddr->pfield, maxlen - 1);
--        pbuf[maxlen - 1] = 0;
-+        strncpy(pbuf, (char *)paddr->pfield, maxlen);
-         return 0;
-     }
-