diff --git a/kubemarine/patches/__init__.py b/kubemarine/patches/__init__.py
index 4f51197c0..0a3054637 100644
--- a/kubemarine/patches/__init__.py
+++ b/kubemarine/patches/__init__.py
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@
 from typing import List
 
 from kubemarine.core.patch import Patch
-from kubemarine.patches.p1_mandatory_packages_off import MandatoryPackagesOff
 
 patches: List[Patch] = [
-    MandatoryPackagesOff()
 ]
 """List of patches which can be executed strictly in the declared order"""
diff --git a/kubemarine/patches/p1_mandatory_packages_off.py b/kubemarine/patches/p1_mandatory_packages_off.py
deleted file mode 100644
index dc59c949b..000000000
--- a/kubemarine/patches/p1_mandatory_packages_off.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2021-2022 NetCracker Technology Corporation
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from textwrap import dedent
-
-from kubemarine.core import static
-from kubemarine.core.action import Action
-from kubemarine.core.patch import Patch
-from kubemarine.core.resources import DynamicResources
-
-
-class TheAction(Action):
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__("Turn mandatory packages off for backward compatibility", recreate_inventory=True)
-
-    def run(self, res: DynamicResources):
-        for package in static.DEFAULTS["services"]["packages"]['mandatory'].keys():
-            res.formatted_inventory().setdefault('services', {}).setdefault('packages', {})\
-                .setdefault('mandatory', {})[package] = False
-
-
-class MandatoryPackagesOff(Patch):
-    def __init__(self):
-        super().__init__("mandatory_packages_off")
-
-    @property
-    def action(self) -> Action:
-        return TheAction()
-
-    @property
-    def description(self) -> str:
-        return dedent(
-            f"""\
-            New KubeMarine automatically installs and manages all mandatory packages.
-            Old users had to specify them inside services.packages.install section.
-            For backward compatibility KubeMarine should not manage mandatory packages for old clusters.
-            The patch turns off the management in the inventory.
-            """.rstrip()
-        )