diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h.patch b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0425d2fb74..0000000000
--- a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h
-index 4a4643667..a482090dc 100644
---- a/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h
-+++ b/src/thirdparty/axom/fmt/compile.h
-@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ class compiled_format : private compiled_format_base<S> {
-       : compiled_format_base<S>(format_str), format_str_(format_str) {}
- };
- 
--#ifdef __cpp_if_constexpr
-+// start axom change
-+#if defined(__cpp_if_constexpr) && defined(__cpp_return_type_deduction)
-+// end axom change
- template <typename... Args> struct type_list {};
- 
- // Returns a reference to the argument at index N from [first, rest...].
-@@ -798,7 +800,9 @@ template <typename... Args, typename S,
- constexpr auto compile(S format_str) -> detail::compiled_format<S, Args...> {
-   return detail::compiled_format<S, Args...>(to_string_view(format_str));
- }
--#endif  // __cpp_if_constexpr
-+// start axom change
-+#endif  // defined(__cpp_if_constexpr) && defined(__cpp_return_type_deduction)
-+// end axom change
- 
- // Compiles the format string which must be a string literal.
- template <typename... Args, typename Char, size_t N>