diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0003-basic-Factor-out-string-checking-from-name_to_prefix.patch b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0003-basic-Factor-out-string-checking-from-name_to_prefix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cd4dcad..0000000
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0003-basic-Factor-out-string-checking-from-name_to_prefix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-From 899173e241f781ad4dfb6b40e7c5f35104164435 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com>
-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:56:54 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH 1/2] basic: Factor out string checking from
- name_to_prefix/instance
-
-Add two new functions: string_to_prefix/instance that enable
-prefix/instance extraction from a name before the name is
-mangled.
-
-Signed-off-by: Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com>
----
- src/basic/unit-name.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/basic/unit-name.c b/src/basic/unit-name.c
-index 0a6efa4..93c4838 100644
---- a/src/basic/unit-name.c
-+++ b/src/basic/unit-name.c
-@@ -135,42 +135,46 @@ bool unit_suffix_is_valid(const char *s) {
-         return true;
- }
- 
--int unit_name_to_prefix(const char *n, char **ret) {
-+static int string_to_prefix(const char *s, char **ret) {
-         const char *p;
--        char *s;
-+        char *r;
- 
--        assert(n);
-+        assert(s);
-         assert(ret);
- 
--        if (!unit_name_is_valid(n, UNIT_NAME_ANY))
--                return -EINVAL;
--
--        p = strchr(n, '@');
-+        p = strchr(s, '@');
-         if (!p)
--                p = strrchr(n, '.');
-+                p = strrchr(s, '.');
- 
-         assert_se(p);
- 
--        s = strndup(n, p - n);
--        if (!s)
-+        r = strndup(s, p - s);
-+        if (!r)
-                 return -ENOMEM;
- 
--        *ret = s;
-+        *ret = r;
-         return 0;
- }
- 
--int unit_name_to_instance(const char *n, char **instance) {
--        const char *p, *d;
--        char *i;
--
-+int unit_name_to_prefix(const char *n, char **ret) {
-         assert(n);
--        assert(instance);
-+        assert(ret);
- 
-         if (!unit_name_is_valid(n, UNIT_NAME_ANY))
-                 return -EINVAL;
- 
-+        return string_to_prefix(n, ret);
-+}
-+
-+static int string_to_instance(const char *s, char **instance) {
-+        const char *p, *d;
-+        char *i;
-+
-+        assert(s);
-+        assert(instance);
-+
-         /* Everything past the first @ and before the last . is the instance */
--        p = strchr(n, '@');
-+        p = strchr(s, '@');
-         if (!p) {
-                 *instance = NULL;
-                 return 0;
-@@ -190,6 +194,16 @@ int unit_name_to_instance(const char *n, char **instance) {
-         return 1;
- }
- 
-+int unit_name_to_instance(const char *n, char **instance) {
-+        assert(n);
-+        assert(instance);
-+
-+        if (!unit_name_is_valid(n, UNIT_NAME_ANY))
-+                return -EINVAL;
-+
-+        return string_to_instance(n, instance);
-+}
-+
- int unit_name_to_prefix_and_instance(const char *n, char **ret) {
-         const char *d;
-         char *s;
--- 
-1.8.3.1
-
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0004-basic-Use-path-escaping-when-mangling-path-instances.patch b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0004-basic-Use-path-escaping-when-mangling-path-instances.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fca28de..0000000
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd/0004-basic-Use-path-escaping-when-mangling-path-instances.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-From b7565b3f2d3b13c4ae5734407a2c3f27658c7b4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com>
-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:52:42 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH 2/2] basic: Use path escaping when mangling path instances
-
-Allow path instances with dashes in them to be unescaped
-properly.
-
-Fixes systemd/systemd#5072
-
-Signed-off-by: Brad Bishop <bradleyb@fuzziesquirrel.com>
----
- src/basic/unit-name.c     | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
- src/test/test-unit-name.c |  3 +++
- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/basic/unit-name.c b/src/basic/unit-name.c
-index 93c4838..c91b0e7 100644
---- a/src/basic/unit-name.c
-+++ b/src/basic/unit-name.c
-@@ -684,6 +684,8 @@ static char *do_escape_mangle(const char *f, UnitNameMangle allow_globs, char *t
-  *  If @allow_globs, globs characters are preserved. Otherwise, they are escaped.
-  */
- int unit_name_mangle_with_suffix(const char *name, UnitNameMangle allow_globs, const char *suffix, char **ret) {
-+        _cleanup_free_ char *instance = NULL;
-+        _cleanup_free_ char *prefix = NULL;
-         char *s, *t;
-         int r;
- 
-@@ -723,6 +725,22 @@ int unit_name_mangle_with_suffix(const char *name, UnitNameMangle allow_globs, c
-                         return r;
-         }
- 
-+        r = string_to_instance(name, &instance);
-+        if(r < 0 && r != -EINVAL)
-+                return r;
-+
-+        if(instance && path_is_absolute(instance)) {
-+                r = string_to_prefix(name, &prefix);
-+                if(r < 0 && r != -EINVAL)
-+                        return r;
-+
-+                r = unit_name_from_path_instance(prefix, instance, suffix, ret);
-+                if (r >= 0)
-+                        return 1;
-+                if (r != -EINVAL)
-+                        return r;
-+        }
-+
-         s = new(char, strlen(name) * 4 + strlen(suffix) + 1);
-         if (!s)
-                 return -ENOMEM;
-diff --git a/src/test/test-unit-name.c b/src/test/test-unit-name.c
-index 2fd83f3..f2cb047 100644
---- a/src/test/test-unit-name.c
-+++ b/src/test/test-unit-name.c
-@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ static void test_unit_name_mangle(void) {
-         test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "foo", "foo.service", 1);
-         test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "foo*", "foo*", 0);
-         test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "ü*", "\\xc3\\xbc*", 1);
-+        test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "foo@/bar.service", "foo@bar.service", 1);
-+        test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "foo@/bar/baz-boo.service", "foo@bar-baz\\x2dboo.service", 1);
-+        test_unit_name_mangle_one(UNIT_NAME_GLOB, "foo@bar/baz-boo.service", "foo@bar-baz-boo.service", 1);
- }
- 
- static int test_unit_printf(void) {
--- 
-1.8.3.1
-
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index 7baf146..7a4f49c 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_append := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 SRC_URI += "file://default.network"
 SRC_URI += "file://0001-sd-bus-Don-t-automatically-add-ObjectManager.patch"
-SRC_URI += "file://0003-basic-Factor-out-string-checking-from-name_to_prefix.patch"
-SRC_URI += "file://0004-basic-Use-path-escaping-when-mangling-path-instances.patch"
 #TODO upstream the below patch via below issue
 #https://github.com/openbmc/openbmc/issues/2016
 SRC_URI += "file://0005-dont-return-error-if-unable-to-create-network-namespace.patch"