diff --git a/hosts/modules/hal/pine64-pinephone/kernel.nix b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64-pinephone/kernel.nix
index 21fc699f4..f94acfecc 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/hal/pine64-pinephone/kernel.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/hal/pine64-pinephone/kernel.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ in
     # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor (pkgs.linux-megous.override {
     #   withMegiPinephoneConfig = true;  #< N.B.: does not boot as of 2024/05/22!
     # });
-    # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux-manjaro;
     # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_latest;
     # boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux_testing;
     boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackagesFor pkgs.linux-armbian;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/linux-manjaro/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/linux-manjaro/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f493cbebc..000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/linux-manjaro/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{ linux_6_4
-, fetchpatch
-, pkgs
-# something inside nixpkgs calls `override` on the kernel and passes in extra arguments; we'll forward them
-, ...
-}@args:
-let
-  # use the latest commit: for linux 6.4.7
-  # manjaro's changes between kernel patch versions tend to be minimal if any.
-  manjaroBase = "https://gitlab.manjaro.org/manjaro-arm/packages/core/linux/-/raw/6c64aa18076a7dc75bfd854b27906467f5d95336";
-  manjaroPatch = args: {
-    inherit (args) name;
-    patch = fetchpatch ({
-      url = "${manjaroBase}/${args.name}?inline=false";
-    } // args);
-  };
-
-  # the idea for patching off Manjaro's kernel comes from jakewaksbaum:
-  # - https://git.sr.ht/~jakewaksbaum/pi/tree/af20aae5653545d6e67a459b59ee3e1ca8a680b0/item/kernel/default.nix
-  # - he later abandoned this, i think because he's using the Pinephone Pro which received mainline support.
-  manjaroPatches = [
-    (manjaroPatch {
-      # this patch is critical to enable wifi (RTL8723CS)
-      # - the alternative is a wholly forked kernel by megi/megous:
-      #   - https://xnux.eu/howtos/build-pinephone-kernel.html#toc-how-to-build-megi-s-pinehpone-kernel
-      # - i don't know if this patch is based on megi's or original.
-      # - it might be possible to build this rtl8723cs out of tree?
-      name = "2001-staging-add-rtl8723cs-driver.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-M4MR9Oi90BmaB68kWjezHon/NzXDxu13Hc+TWm3tcjg=";
-    })
-  ];
-in linux_6_4.override (args // {
-  kernelPatches = (args.kernelPatches or []) ++ [
-    pkgs.kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
-    pkgs.kernelPatches.request_key_helper
-  ] ++ manjaroPatches;
-})