diff --git a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0071-Pool-Login-Verifier-Threads.patch b/CraftBukkit-Patches/0071-Pool-Login-Verifier-Threads.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7e62e1b..0000000
--- a/CraftBukkit-Patches/0071-Pool-Login-Verifier-Threads.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-From 924005d15aaaa45ab4a087f5d4b33eb115272414 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: md_5 <md_5@live.com.au>
-Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:38:46 +1000
-Subject: [PATCH] Pool Login Verifier Threads
-
-dem threads are expensive to make
-
-diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PendingConnection.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PendingConnection.java
-index 3aeff44..7846212 100644
---- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PendingConnection.java
-+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/PendingConnection.java
-@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class PendingConnection extends Connection {
- 
-             this.j = true;
-             if (true) { // Spigot - Always fire
--                (new ThreadLoginVerifier(this, server.server)).start(); // CraftBukkit - add CraftServer
-+                new ThreadLoginVerifier(this, server.server); // CraftBukkit - add CraftServer // Spigot - don't call .start()
-             } else {
-                 this.h = true;
-             }
-diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ThreadLoginVerifier.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ThreadLoginVerifier.java
-index 70f9fea..53d4259 100644
---- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ThreadLoginVerifier.java
-+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/ThreadLoginVerifier.java
-@@ -13,18 +13,23 @@ import org.bukkit.event.player.AsyncPlayerPreLoginEvent;
- import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerPreLoginEvent;
- // CraftBukkit end
- 
--class ThreadLoginVerifier extends Thread {
-+class ThreadLoginVerifier implements Runnable { // Spigot
- 
-+    // Spigot Start
-+    private static final java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService threadPool = java.util.concurrent.Executors.newCachedThreadPool(
-+            new com.google.common.util.concurrent.ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat( "Login Verifier - %1$d" ).build() );
-+    // Spigot End
-     final PendingConnection pendingConnection;
- 
-     // CraftBukkit start
-     CraftServer server;
- 
-     ThreadLoginVerifier(PendingConnection pendingconnection, CraftServer server) {
--        super("Login Verifier - " + pendingconnection.getName());
-+        // super("Login Verifier - " + pendingconnection.getName()); // Spigot
-         this.server = server;
-         // CraftBukkit end
-         this.pendingConnection = pendingconnection;
-+        threadPool.submit( this ); // Spigot
-     }
- 
-     private boolean auth() throws java.io.IOException {
--- 
-1.8.1.2
-