diff --git a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
index 092eafc27..eb5cab14a 100644
--- a/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/systemd/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 pkgbase=systemd
 pkgname=('systemd' 'systemd-libs' 'systemd-resolvconf' 'systemd-sysvcompat')
-_tag='f7646f66f1a7657aebe9d2a43437db36776e45c5' # git rev-parse v${_tag_name}
-_tag_name=249.3
+_tag='91ea8d825553fc1ecfc19448be24a4da56b13d00' # git rev-parse v${_tag_name}
+_tag_name=249.4
 pkgver="${_tag_name/-/}"
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ sha512sums=('SKIP'
             '825b9dd0167c072ba62cabe0677e7cd20f2b4b850328022540f122689d8b25315005fa98ce867cf6e7460b2b26df16b88bb3b5c9ebf721746dce4e2271af7b97')
 
 _backports=(
-  # network: also check addresses when determine a gateway address is reachable or not
-  '11046cea1414c70b5d7aab37ea88d5a839cbd209'
 )
 
 _reverts=(