diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/221-module_exports.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/221-module_exports.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 294944a34bc..00000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.6/221-module_exports.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-From b14784e7883390c20ed3ff904892255404a5914b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
-Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017 17:05:53 +0200
-Subject: add an optional config option for stripping all unnecessary symbol exports from the kernel image
-
-lede-commit: bb5a40c64b7c4f4848509fa0a6625055fc9e66cc
-Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
----
- include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 18 +++++++++++++++---
- include/linux/export.h            |  9 ++++++++-
- scripts/Makefile.build            |  2 +-
- 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
---- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
-+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
-@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@
- #define RO_EXCEPTION_TABLE
- #endif
- 
-+#ifndef SYMTAB_KEEP
-+#define SYMTAB_KEEP KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab+*)))
-+#define SYMTAB_KEEP_GPL KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)))
-+#endif
-+
-+#ifndef SYMTAB_DISCARD
-+#define SYMTAB_DISCARD
-+#define SYMTAB_DISCARD_GPL
-+#endif
-+
- /* Align . function alignment. */
- #define ALIGN_FUNCTION()  . = ALIGN(CONFIG_FUNCTION_ALIGNMENT)
- 
-@@ -486,14 +496,14 @@
- 	/* Kernel symbol table: Normal symbols */			\
- 	__ksymtab         : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab) - LOAD_OFFSET) {		\
- 		__start___ksymtab = .;					\
--		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab+*)))				\
-+		SYMTAB_KEEP						\
- 		__stop___ksymtab = .;					\
- 	}								\
- 									\
- 	/* Kernel symbol table: GPL-only symbols */			\
- 	__ksymtab_gpl     : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_gpl) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
- 		__start___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
--		KEEP(*(SORT(___ksymtab_gpl+*)))				\
-+		SYMTAB_KEEP_GPL						\
- 		__stop___ksymtab_gpl = .;				\
- 	}								\
- 									\
-@@ -513,7 +523,7 @@
- 									\
- 	/* Kernel symbol table: strings */				\
-         __ksymtab_strings : AT(ADDR(__ksymtab_strings) - LOAD_OFFSET) {	\
--		*(__ksymtab_strings)					\
-+		*(__ksymtab_strings+*)					\
- 	}								\
- 									\
- 	/* __*init sections */						\
-@@ -1000,6 +1010,8 @@
- #define COMMON_DISCARDS							\
- 	SANITIZER_DISCARDS						\
- 	PATCHABLE_DISCARDS						\
-+	SYMTAB_DISCARD							\
-+	SYMTAB_DISCARD_GPL						\
- 	*(.discard)							\
- 	*(.discard.*)							\
- 	*(.export_symbol)						\
---- a/include/linux/export-internal.h
-+++ b/include/linux/export-internal.h
-@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
- #define __KSYM_REF(sym)		".long " #sym
- #endif
- 
-+#ifdef MODULE
-+#define __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym)
-+#else
-+#define __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym) "+" #sym
-+#endif
-+
- /*
-  * For every exported symbol, do the following:
-  *
-@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@
-  * former apparently works on all arches according to the binutils source.
-  */
- #define __KSYMTAB(name, sym, sec, ns)						\
--	asm("	.section \"__ksymtab_strings\",\"aMS\",%progbits,1"	"\n"	\
-+	asm("	.section \"__ksymtab_strings" __EXPORT_SUFFIX(sym) "\",\"aMS\",%progbits,1"	"\n"	\
- 	    "__kstrtab_" #name ":"					"\n"	\
- 	    "	.asciz \"" #name "\""					"\n"	\
- 	    "__kstrtabns_" #name ":"					"\n"	\
---- a/scripts/Makefile.build
-+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
-@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ targets += $(real-dtb-y) $(lib-y) $(alwa
- # Linker scripts preprocessor (.lds.S -> .lds)
- # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- quiet_cmd_cpp_lds_S = LDS     $@
--      cmd_cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -P -U$(ARCH) \
-+      cmd_cpp_lds_S = $(CPP) $(EXTRA_LDSFLAGS) $(cpp_flags) -P -U$(ARCH) \
- 	                     -D__ASSEMBLY__ -DLINKER_SCRIPT -o $@ $<
- 
- $(obj)/%.lds: $(src)/%.lds.S FORCE