diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 47aca72..9859296 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ apply_file 644 '/lib/udev/rules.d/61-partuuid.rules'
 # Configure network.
 #
 apply_file 644 '/etc/hostname'
-
-apply_patch '02-hosts.diff'
+apply_file 644 '/etc/hosts'
 
 apply_file 644 '/etc/network/interfaces'
 apply_file 644 '/etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0'
diff --git a/files/etc/hosts b/files/etc/hosts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0163bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/etc/hosts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+127.0.0.1	localhost
+127.0.0.1	barnacleos.local barnacleos
diff --git a/patches/02-hosts.diff b/patches/02-hosts.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 464629a..0000000
--- a/patches/02-hosts.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
---- rootfs.orig/etc/hosts
-+++ rootfs/etc/hosts
-@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
- 127.0.0.1	localhost
-+127.0.1.1	barnacleos.local barnacleos
- ::1		localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
- ff02::1		ip6-allnodes
- ff02::2		ip6-allrouters
diff --git a/patches/series b/patches/series
index d83ba3d..611a5de 100644
--- a/patches/series
+++ b/patches/series
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-02-hosts.diff
 03-passwordless-sudo.diff
 04-bashrc.diff
 05-useradd.diff