diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_web_stomp/Makefile b/deps/rabbitmq_web_stomp/Makefile
index f14154e645..5ce29e32a0 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_web_stomp/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_web_stomp/Makefile
@@ -12,24 +12,5 @@ DEP_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-plugin.mk
 ERLANG_MK_REPO = https://github.com/rabbitmq/erlang.mk.git
 ERLANG_MK_COMMIT = rabbitmq-tmp
 
-# We need to patch SockJS' Makefile to be able to pass ERLC_OPTS to it.
-.DEFAULT_GOAL = all
-deps:: patch-sockjs
-
 include rabbitmq-components.mk
 include erlang.mk
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Compilation.
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-SOCKJS_ERLC_OPTS += $(RMQ_ERLC_OPTS)
-export SOCKJS_ERLC_OPTS
-
-.PHONY: patch-sockjs
-patch-sockjs: $(DEPS_DIR)/sockjs
-	$(exec_verbose) if ! grep -qw SOCKJS_ERLC_OPTS $(DEPS_DIR)/sockjs/Makefile; then \
-		echo >> $(DEPS_DIR)/sockjs/Makefile; \
-		echo >> $(DEPS_DIR)/sockjs/Makefile; \
-		echo 'ERLC_OPTS += $$(SOCKJS_ERLC_OPTS)' >> $(DEPS_DIR)/sockjs/Makefile; \
-	fi