diff --git a/srcpkgs/firefox/patches/fix-python-foo.patch b/srcpkgs/firefox/patches/fix-python-foo.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 58505775f23..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/firefox/patches/fix-python-foo.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-reverted from https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/aa63a2a40325
---- dom/bindings/GenerateCSS2PropertiesWebIDL.py.orig
-+++ dom/bindings/GenerateCSS2PropertiesWebIDL.py
-@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
-     return "  [%s] attribute DOMString %s;\n" % (", ".join(extendedAttrs),
-                                                  propName)
- def generate(output, idlFilename, preprocessorHeader):
--    cpp = list(buildconfig.substs['CPP'])
-+    cpp = shellutil.split(buildconfig.substs['CPP'])
-     cpp += shellutil.split(buildconfig.substs['ACDEFINES'])
-     cpp.append(preprocessorHeader)
-     preprocessed = subprocess.check_output(cpp)
---- layout/style/GenerateCSSPropsGenerated.py.orig
-+++ layout/style/GenerateCSSPropsGenerated.py
-@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
- from mozbuild import shellutil
- 
- def get_properties(preprocessorHeader):
--    cpp = list(buildconfig.substs['CPP'])
-+    cpp = shellutil.split(buildconfig.substs['CPP'])
-     cpp += shellutil.split(buildconfig.substs['ACDEFINES'])
-     cpp.append(preprocessorHeader)
-     preprocessed = subprocess.check_output(cpp)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/firefox/template b/srcpkgs/firefox/template
index 72faa8b8503..f7b3b08363a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/firefox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/firefox/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template build file for 'firefox'.
 pkgname=firefox
-version=52.0.2
+version=53.0
 revision=1
 short_desc="Mozilla Firefox web browser"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/"
 license="MPL-2.0, GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${MOZILLA_SITE}/${pkgname}/releases/${version}/source/${pkgname}-${version}.source.tar.xz"
-checksum=2927a9a097be69338ed2a4aa94f063669e447e59fbcd28da76c7bb180ed16230
+checksum=4ed1b23ea7c08f81a08817ddf3b4f06849e01420ee074008b6f390366e95b7d0
 
 only_for_archs="i686 i686-musl x86_64 x86_64-musl"
 nopie=yes