diff --git a/core/linux-firmware/0001-Add-support-for-compressing-firmware-in-copy-firmware.patch b/core/linux-firmware/0001-Add-support-for-compressing-firmware-in-copy-firmware.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 17fb733bb..000000000
--- a/core/linux-firmware/0001-Add-support-for-compressing-firmware-in-copy-firmware.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-From 7eec2b56f54c778d5bd6e7aea49ee03e3b76e769 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:36:23 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH v2] Add support for compressing firmware in copy-firmware.sh
-
-As of kernel 5.3 there's initial support for loading compressed firmware.
-At this stage the only supported compression methis is "xz -C crc32" but
-this option brings significant benefits.
-
-Signed-off-by: Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com>
----
-
-v2: quote filename for xz command
-
- Makefile         |  4 ++++
- copy-firmware.sh | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
- 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index e1c362f..9a48471 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ check:
- install:
- 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(FIRMWAREDIR)
- 	./copy-firmware.sh $(DESTDIR)$(FIRMWAREDIR)
-+
-+installcompress:
-+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(FIRMWAREDIR)
-+	./copy-firmware.sh -C $(DESTDIR)$(FIRMWAREDIR)
-diff --git a/copy-firmware.sh b/copy-firmware.sh
-index 9b46b63..0dd2e5c 100755
---- a/copy-firmware.sh
-+++ b/copy-firmware.sh
-@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
- 
- verbose=:
- prune=no
-+compress=no
- 
- while test $# -gt 0; do
-     case $1 in
-@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
-             shift
-             ;;
- 
-+        -C | --compress)
-+            compress=yes
-+            shift
-+            ;;
-+
-         *)
-             if test "x$destdir" != "x"; then
-                 echo "ERROR: unknown command-line options: $@"
-@@ -31,40 +37,49 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
-     esac
- done
- 
-+if test "x$compress" = "xyes"; then
-+    cmpxtn=.xz
-+    grep '^File:' WHENCE | sed -e's/^File: *//g' -e's/"//g' | while read f; do
-+       test -f "$f" || continue
-+       $verbose "compressing $f"
-+       xz -C crc32 "$f"
-+    done
-+fi
-+
- grep '^File:' WHENCE | sed -e's/^File: *//g' -e's/"//g' | while read f; do
--    test -f "$f" || continue
--    $verbose "copying file $f"
--    install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f")
--    cp -d "$f" $destdir/"$f"
-+    test -f "$f$cmpxtn" || continue
-+    $verbose "copying file $f$cmpxtn"
-+    install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f$cmpxtn")
-+    cp -d "$f$cmpxtn" $destdir/"$f$cmpxtn"
- done
- 
- grep -E '^Link:' WHENCE | sed -e's/^Link: *//g' -e's/-> //g' | while read f d; do
--    if test -L "$f"; then
--        test -f "$destdir/$f" && continue
--        $verbose "copying link $f"
--        install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f")
-+    if test -L "$f$cmpxtn"; then
-+        test -f "$destdir/$f$cmpxtn" && continue
-+        $verbose "copying link $f$cmpxtn"
-+        install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f$cmpxtn")
-         cp -d "$f" $destdir/"$f"
- 
-         if test "x$d" != "x"; then
--            target=`readlink "$f"`
-+            target=`readlink "$f$cmpxtn"`
- 
-             if test "x$target" != "x$d"; then
-                 $verbose "WARNING: inconsistent symlink target: $target != $d"
-             else
-                 if test "x$prune" != "xyes"; then
--                    $verbose "WARNING: unneeded symlink detected: $f"
-+                    $verbose "WARNING: unneeded symlink detected: $f$cmpxtn"
-                 else
--                    $verbose "WARNING: pruning unneeded symlink $f"
--                    rm -f "$f"
-+                    $verbose "WARNING: pruning unneeded symlink $f$cmpxtn"
-+                    rm -f "$f$cmpxtn"
-                 fi
-             fi
-         else
--            $verbose "WARNING: missing target for symlink $f"
-+            $verbose "WARNING: missing target for symlink $f$cmpxtn"
-         fi
-     else
--        $verbose "creating link $f -> $d"
--        install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f")
--        ln -sf "$d" "$destdir/$f"
-+        $verbose "creating link $f$cmpxtn -> $d$cmpxtn"
-+        install -d $destdir/$(dirname "$f$cmpxtn")
-+        ln -sf "$d$cmpxtn" "$destdir/$f$cmpxtn"
-     fi
- done
- 
--- 
-2.29.2
-
diff --git a/core/linux-firmware/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-firmware/PKGBUILD
index fb39d31f9..332a25103 100644
--- a/core/linux-firmware/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-firmware/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ pkgbase=linux-firmware
 pkgname=(linux-firmware-whence linux-firmware amd-ucode
          linux-firmware-{nfp,mellanox,marvell,qcom,liquidio,qlogic,bnx2x}
 )
-_tag=20230404
-pkgver=20230404.2e92a49f
+_tag=20230625
+pkgver=20230625.ee91452d
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Firmware files for Linux"
 url="https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git;a=summary"
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ license=('GPL2' 'GPL3' 'custom')
 arch=('any')
 makedepends=('git')
 options=(!strip)
-source=("git+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git#tag=${_tag}?signed"
-         0001-Add-support-for-compressing-firmware-in-copy-firmware.patch)
-sha256sums=('SKIP'
-            'aa11b2eed9c0be42571b45eb7153908a43290f02a5fc715aefcaa81030a1832f')
+source=("git+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git#tag=${_tag}?signed")
+sha256sums=('SKIP')
 validpgpkeys=('4CDE8575E547BF835FE15807A31B6BD72486CFD6') # Josh Boyer <jwboyer@fedoraproject.org>
 
 _backports=(
@@ -33,9 +31,6 @@ prepare() {
     git log --oneline -1 "${_c}"
     git cherry-pick -n "${_c}"
   done
-
-  # add firmware compression support - patch taken from Fedora
-  patch -Np1 -i ../0001-Add-support-for-compressing-firmware-in-copy-firmware.patch
 }
 
 pkgver() {
@@ -83,9 +78,10 @@ package_linux-firmware() {
 
   make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" FIRMWAREDIR=/usr/lib/firmware install
 
+  # useless (FS#46591)
   # Trigger a microcode reload for configurations not using early updates
-  echo 'w /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload - - - - 1' |
-    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/${pkgname}.conf"
+  #echo 'w /sys/devices/system/cpu/microcode/reload - - - - 1' |
+  #  install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/${pkgname}.conf"
 
   install -Dt "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}" -m644 LICEN*