diff -Nru nut-2.7.1/debian/changelog nut-2.7.1/debian/changelog
--- nut-2.7.1/debian/changelog	2017-08-17 13:26:30.000000000 +0000
+++ nut-2.7.1/debian/changelog	2017-08-28 06:49:39.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nut (2.7.1-1ubuntu1.2) trusty; urgency=medium
+
+  * Drop d/p/Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch: this issue
+    seems fixed via other updates and is no more reproducible (LP 1099947).
+
+ -- Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com>  Mon, 28 Aug 2017 08:48:47 +0200
+
 nut (2.7.1-1ubuntu1.1) trusty; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/nut-server.postinst: The udevd process is called systemd-udevd for
diff -Nru nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch
--- nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch	2017-08-17 13:26:30.000000000 +0000
+++ nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-From 040c800efad46ead9670077c9764360802d7aaf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Arnaud Quette <arnaud.quette@free.fr>
-Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 19:34:07 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix USB permission issues related to Linux / udev
-
-Rename udev rules file to 62-nut-usbups.rules, to prevent NUT USB
-privileges from being overwritten
-
-Closes #140
-
-Forwarded: no (backport)
-Author: Christian Ehrhardt <christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com>
-Original-Author: Arnaud Quette <arnaud.quette@free.fr>
-Origin: https://github.com/networkupstools/nut/commit/040c800efad46ead9670077c9764360802d7aaf5
-Bug-Ubuntu: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1099947
-Last-Update: 2017-08-17
----
- scripts/udev/Makefile.am | 10 +++++-----
- scripts/udev/README      |  4 ++--
- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/scripts/udev/Makefile.am b/scripts/udev/Makefile.am
-index fcd6eeb..1973ccf 100644
---- a/scripts/udev/Makefile.am
-+++ b/scripts/udev/Makefile.am
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if WITH_UDEV
-  udevrulesdir = $(udevdir)/rules.d
-  udevrules_DATA =
- if WITH_USB
-- udevrules_DATA += 52-nut-usbups.rules
-+ udevrules_DATA += 62-nut-usbups.rules
- endif
- if WITH_IPMI
-  udevrules_DATA += 52-nut-ipmipsu.rules
-@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ endif
- 
- EXTRA_DIST = README
- 
--52-nut-usbups.rules: nut-usbups.rules
--	cp nut-usbups.rules 52-nut-usbups.rules
-+62-nut-usbups.rules: nut-usbups.rules
-+	cp nut-usbups.rules $@
- 
- 52-nut-ipmipsu.rules: nut-ipmipsu.rules
--	cp nut-ipmipsu.rules 52-nut-ipmipsu.rules
-+	cp nut-ipmipsu.rules $@
- 
- DISTCLEANFILES = nut-usbups.rules nut-ipmipsu.rules
--CLEANFILES = 52-nut-usbups.rules 52-nut-ipmipsu.rules
-+CLEANFILES = 62-nut-usbups.rules 52-nut-ipmipsu.rules
- # we should never remove this one, apart from a distclean-check
- #MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = nut-usbups.rules.in
-diff --git a/scripts/udev/README b/scripts/udev/README
-index a3b5567..ff6a1a0 100644
---- a/scripts/udev/README
-+++ b/scripts/udev/README
-@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
- Desc: Udev script for NUT USB and IPMI drivers
- File: scripts/udev/README
--Date: 25 July 2011
-+Date: 31 July 2014
- Auth: Arnaud Quette <aquette.dev@gmail.com>
- 
- This document introduces the Linux udev script for NUT USB
-@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Manual installation
- To install them manually, copy the rules file(s) to /etc/udev/rules.d
- (or /lib/udev/rules.d on newer systems) using the command(s):
- 
--$ cp -f nut-usbups.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/52-nut-usbups.rules
-+$ cp -f nut-usbups.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/62-nut-usbups.rules
- $ cp -f nut-ipmipsu.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/52-nut-ipmipsu.rules
- 
- You will need to refresh the bus to avoid a reboot for these rules to be
--- 
-2.7.4
-
diff -Nru nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/series nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/series
--- nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/series	2017-08-17 13:26:30.000000000 +0000
+++ nut-2.7.1/debian/patches/series	2017-08-28 06:48:34.000000000 +0000
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@
 backport-fix-lp753661.patch
 link-fixes.diff
 ppc64el.diff
-Fix-USB-permission-issues-related-to-Linux-udev.patch