diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/pipewire/default.nix b/hosts/common/programs/pipewire/default.nix
index 69b318c75..7492457a3 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/pipewire/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/pipewire/default.nix
@@ -49,16 +49,6 @@ in
       # disabling systemd causes pipewire to be built with direct udev support instead.
       # i added this probably because i don't use system'd logind?
       enableSystemd = false;
-      # XXX(2024-11-29): patch to fix camera support on moby.
-      # see: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/353336>
-      # this is identical to the above patch, but less costly than cherry-picking it into nixpkgs-bootstrap,
-      # as that would force mass rebuilds.
-      # **remove once 353336 is merged**.
-      libcamera = pkgs.libcamera.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
-        postFixup = (upstream.postFixup or "") + ''
-          ../src/ipa/ipa-sign-install.sh src/ipa-priv-key.pem $out/lib/libcamera/ipa_*.so
-        '';
-      });
     };
 
     suggestedPrograms = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
index f04f567fd..38628d4b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ in
 [
   ./2024-10-01-python-cross-resource-usage.patch
 
-  # merged into staging-next 2024-11-28; cherry picking causes mass rebuild.
-  # remove targeted patch in pipewire.nix once mainline
-  # (fetchpatch' {
-  #   name = "libcamera: re-sign IPA modules after fixup";
-  #   prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/353336";
-  #   hash = "sha256-RzpQQ5452QSydPGHYRSo5r2OT08rLCz0X+g121SnlR4=";
-  # })
-
   (fetchpatch' {
     # merged into staging 2024/12/12
     name = "unbound: bison is required when cross-compiling";