diff --git a/modules/libremkey-hotp-verification b/modules/libremkey-hotp-verification
index 5ebb713b..c01c07cd 100644
--- a/modules/libremkey-hotp-verification
+++ b/modules/libremkey-hotp-verification
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ modules-$(CONFIG_LIBREMKEY) += libremkey-hotp-verification
 
 libremkey-hotp-verification_depends := libusb $(musl_dep)
 
-libremkey-hotp-verification_version := 809953b9b4bef97a4cffaa20d675bd7fe9d8da53
+libremkey-hotp-verification_version := 1cf1e1f3601b79692b81d409597136b8ff7c723a
 libremkey-hotp-verification_dir := libremkey-hotp-verification-$(libremkey-hotp-verification_version)
 libremkey-hotp-verification_tar := nitrokey-hotp-verification-$(libremkey-hotp-verification_version).tar.gz
 libremkey-hotp-verification_url := https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-hotp-verification/archive/$(libremkey-hotp-verification_version).tar.gz
-libremkey-hotp-verification_hash := 251e5cef74e4e45eeddc49e4a1da1e22d1de774cd32cb0451a9030579ae958ba
+libremkey-hotp-verification_hash := 21152cfb272f8edeff1220065940d5d6dfc12dbb2a48b84e64b24f8fc89c2567
 
 libremkey-hotp-verification_target := \
 	$(MAKE_JOBS) \
diff --git a/patches/libremkey-hotp-verification-e5fa36a7a1950226d0ef94e2eeed0ffb510eba89.patch b/patches/libremkey-hotp-verification-e5fa36a7a1950226d0ef94e2eeed0ffb510eba89.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f058f22..00000000
--- a/patches/libremkey-hotp-verification-e5fa36a7a1950226d0ef94e2eeed0ffb510eba89.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
---- nitrokey-hotp-verification-a/Toolchain-heads.cmake	2018-05-22 09:55:46.907209235 -0700
-+++ nitrokey-hotp-verification-b/Toolchain-heads.cmake	2018-05-22 09:55:26.659371966 -0700
-@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
-+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Linux)
-+SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION 1)
-+
-+# Specify the cross compiler
-+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILER $ENV{CROSS}gcc)
-+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER $ENV{CROSS}gcc)
-+
-+#sysroot location
-+set(MYSYSROOT $ENV{INSTALL})
-+
-+# compiler/linker flags
-+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} --sysroot=${MYSYSROOT}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-+set(CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_LINK_FLAGS} --sysroot=${MYSYSROOT}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} --sysroot=${MYSYSROOT}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-+set(CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_LINK_FLAGS} --sysroot=${MYSYSROOT}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
-+
-+# Where is the target environment
-+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH "${MYSYSROOT}")
-+
-+# Search for programs only in the build host directories
-+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
-+
-+# Search for libraries and headers only in the target directories
-+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
-+SET(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
-+
-+INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(hidapi)
---- libremkey-hotp-verification/device.c	2018-06-20 16:13:36.417804210 -0700
-+++ libremkey-hotp-verification-b/device.c	2018-06-20 16:14:34.532367723 -0700
-@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
- const unsigned short m_vid = 0x20a0;
- const unsigned short m_pid = 0x4108;
- 
--static const int CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS_COUNT = 80;
-+static const int CONNECTION_ATTEMPTS_COUNT = 2;
- 
- static const int CONNECTION_ATTEMPT_DELAY_MICRO_SECONDS = 1000*1000/2;
-
---- libremkey-hotp-verification/libremkey_hotp_initialize
-+++ libremkey-hotp-verification-b/libremkey_hotp_initialize
-@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ fi
- PIN=$1
- SECRET=$2
- COUNTER=$3
--SECRET_B32=$(echo -n $SECRET | base32)
-+SECRET_B32=$(cat $SECRET | base32)
- 
--libremkey_hotp_verification set $SECRET_B32 $PIN 
-+libremkey_hotp_verification set $SECRET_B32 "$PIN"
- if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-   echo "ERROR: Setting HOTP secret on Librem Key failed!"
-   exit 1
-@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fi
- i=9
- while [ "$i" -lt "$COUNTER" ]; do
-   echo "Updating counter to $i"
--  HOTP_CODE=$(echo $SECRET | hotp $i)
-+  HOTP_CODE=$(hotp $i < $SECRET)
-   libremkey_hotp_verification check $HOTP_CODE > /dev/null
-   if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-     echo "HOTP check failed for counter=$i, code=$HOTP_CODE"
-@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ while [ "$i" -lt "$COUNTER" ]; do
-   let "i += 10"
- done
- 
--HOTP_CODE=$(echo $SECRET | hotp $COUNTER)
-+HOTP_CODE=$(hotp $COUNTER < $SECRET)
- libremkey_hotp_verification check $HOTP_CODE > /dev/null
- if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-   echo "HOTP check failed for counter=$COUNTER, code=$HOTP_CODE"