diff --git a/modules.json b/modules.json
index f7da822..81077ac 100644
--- a/modules.json
+++ b/modules.json
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@
                     "samtools/view": {
                         "branch": "master",
                         "git_sha": "3ffae3598260a99e8db3207dead9f73f87f90d1f",
-                        "installed_by": ["modules"],
-                        "patch": "modules/nf-core/samtools/view/samtools-view.diff"
+                        "installed_by": ["modules"]
                     },
                     "untar": {
                         "branch": "master",
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf b/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf
index aea5a42..cb91fac 100644
--- a/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf
+++ b/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf
@@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ process SAMTOOLS_VIEW {
     path qname
 
     output:
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"),      emit: bam,      optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.cram"),     emit: cram,     optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.sam"),      emit: sam,      optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.bai"),      emit: bai,      optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.csi"),      emit: csi,      optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.crai"),     emit: crai,     optional: true
-    tuple val(meta), path("*.unoutput"), emit: unoutput, optional: true
-    path  "versions.yml",                emit: versions
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"),  emit: bam,     optional: true
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.cram"), emit: cram,    optional: true
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.sam"),  emit: sam,     optional: true
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.bai"),  emit: bai,     optional: true
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.csi"),  emit: csi,     optional: true
+    tuple val(meta), path("*.crai"), emit: crai,    optional: true
+    path  "versions.yml",            emit: versions
 
     when:
     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ process SAMTOOLS_VIEW {
     def args2 = task.ext.args2 ?: ''
     def prefix = task.ext.prefix ?: "${meta.id}"
     def reference = fasta ? "--reference ${fasta}" : ""
-    def readnames = qname ? "--qname-file ${qname} --unoutput ${prefix}.unoutput": ""
+    def readnames = qname ? "--qname-file ${qname}": ""
     def file_type = args.contains("--output-fmt sam") ? "sam" :
                     args.contains("--output-fmt bam") ? "bam" :
                     args.contains("--output-fmt cram") ? "cram" :
diff --git a/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/samtools-view.diff b/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/samtools-view.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 49c9241..0000000
--- a/modules/nf-core/samtools/view/samtools-view.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-Changes in module 'nf-core/samtools/view'
---- modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf
-+++ modules/nf-core/samtools/view/main.nf
-@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
-     path qname
- 
-     output:
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"),  emit: bam,     optional: true
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.cram"), emit: cram,    optional: true
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.sam"),  emit: sam,     optional: true
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.bai"),  emit: bai,     optional: true
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.csi"),  emit: csi,     optional: true
--    tuple val(meta), path("*.crai"), emit: crai,    optional: true
--    path  "versions.yml",            emit: versions
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"),      emit: bam,      optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.cram"),     emit: cram,     optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.sam"),      emit: sam,      optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.bai"),      emit: bai,      optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.csi"),      emit: csi,      optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.crai"),     emit: crai,     optional: true
-+    tuple val(meta), path("*.unoutput"), emit: unoutput, optional: true
-+    path  "versions.yml",                emit: versions
- 
-     when:
-     task.ext.when == null || task.ext.when
-@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
-     def args2 = task.ext.args2 ?: ''
-     def prefix = task.ext.prefix ?: "${meta.id}"
-     def reference = fasta ? "--reference ${fasta}" : ""
--    def readnames = qname ? "--qname-file ${qname}": ""
-+    def readnames = qname ? "--qname-file ${qname} --unoutput ${prefix}.unoutput": ""
-     def file_type = args.contains("--output-fmt sam") ? "sam" :
-                     args.contains("--output-fmt bam") ? "bam" :
-                     args.contains("--output-fmt cram") ? "cram" :
-
-************************************************************