diff --git a/netifd/Makefile b/netifd/Makefile
index 808432756..e70fd183e 100644
--- a/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/netifd/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-08-31
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1a07f1dff32b3af49e39533e33e8964b59535662
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=dc621dd04c3c9631002f929cf10a4620f57af8b0baf614c590bda17957fa6201
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-09-15.1
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=afcd3825dad9b6a6712fbf6ed8e4434819a34009
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=d389db5dec7140fc12f69e8d679b9242c72d27b35c789b12adc6ebdf16913a85
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/netifd/files/sbin/ifup b/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
index 15be535bb..fbf2fd80c 100755
--- a/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
+++ b/netifd/files/sbin/ifup
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ifup_all=
-setup_wifi=
 
 if_call() {
 	local interface="$1"
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ case "$0" in
 	*ifdown) modes=down;;
 	*ifup)
 		modes="down up"
-		setup_wifi=1
 	;;
 	*) echo "Invalid command: $0";;
 esac
@@ -25,10 +23,6 @@ while :; do
 			ifup_all=1
 			shift
 		;;
-		-w)
-			setup_wifi=
-			shift
-		;;
 		*)
 			break
 		;;
@@ -40,7 +34,6 @@ if [ -n "$ifup_all" ]; then
 	for interface in $(ubus -S list 'network.interface.*'); do
 		if_call "${interface##network.interface.}"
 	done
-	[ -n "$setup_wifi" ] && /sbin/wifi up
 	exit
 else
 	ubus -S list "network.interface.$1" > /dev/null || {
@@ -49,29 +42,3 @@ else
 	}
 	if_call "$1"
 fi
-
-if [ -n "$setup_wifi" ] && grep -sq config /etc/config/wireless; then
-	. /lib/functions.sh
-
-	find_related_radios() {
-		local wdev wnet
-		config_get wdev "$1" device
-		config_get wnet "$1" network
-
-		if [ -n "$wdev" ]; then
-			for wnet in $wnet; do
-				if [ "$wnet" = "$network" ]; then
-					append radio_devs "$wdev" "$N"
-				fi
-			done
-		fi
-	}
-
-	network="$1"
-	config_load wireless
-	config_foreach find_related_radios wifi-iface
-
-	for dev in $(echo "$radio_devs" | sort -u); do
-		/sbin/wifi up "$dev"
-	done
-fi
diff --git a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch b/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c09aab73..000000000
--- a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:22.163111635 +0200
-+++ b/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:47.562696256 +0200
-@@ -2720,7 +2720,9 @@
- system_if_dump_info(struct device *dev, struct blob_buf *b)
- {
- 	__u32 *supported, *advertising, *lp_advertising;
--	bool rx_pause, tx_pause, pause_autoneg;
-+	bool rx_pause = false;
-+	bool tx_pause = false;
-+	bool pause_autoneg = false;
- 	struct {
- 		struct ethtool_link_settings req;
- 		__u32 link_mode_data[3 * 127];