diff --git a/patches/support_extended_length.patch b/patches/support_extended_length.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 16e4f6e..0000000
--- a/patches/support_extended_length.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java b/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
-index b3c0f80..2ee1107 100644
---- a/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
-+++ b/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
-@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public final class Constants {
-         (byte)0x73, /* card capabilities */
-         (byte)0xC0, /* 1st byte: "methods supported" see ISO 7816-4 */
-         (byte)0x01, /* 2nd byte: "data coding byte" idem */
--        (byte)0x80, /* 3rd byte: command chaining (not extended length by default as all readers do not support them...) */
-+        (byte)0xC0, /* 3rd byte: command chaining + extended length */
- 
-         (byte)0x05, /* status indicator byte : operational state */
-         (byte)0x90, /* SW1 */
diff --git a/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java b/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
index c1091da..5ee43bf 100644
--- a/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
+++ b/src/dev/c0de/smartpgp/Constants.java
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@ public final class Constants {
         (byte)0x73, /* card capabilities */
         (byte)0xC0, /* 1st byte: "methods supported" see ISO 7816-4 */
         (byte)0x01, /* 2nd byte: "data coding byte" idem */
-        (byte)0x80, /* 3rd byte: command chaining (not extended length by default as all readers do not support them...) */
+
+        /* 3rd byte: command chaining + extended length; Set to 0x80 if
+                     extended length is not supported by card or reader */
+        (byte)0xC0,
 
         (byte)0x05, /* status indicator byte : operational state */
         (byte)0x90, /* SW1 */