diff --git a/lang/vala/Makefile b/lang/vala/Makefile
index e57aee2083..c92cf49b0c 100644
--- a/lang/vala/Makefile
+++ b/lang/vala/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=vala
 PKG_VERSION:=0.56.14
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNOME/vala/$(basename $(PKG_VERSION))
diff --git a/lang/vala/patches/001-circumvent-glib-pkgconf-bug.patch b/lang/vala/patches/001-circumvent-glib-pkgconf-bug.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fb60992355..0000000000
--- a/lang/vala/patches/001-circumvent-glib-pkgconf-bug.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-This patch circumvents an apparent bug in pkgconf 1.9 that prevents
-building the OpenWrt Vala package. For a discussion of this, see:
-
-https://github.com/openwrt/packages/issues/21359
-
-The pkgconf bug seems similar to the one discussed here:
-
-https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/issues/268
-
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -13598,11 +13598,11 @@ if test -n "$GLIB_CFLAGS"; then
-  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-     { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= \$GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= \$GLIB_REQUIRED\""; } >&5
--  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED") 2>&5
-+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED") 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
--  pkg_cv_GLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>/dev/null`
-+  pkg_cv_GLIB_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>/dev/null`
- 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
- else
-   pkg_failed=yes
-@@ -13615,11 +13615,11 @@ if test -n "$GLIB_LIBS"; then
-  elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-     if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-     { { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"glib-2.0 >= \$GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= \$GLIB_REQUIRED\""; } >&5
--  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED") 2>&5
-+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED") 2>&5
-   ac_status=$?
-   printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-   test $ac_status = 0; }; then
--  pkg_cv_GLIB_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>/dev/null`
-+  pkg_cv_GLIB_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>/dev/null`
- 		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
- else
-   pkg_failed=yes
-@@ -13640,9 +13640,9 @@ else
-         _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
- fi
-         if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
--	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>&1`
-+	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>&1`
-         else
--	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>&1`
-+	        GLIB_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "gobject-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED" 2>&1`
-         fi
- 	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
- 	echo "$GLIB_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
---- a/gobject-introspection/Makefile.in
-+++ b/gobject-introspection/Makefile.in
-@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ libgidl_la_SOURCES = \
- 	$(NULL)
- 
- libgidl_la_LIBADD = \
--	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
- 	$(GMODULE_LIBS) \
-+	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
- 	$(NULL)
- 
- BUILT_SOURCES = scannerparser.h
-@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ gen_introspect_SOURCES = \
- 	$(NULL)
- 
- gen_introspect_LDADD = \
--	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
- 	$(GMODULE_LIBS) \
-+	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
- 	libgidl.la \
- 	$(NULL)
-