diff --git a/debian/patches/0001-proper-handling-of-public-ips.patch b/debian/patches/0001-proper-handling-of-public-ips.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d08b1b55..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/0001-proper-handling-of-public-ips.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-From: Jeff Becker <jeff@lokinet.io>
-Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:03:30 -0400
-Subject: proper handling of public ips
-
-in service node mode make sure that when overriding public ip we only
-fail when using 2 different public ip.
----
- llarp/router/router.cpp                  | 14 ++++++++++++--
- test/config/test_llarp_config_values.cpp | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
- 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/llarp/router/router.cpp b/llarp/router/router.cpp
-index 73e52bf..f11a57b 100644
---- a/llarp/router/router.cpp
-+++ b/llarp/router/router.cpp
-@@ -1287,8 +1287,18 @@ namespace llarp
-         // override ip and port as needed
-         if (_ourAddress)
-         {
--          if (not Net().IsBogon(ai.ip))
--            throw std::runtime_error{"cannot override public ip, it is already set"};
-+          const auto ai_ip = ai.IP();
-+          const auto override_ip = _ourAddress->getIP();
-+
-+          auto ai_ip_str = var::visit([](auto&& ip) { return ip.ToString(); }, ai_ip);
-+          auto override_ip_str = var::visit([](auto&& ip) { return ip.ToString(); }, override_ip);
-+
-+          if ((not Net().IsBogonIP(ai_ip)) and (not Net().IsBogonIP(override_ip))
-+              and ai_ip != override_ip)
-+            throw std::runtime_error{
-+                "Lokinet is bound to public IP '{}', but public-ip is set to '{}'. Either fix the "
-+                "[router]:public-ip setting or set a bind address in the [bind] section of the "
-+                "config."_format(ai_ip_str, override_ip_str)};
-           ai.fromSockAddr(*_ourAddress);
-         }
-         if (RouterContact::BlockBogons && Net().IsBogon(ai.ip))
-diff --git a/test/config/test_llarp_config_values.cpp b/test/config/test_llarp_config_values.cpp
-index 242f5d1..8276cc5 100644
---- a/test/config/test_llarp_config_values.cpp
-+++ b/test/config/test_llarp_config_values.cpp
-@@ -160,6 +160,26 @@ inbound=127.0.0.1:443
- )";
-     REQUIRE_THROWS(make_config(env, ini_str));
-   }
-+  SECTION("public ip provided but no bind section")
-+  {
-+    std::string_view ini_str = R"(
-+[router]
-+public-ip=1.1.1.1
-+public-port=443
-+)";
-+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-+  }
-+  SECTION("public ip provided with ip in bind section")
-+  {
-+    std::string_view ini_str = R"(
-+[router]
-+public-ip=1.1.1.1
-+public-port=443
-+[bind]
-+1.1.1.1=443
-+)";
-+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-+  }
- }
- 
- TEST_CASE("service node bind section on nat network", "[config]")
-@@ -212,6 +232,7 @@ inbound=0.0.0.0:443
- )";
-     REQUIRE_THROWS(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-   }
-+
- }
- 
- TEST_CASE("service node bind section with multiple public ip", "[config]")
-@@ -226,7 +247,7 @@ TEST_CASE("service node bind section with multiple public ip", "[config]")
-     std::string_view ini_str = "";
-     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-   }
--  SECTION("with old style wildcard for inbound and no public ip")
-+  SECTION("with old style wildcard for inbound and no public ip, fails")
-   {
-     std::string_view ini_str = R"(
- [bind]
-@@ -261,7 +282,7 @@ public-port=443
- inbound=0.0.0.0:443
- )";
- 
--    REQUIRE_THROWS(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-   }
-   SECTION("with wildcard via inbound directive secondary public ip given")
-   {
-@@ -273,7 +294,7 @@ public-port=443
- inbound=0.0.0.0:443
- )";
- 
--    REQUIRE_THROWS(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-+    REQUIRE_NOTHROW(run_config_test(env, ini_str));
-   }
-   SECTION("with bind via interface name")
-   {
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
deleted file mode 100644
index 3160694c9..000000000
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0001-proper-handling-of-public-ips.patch