diff --git a/scripts/remove-patches.pl b/scripts/remove-patches.pl
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+#! /usr/bin/perl -w -I/home/eelco/nix/scripts
+
+use strict;
+use readmanifest;
+
+for my $p (@ARGV) {
+
+    my %narFiles;
+    my %patches;
+    my %successors;
+
+    readManifest $p,
+        \%narFiles, \%patches, \%successors;
+
+    %patches = ();
+    
+    writeManifest $p,
+        \%narFiles, \%patches, \%successors;
+}