diff --git a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_geos.cmake b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_geos.cmake
index 10b77810a2e462ce92b14697599a51f51f59049f..29689a554397a9a86d6174d7a4fdb05297c31494 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/CMake/External_geos.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/CMake/External_geos.cmake
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ ExternalProject_Add(GEOS
    CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
    ${SB_CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS}
    -DGEOS_ENABLE_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
-   PATCH_COMMAND ${GEOS_PATCH_COMMAND}
    CMAKE_COMMAND ${GEOS_CMAKE_COMMAND}
    LOG_DOWNLOAD 1
    LOG_CONFIGURE 1