diff --git a/apt-0.5.15lorg2-alt-readline.patch b/apt-0.5.15lorg2-alt-readline.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index da88cc4..0000000
--- a/apt-0.5.15lorg2-alt-readline.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-diff -upk.orig apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/cmdline/Makefile.am apt-0.5.15lorg2/cmdline/Makefile.am
---- apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/cmdline/Makefile.am	2006-01-16 23:10:47 +0000
-+++ apt-0.5.15lorg2/cmdline/Makefile.am	2006-04-01 15:03:29 +0000
-@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDADD = ../apt-pkg/libapt-pkg.la $(RPMLI
- apt_get_SOURCES = apt-get.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
- apt_cache_SOURCES = apt-cache.cc
- apt_shell_SOURCES = apt-shell.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
--apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline -lncurses
-+apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline
- apt_config_SOURCES = apt-config.cc
- apt_cdrom_SOURCES = apt-cdrom.cc rpmindexcopy.cc rpmindexcopy.h
- 
-diff -upk.orig apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/cmdline/Makefile.in apt-0.5.15lorg2/cmdline/Makefile.in
---- apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/cmdline/Makefile.in	2006-01-17 00:01:33 +0000
-+++ apt-0.5.15lorg2/cmdline/Makefile.in	2006-04-01 15:03:29 +0000
-@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ LDADD = ../apt-pkg/libapt-pkg.la $(RPMLI
- apt_get_SOURCES = apt-get.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
- apt_cache_SOURCES = apt-cache.cc
- apt_shell_SOURCES = apt-shell.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
--apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline -lncurses
-+apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline
- apt_config_SOURCES = apt-config.cc
- apt_cdrom_SOURCES = apt-cdrom.cc rpmindexcopy.cc rpmindexcopy.h
- apt_get_static_SOURCES = $(apt_get_SOURCES)
-diff -upk.orig apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/configure.in apt-0.5.15lorg2/configure.in
---- apt-0.5.15lorg2.orig/configure.in	2006-02-06 19:12:19 +0000
-+++ apt-0.5.15lorg2/configure.in	2006-04-01 15:05:18 +0000
-@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ else
- fi
- 
- dnl Check for apt-shell dependencies
--AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses,tputs,
--  [AC_CHECK_HEADER(readline/readline.h,
--     [AC_CHECK_LIB(readline,rl_completion_matches,
--        [compile_aptshell=yes],,[-lncurses])])])
-+AC_CHECK_HEADER(readline/readline.h,
-+   [AC_CHECK_LIB(readline,rl_completion_matches,
-+      [compile_aptshell=yes])])
- AM_CONDITIONAL(COMPILE_APTSHELL, test "$compile_aptshell" = "yes")
- 
- dnl Converts the ARCH to be something singular for this general CPU family
diff --git a/apt/cmdline/Makefile.am b/apt/cmdline/Makefile.am
index 0bdf11d..d6a26d2 100644
--- a/apt/cmdline/Makefile.am
+++ b/apt/cmdline/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDADD = ../apt-pkg/libapt-pkg.la $(RPMLIBS)
 apt_get_SOURCES = apt-get.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
 apt_cache_SOURCES = apt-cache.cc
 apt_shell_SOURCES = apt-shell.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
-apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline -lncurses
+apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline
 apt_config_SOURCES = apt-config.cc
 apt_cdrom_SOURCES = apt-cdrom.cc rpmindexcopy.cc rpmindexcopy.h
 
diff --git a/apt/cmdline/Makefile.in b/apt/cmdline/Makefile.in
index 4a54921..26a2eb2 100644
--- a/apt/cmdline/Makefile.in
+++ b/apt/cmdline/Makefile.in
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ LDADD = ../apt-pkg/libapt-pkg.la $(RPMLIBS)
 apt_get_SOURCES = apt-get.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
 apt_cache_SOURCES = apt-cache.cc
 apt_shell_SOURCES = apt-shell.cc acqprogress.cc acqprogress.h
-apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline -lncurses
+apt_shell_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lreadline
 apt_config_SOURCES = apt-config.cc
 apt_cdrom_SOURCES = apt-cdrom.cc rpmindexcopy.cc rpmindexcopy.h
 apt_get_static_SOURCES = $(apt_get_SOURCES)
diff --git a/apt/configure.in b/apt/configure.in
index a7a636c..ba80022 100644
--- a/apt/configure.in
+++ b/apt/configure.in
@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ else
 fi
 
 dnl Check for apt-shell dependencies
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ncurses,tputs,
-  [AC_CHECK_HEADER(readline/readline.h,
-     [AC_CHECK_LIB(readline,rl_completion_matches,
-        [compile_aptshell=yes],,[-lncurses])])])
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(readline/readline.h,
+   [AC_CHECK_LIB(readline,rl_completion_matches,
+      [compile_aptshell=yes])])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(COMPILE_APTSHELL, test "$compile_aptshell" = "yes")
 
 dnl Converts the ARCH to be something singular for this general CPU family