diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index 93f88d49b0..632b0253b6 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -87,14 +87,8 @@ fi
 toplevel_check $srcfile
 
 # autopoint
-#    first remove patch if necessary, then run autopoint, then reapply
 if test -d po ; then
-  if test -f po/Makefile.in.in;
-  then
-    patch -p0 -R --forward < common/gettext.patch
-  fi
-  tool_run "$autopoint" "--force" "patch -p0 < common/gettext.patch"
-  patch -p0 < common/gettext.patch
+  tool_run "$autopoint" "--force"
 fi
 
 # aclocal
diff --git a/common b/common
index dbedaa010e..d48bed31ff 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dbedaa010e2a19af2b27451c7c64111ea2f8dad2
+Subproject commit d48bed31ff6502de03a12ba226685608d3a3344e