diff --git a/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx/0001-disable-audio-codecs.patch b/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx/0001-disable-audio-codecs.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f92510d..00000000
--- a/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx/0001-disable-audio-codecs.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-diff -ur kernel-source.org/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-evk.dtsi kernel-source/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-evk.dtsi
---- kernel-source.org/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-evk.dtsi	2023-09-20 14:08:41.822947549 +0100
-+++ kernel-source/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-evk.dtsi	2023-09-20 16:08:00.194748554 +0100
-@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
- 		audio-cpu = <&sai1>;
- 		audio-codec = <&ak4458_1>, <&ak4458_2>;
- 		reset-gpios = <&pca6416 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
-+		status = "disabled";
- 	};
- 
- 	sound-ak5558 {
-@@ -409,6 +410,7 @@
- 		reg = <0x10>;
- 		AVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
- 		DVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
-+		status = "disabled";
- 	};
- 
- 	ak4458_2: ak4458@12 {
-@@ -416,6 +418,7 @@
- 		reg = <0x12>;
- 		AVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
- 		DVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
-+		status = "disabled";
- 	};
- 
- 	ak5558: ak5558@13 {
-@@ -424,6 +427,7 @@
- 		reset-gpios = <&pca6416 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
- 		AVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
- 		DVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
-+		status = "disabled";
- 	};
- 
- 	ak4497: ak4497@11 {
-@@ -433,6 +437,7 @@
- 		AVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
- 		DVDD-supply = <&reg_audio_board>;
- 		dsd-path = <1>;
-+		status = "disabled";
- 	};
- 
- 	ov5640_mipi: ov5640_mipi@3c {
diff --git a/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx_%.bbappend b/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx_%.bbappend
index d4297f6f..f053def3 100644
--- a/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx_%.bbappend
+++ b/layers/meta-balena-fsl-arm/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-fslc-imx_%.bbappend
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ inherit kernel-balena
 SCMVERSION:imx8mm-lpddr4-evk ="n"
 
 SRC_URI:append:imx8mm-lpddr4-evk = " \
-	file://0001-disable-audio-codecs.patch \
         file://0002-disable-caam-jr2.patch \
         file://enable-iwlwifi.cfg \
         file://extra-kernel.cfg \