diff --git a/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.econfig b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.econfig
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da01ab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.econfig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo pre_update_hook '"echo pre_update_hook executed here"'
diff --git a/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.patch b/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f96b9db0..00000000
--- a/src/scripts/nightly/patches/All/pre_update.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-Index: empserver/src/lib/global/constants.c
---- empserver/src/lib/global/constants.c	23 Aug 2007 18:26:04 -0000	1.40
-+++ empserver/src/lib/global/constants.c	9 Sep 2007 02:42:51 -0000
-@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
- char *update_demandtimes = "";	/* demand update time ranges */
- char *game_days = "";		/* days game is running */
- char *game_hours = "";		/* hours game is running */
--char *pre_update_hook = "";
-+char *pre_update_hook = "echo pre_update_hook executed here";
- int max_idle = 15;		/* session dies after max_idle minutes idle */
-
- int sect_mob_max = 127;		/* sector mobility limits */