diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 11f7cfa..43a5257 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ E1000ESRC=${E1000EDIR}.tar.gz
 IGBDIR=igb-5.3.5.18
 IGBSRC=${IGBDIR}.tar.gz
 
-IXGBEDIR=ixgbe-5.3.7
-IXGBESRC=${IXGBEDIR}.tar.gz
-
 ZFSONLINUX_SUBMODULE=submodules/zfsonlinux
 SPLDIR=pkg-spl
 SPLSRC=${ZFSONLINUX_SUBMODULE}/spl-debian
@@ -57,10 +54,10 @@ ZFSDIR=pkg-zfs
 ZFSSRC=${ZFSONLINUX_SUBMODULE}/zfs-debian
 
 MODULES=modules
-MODULE_DIRS=${E1000EDIR} ${IGBDIR} ${IXGBEDIR} ${SPLDIR} ${ZFSDIR}
+MODULE_DIRS=${E1000EDIR} ${IGBDIR} ${SPLDIR} ${ZFSDIR}
 
 # exported to debian/rules via debian/rules.d/dirs.mk
-DIRS=KERNEL_SRC E1000EDIR IGBDIR IXGBEDIR SPLDIR ZFSDIR MODULES
+DIRS=KERNEL_SRC E1000EDIR IGBDIR SPLDIR ZFSDIR MODULES
 
 DST_DEB=${PACKAGE}_${KERNEL_VER}-${PKGREL}_${ARCH}.deb
 HDR_DEB=${HDRPACKAGE}_${KERNEL_VER}-${PKGREL}_${ARCH}.deb
@@ -134,12 +131,6 @@ ${IGBDIR}.prepared: ${IGBSRC}
 	cd ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${IGBDIR}; patch -p1 < ../../../patches/intel/igb/igb_4.15_mtu.patch
 	touch $@
 
-${IXGBEDIR}.prepared: ${IXGBESRC}
-	rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${IXGBEDIR} $@
-	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${IXGBEDIR}
-	tar --strip-components=1 -C ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${IXGBEDIR} -xf ${IXGBESRC}
-	touch $@
-
 $(SPLDIR).prepared: ${SPLSRC}
 	rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${SPLDIR} $@
 	mkdir -p ${BUILD_DIR}/${MODULES}/${SPLDIR}
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6970fed..e99db8c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ binary: install
 	${MAKE} -C ${KERNEL_SRC} INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${BUILD_DIR}/debian/${PVE_KERNEL_PKG}/ modules_install
 	## install latest ibg driver
 	install -m 644 ${MODULES}/igb.ko debian/${PVE_KERNEL_PKG}/lib/modules/${KVNAME}/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/
-	# install latest ixgbe driver
-	install -m 644 ${MODULES}/ixgbe.ko debian/${PVE_KERNEL_PKG}/lib/modules/${KVNAME}/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/
 	# install latest e1000e driver
 	install -m 644 ${MODULES}/e1000e.ko debian/${PVE_KERNEL_PKG}/lib/modules/${KVNAME}/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/
 	# install zfs drivers
@@ -194,7 +192,7 @@ binary: install
 	ln -sf /usr/src/linux-headers-${KVNAME} debian/${PVE_HEADER_PKG}/lib/modules/${KVNAME}/build
 	touch $@
 
-.modules_compile_mark: $(addprefix ${MODULES}/,igb.ko ixgbe.ko e1000e.ko spl.ko zfs.ko)
+.modules_compile_mark: $(addprefix ${MODULES}/,igb.ko e1000e.ko spl.ko zfs.ko)
 	touch $@
 
 ${MODULES}/spl.ko: .compile_mark
@@ -220,10 +218,6 @@ ${MODULES}/igb.ko: .compile_mark
 	${MAKE} -C ${MODULES}/${IGBDIR}/src BUILD_KERNEL=${KVNAME} KSRC=${BUILD_DIR}/${KERNEL_SRC}
 	cp ${MODULES}/${IGBDIR}/src/igb.ko ${MODULES}/
 
-${MODULES}/ixgbe.ko: .compile_mark
-	${MAKE} -C ${MODULES}/${IXGBEDIR}/src CFLAGS_EXTRA="-DIXGBE_NO_LRO" BUILD_KERNEL=${KVNAME} KSRC=${BUILD_DIR}/${KERNEL_SRC}
-	cp ${MODULES}/${IXGBEDIR}/src/ixgbe.ko ${MODULES}/
-
 ${MODULES}/e1000e.ko: .compile_mark
 	${MAKE} -C ${MODULES}/${E1000EDIR}/src BUILD_KERNEL=${KVNAME} KSRC=${BUILD_DIR}/${KERNEL_SRC}
 	cp ${MODULES}/${E1000EDIR}/src/e1000e.ko ${MODULES}/
diff --git a/ixgbe-5.3.7.tar.gz b/ixgbe-5.3.7.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 3077fb7..0000000
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