diff --git a/modules/linux b/modules/linux
index 464130f9..5cfa3072 100644
--- a/modules/linux
+++ b/modules/linux
@@ -34,12 +34,9 @@ linux_hash := 40f014d53e81f204f6d2a364aae4201ae07970dd1b70dc602d7c66c1a140f558
 else ifeq "$(CONFIG_LINUX_VERSION)" "6.1.8"
 linux_version := 6.1.8
 linux_hash := b60bb53ab8ba370a270454b11e93d41af29126fc72bd6ede517673e2e57b816d
-else ifeq "$(CONFIG_LINUX_VERSION)" "6.11.9"
-linux_version := 6.11.9
-linux_hash := 75658a7aa3bd9598c96ee1e5862c5e1d34fced75c28d825c727a1510a6f384b4
 else
 $(error "$(BOARD): does not specify linux kernel version under CONFIG_LINUX_VERSION")
-endif 
+endif
 
 linux_base_dir := linux-$(linux_version)
 
@@ -222,7 +219,7 @@ $(build)/$(BOARD)/$(LINUX_IMAGE_FILE).bundled: \
 
 # modify_and_save_defconfig_in_place target allows us edit current in tree config
 # under linux decompressed+patched directory through menuconfig
-# and put it back in git tree to check changes with git difftool iteratively 
+# and put it back in git tree to check changes with git difftool iteratively
 linux.modify_and_save_defconfig_in_place:
 	cp "$(pwd)/$(linux_kconfig)" "$(build)/$(linux_dir)/.config" && \
 	$(MAKE) \
@@ -307,7 +304,7 @@ linux.save_in_versioned_oldconfig:
 # Then bump board config's CONFIG_LINUX_VERSION. build as usual to extract new linux tarball.
 # Then call make BOARD=xyz linux.prompt_for_new_config_options_for_kernel_version_bump
 #The following ask new config choice for all new symbols that should be evaluated prior of creating PR
-# Tip: Open a browser at https://www.kernelconfig.io/index.html 
+# Tip: Open a browser at https://www.kernelconfig.io/index.html
 linux.prompt_for_new_config_options_for_kernel_version_bump:
 	mkdir -p "$(build)/$(linux_dir)" \
 	&& cp "$(pwd)/$(linux_kconfig)" "$(build)/$(linux_dir)/.config" \
diff --git a/patches/linux-6.11.9/0001-fake-acpi.patch b/patches/linux-6.11.9/0001-fake-acpi.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c8b3b54..00000000
--- a/patches/linux-6.11.9/0001-fake-acpi.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
---- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
-+++ linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c	2018-02-07 15:51:28.786502597 -0500
-@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@
- 	}
- 
- 	ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Hardware did not enter ACPI mode"));
-+printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
- 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
- }
- 
-diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
---- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
-+++ linux-4.9.80/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c	2018-02-07 15:51:35.126557868 -0500
-@@ -168,12 +168,16 @@
- 
- 	status = acpi_read_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_SCI_ENABLE, &value);
- 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-+printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-+		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
- 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY);
- 	}
- 
- 	if (value) {
- 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
- 	} else {
-+//printk("%s:%d faking ACPI mode\n", __func__, __LINE__);
-+//		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
- 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY);
- 	}
- }
diff --git a/patches/linux-6.11.9/0010-winterfell-ahci.patch b/patches/linux-6.11.9/0010-winterfell-ahci.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f241773..00000000
--- a/patches/linux-6.11.9/0010-winterfell-ahci.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-diff --recursive -u ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/ata/libahci.c linux-4.9.80/drivers/ata/libahci.c
---- ./clean/linux-4.9.80/drivers/ata/libahci.c	2018-02-03 11:05:43.000000000 -0500
-+++ linux-4.9.80/drivers/ata/libahci.c	2018-02-07 18:02:32.526535910 -0500
-@@ -537,8 +537,12 @@
- 	}
- 
- 	/* fabricate port_map from cap.nr_ports for < AHCI 1.3 */
--	if (!port_map && vers < 0x10300) {
--		port_map = (1 << ahci_nr_ports(cap)) - 1;
-+	if (!port_map) { //  && vers < 0x10300) {
-+		printk("%s: saved_port=%02x\n", __func__, hpriv->saved_port_map);
-+		writel(0x1, mmio + HOST_PORTS_IMPL);
-+		port_map = readl(mmio + HOST_PORTS_IMPL);
-+
-+		//port_map = (1 << ahci_nr_ports(cap)) - 1;
- 		dev_warn(dev, "forcing PORTS_IMPL to 0x%lx\n", port_map);
- 
- 		/* write the fixed up value to the PI register */