diff --git a/utils/openzwave/Makefile b/utils/openzwave/Makefile
index 1445c1a6dd..da63dfb725 100644
--- a/utils/openzwave/Makefile
+++ b/utils/openzwave/Makefile
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ $(call Package/openzwave/default)
   TITLE:=Open-ZWave Device Configs
 endef
 
+TARGET_CPPFLAGS+=-Wno-format -Wno-format-security
+
 MAKE_FLAGS += \
 	LD="$(TARGET_CROSS)g++" \
 	LIBDIR="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)" \
diff --git a/utils/openzwave/patches/903-no-examples.patch b/utils/openzwave/patches/903-no-examples.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 52ea137134..0000000000
--- a/utils/openzwave/patches/903-no-examples.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -18,15 +18,12 @@
- 
- all: 
- 	CPPFLAGS=$(CPPFLAGS) $(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/build/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) 
--	CPPFLAGS=$(CPPFLAGS) $(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/examples/MinOZW/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) 
- 
- install:
- 	$(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/build/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
--	$(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/examples/MinOZW/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
- 
- clean:
- 	$(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/build/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
--	$(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/examples/MinOZW/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) $(MAKECMDGOALS)
- 
- cpp/src/vers.cpp:
- 	CPPFLAGS=$(CPPFLAGS) $(MAKE) -C $(top_srcdir)/cpp/build/ -$(MAKEFLAGS) cpp/src/vers.cpp