diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 432591ff..b4a50379 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1697929210,
-        "narHash": "sha256-RkQZif6QhswEwv7484mrKfIU8XmIWm+ED6llbr4IyxM=",
+        "lastModified": 1698544399,
+        "narHash": "sha256-vhRmPyEyoPkrXF2iykBsWHA05MIaOSmMRLMF7Hul6+s=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "fb000224952bf7749a9e8b3779104ef7ea4465c8",
+        "rev": "d87c5d8c41c9b3b39592563242f3a448b5cc4bc9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1698318101,
-        "narHash": "sha256-gUihHt3yPD7bVqg+k/UVHgngyaJ3DMEBchbymBMvK1E=",
+        "lastModified": 1698611440,
+        "narHash": "sha256-jPjHjrerhYDy3q9+s5EAsuhyhuknNfowY6yt6pjn9pc=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "63678e9f3d3afecfeafa0acead6239cdb447574c",
+        "rev": "0cbe9f69c234a7700596e943bfae7ef27a31b735",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1698273636,
-        "narHash": "sha256-swsqg/ckSVJnravx7ie9NFQSKIH27owtlk0wh4+xStk=",
+        "lastModified": 1698548647,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7c03OjBGqnwDW0FBaBc+NjfEBxMkza+dxZGJPyIzfFE=",
         "owner": "Mic92",
         "repo": "sops-nix",
-        "rev": "014e44d334a39481223a5d163530d4c4ca2e75cb",
+        "rev": "632c3161a6cc24142c8e3f5529f5d81042571165",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1696795380,
-        "narHash": "sha256-NHWAUp7D66uPevRZ87f1VPvDZQinW113xMCDv8VzZVE=",
+        "lastModified": 1698634059,
+        "narHash": "sha256-+Oyv6vDyCtBzab/5cTG0nUrHD9gj7KgGfD4D1Rn4fCk=",
         "ref": "refs/heads/master",
-        "rev": "dea3e5cdd747ac321447ef00fa1e51423676aeda",
-        "revCount": 209,
+        "rev": "2419750ca98fc04af42c91e50c49a29c68d465d2",
+        "revCount": 210,
         "type": "git",
         "url": "https://git.uninsane.org/colin/uninsane"
       },
diff --git a/nixpatches/list.nix b/nixpatches/list.nix
index 51842689..cf31893b 100644
--- a/nixpatches/list.nix
+++ b/nixpatches/list.nix
@@ -23,27 +23,6 @@ let
       // (if title != null then { name = title; } else {})
     );
 in [
-  # (fetchpatch' {
-  #   # nope: something else broke mesa
-  #   title = "mesa: 23.1.8 -> 23.1.9";
-  #   nixpkgsCommit = "58fdb93d6f5fd794406ea5152a8641e7247b8242";
-  #   revert = true;
-  #   hash = "sha256-1Q31YZbQVC4KIRM7lYhEj50uBDpGM0SlWVCrIB5gGzQ=";
-  # })
-  # (fetchpatch' {
-  #   # nope: something else broke prawcore
-  #   title = "python311Packages.prawcore: 2.3.0 -> 2.4.0";
-  #   prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/258535";
-  #   revert = true;
-  #   hash = "sha256-PdV6435gBoAifZplz4kZ/AsVsPk7RFhULZLHxU9Wgow=";
-  # })
-
-  (fetchpatch' {
-    # merged 2023/10/26; fixes servo build
-    title = "iproute2: stateless configuration";
-    prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/262767";
-    hash = "sha256-JdWl+tYn9Dwa4d59a8TURJvZdf02tmsnqcZD1WkkgqQ=";
-  })
   (fetchpatch' {
     title = "gsound: enable introspection/vala when cross compiled";
     prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/263107";
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/fractal-nixified/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/fractal-nixified/default.nix
index 0a136f63..79a3d972 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/fractal-nixified/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/fractal-nixified/default.nix
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@
 let mkConfigured = { optimize }:
 let
   # `optimize` option applies only to the top-level build; not fractal's dependencies.
-  # opt-level=0: builds in 1min, 105M binary
-  # opt-level=1: builds in 2.25hr, 75M binary
-  # opt-level=2: builds in 2.25hr
-  # opt-level=3: builds in 2.25hr, 68-70M binary
+  # as of 2023/10/29:
+  # - opt-level=0: builds in 1min, 105M binary
+  # - opt-level=1: builds in 2.25hr, 75M binary
+  # - opt-level=2: builds in 2.25hr
+  # - opt-level=3: builds in 2.25hr, 68-70M binary
+  # as of 2023/10/30:
+  # - opt-level=3: builds in 5min, 71M binary
   optFlags = if optimize then "-C opt-level=3" else "-C opt-level=0";
   cargoNix = import ./Cargo.nix {
     inherit pkgs;