diff --git a/.woodpecker/epub.yml b/.woodpecker/epub.yml
index 57dad7b..8ae02fe 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/epub.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/epub.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,4 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring
       - pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm epubcheck inkscape noto-fonts make patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph python-sphinx-sitemap ttf-montserrat
-      # fix sphinx: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11598
-      - patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i "$(pwd)/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch"
       - make -C book epub-check
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 419bbac..a7ee07b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ WORKDIR /book
 RUN \
   pacman -Sy --needed --noconfirm archlinux-keyring \
   && pacman -Syu --needed --noconfirm inkscape make noto-fonts patch python-myst-parser python-sphinx python-sphinxext-opengraph python-sphinx-sitemap ttf-montserrat \
-  && patch -Np1 -d /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ -i /book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch \
   && make epub html
 
 FROM scratch
diff --git a/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch b/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c507523..0000000
--- a/book/patches/sphinx-11766.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
-index 85067be0178..91d3647597c 100644
---- a/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
-+++ b/sphinx/builders/html/__init__.py
-@@ -1061,7 +1061,9 @@ def css_tag(css: _CascadingStyleSheet) -> str:
-                     attrs.append(f'{key}="{html.escape(value, quote=True)}"')
-             uri = pathto(os.fspath(css.filename), resource=True)
-             if checksum := _file_checksum(outdir, css.filename):
--                uri += f'?v={checksum}'
-+                # the EPUB format does not allow the use of query components
-+                if self.name != 'epub':
-+                    uri += f'?v={checksum}'
-             return f'<link {" ".join(sorted(attrs))} href="{uri}" />'
- 
-         ctx['css_tag'] = css_tag
-@@ -1092,7 +1094,9 @@ def js_tag(js: _JavaScript | str) -> str:
-                 # https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/11658
-                 pass
-             elif checksum := _file_checksum(outdir, js.filename):
--                uri += f'?v={checksum}'
-+                # the EPUB format does not allow the use of query components
-+                if self.name != 'epub':
-+                    uri += f'?v={checksum}'
-             if attrs:
-                 return f'<script {" ".join(sorted(attrs))} src="{uri}"></script>'
-             return f'<script src="{uri}"></script>'