diff --git a/modules/common/hardware/ax88179_178a.nix b/modules/common/hardware/ax88179_178a.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e0f686b54..0000000000
--- a/modules/common/hardware/ax88179_178a.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 TII (SSRC) and the Ghaf contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-# Fix for ax88179_178a USB network card kernel driver MAC-address issue.
-{
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  config,
-  ...
-}: let
-  cfg = config.ghaf.hardware.ax88179_178a;
-in {
-  options.ghaf.hardware.ax88179_178a = {
-    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "fix for ax88179_178a USB network card kernel driver MAC-address";
-  };
-
-  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    boot.kernelPatches = [
-      # Fix MAC-address randomized on USB network cards because of kernel bug.
-      # This specifically affects network cards used in testing.
-      {
-        patch = pkgs.fetchpatch2 {
-          url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net.git/patch/?id=2e91bb99b9d4f756e92e83c4453f894dda220f09";
-          hash = "sha256-fX7yBsXW1oFt1Nfns42oZnCXf36qehXijvCNEmqBGsE=";
-        };
-      }
-    ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/modules/common/hardware/default.nix b/modules/common/hardware/default.nix
index c19ca9dd80..051f1cec02 100644
--- a/modules/common/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/modules/common/hardware/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,5 @@
     ./x86_64-linux.nix
     ./x86_64-generic
     ./definition.nix
-
-    ./ax88179_178a.nix
   ];
 }
diff --git a/targets/generic-x86_64/flake-module.nix b/targets/generic-x86_64/flake-module.nix
index 71cc549ff6..87067d9d22 100644
--- a/targets/generic-x86_64/flake-module.nix
+++ b/targets/generic-x86_64/flake-module.nix
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
           {
             ghaf = {
               hardware.x86_64.common.enable = true;
-              hardware.ax88179_178a.enable = true;
 
               virtualization.microvm-host.enable = true;
               virtualization.microvm-host.networkSupport = true;
diff --git a/targets/lenovo-x1-installer/flake-module.nix b/targets/lenovo-x1-installer/flake-module.nix
index 2fb2646360..abd7206925 100644
--- a/targets/lenovo-x1-installer/flake-module.nix
+++ b/targets/lenovo-x1-installer/flake-module.nix
@@ -25,11 +25,8 @@
         in {
           imports = [
             "${toString modulesPath}/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix"
-            ../../modules/common/hardware/ax88179_178a.nix
           ];
 
-          ghaf.hardware.ax88179_178a.enable = true;
-
           # SSH key to installer for test automation.
           users.users.nixos.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = lib.mkIf (variant == "debug") [
             "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIAolaKCuIUBQSBFGFZI1taNX+JTAr8edqUts7A6k2Kv7"
diff --git a/targets/lenovo-x1/everything.nix b/targets/lenovo-x1/everything.nix
index fb24b326eb..7ac6890e4f 100644
--- a/targets/lenovo-x1/everything.nix
+++ b/targets/lenovo-x1/everything.nix
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
               host.kernel.hardening.hypervisor.enable = false;
 
               hardware.x86_64.common.enable = true;
-              hardware.ax88179_178a.enable = true;
 
               security.tpm2.enable = true;