diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c64694ea3cd5de..00000000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
-Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
-
-Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
----
- net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
- 	struct dst_entry *dst;
- 	int err;
- 
-+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)->xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
-+		return 0;
-+
- 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
- 	if (err < 0)
- 		return err;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a5801027c6eda..00000000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
-Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
-
-Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
----
- net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
- 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
- 	int err;
- 
-+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)->xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
-+		return 0;
-+
- 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
- 	if (err < 0)
- 		return err;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 952bf690d87321..00000000000000
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
-Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
-
-Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
----
- net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
-
---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
-@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
- 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
- 	int err;
- 
-+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)->xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
-+		return 0;
-+
- 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
- 	if (err < 0)
- 		return err;