diff --git a/general/prog/perl-modules.xml b/general/prog/perl-modules.xml
index 3d60ce12c6..b2c07378a4 100644
--- a/general/prog/perl-modules.xml
+++ b/general/prog/perl-modules.xml
@@ -545,18 +545,10 @@ MD5 sum: &Data-Dump-md5sum;</literallayout>
     </indexterm>
 
     <para>This module provides three simple routines for generating unique IDs.
-    It uses the standard <xref linkend="perl-standard-install"/> but requires
-    a patch because one of its tests fails in recent builds.</para>
+    It uses the standard <xref linkend="perl-standard-install"/>.</para>
 
-      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Additional Download</bridgehead>
-      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Required patch:
-            <ulink url="&patch-root;/Data-Uniqid-&Data-Uniqid-version;-disable_failing_test-1.patch"/>
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
+    <para>Although the final test fails and reports an Error, the testsuite
+    returns a status of 0. This error can safely be ignored.</para>
 
     <!-- Data-Uniqid -->
     &lfs83_checked;
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index af02afad4d..5b3af6d0db 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>September 23rd, 2018</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Data::Uniqid (perl module) no longer requires a patch
+          to remove a failing test - in currnet perl-5.28.0 the fourth test
+          still fails but 'make check' returns a status of 0 despite this.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - Update to firefox-62.0.2 (includes security fix). Fixes
           <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;11179">#11179</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/pst/typesetting/biber.xml b/pst/typesetting/biber.xml
index b0996a7409..260c2f4192 100644
--- a/pst/typesetting/biber.xml
+++ b/pst/typesetting/biber.xml
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@
         It is possible to install all missing dependencies automatically.
         But from <application>perl-5.22.0</application> onwards,
         <xref linkend="perl-module-build"/> is no longer part of the core perl
-        distribution.  And for <xref linkend="perl-data-uniqid"/> we have to
+        distribution.<!-- And for <xref linkend="perl-data-uniqid"/> we have to
         patch it to skip over a test which always fails - that failing test may
-        break the automatic install.  To automatically install the remaining perl
-        dependencies you can install those two modules first using <xref
+        break the automatic install.--> To automatically install the remaining perl
+        dependencies you can install that module first using <xref
         linkend="perl-auto-install"/>. then run <command>perl ./Build.PL</command>
         and when it prompts you, become the root user and run
         <command>./Build installdeps</command>