diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
index ca7b524081f6..9ab5d0baf8c7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/cluster/kubernetes/kubelet.nix
@@ -336,10 +336,7 @@ in
           [
             gitMinimal
             openssh
-            # TODO (#409339): remove this patch. We had to add it to avoid a mass rebuild
-            # for the 25.05 release. Once the staging cycle referenced in the above PR completes,
-            # switch back to plain util-linux.
-            util-linux.withPatches
+            util-linuxMinimal
             iproute2
             ethtool
             thin-provisioning-tools