diff --git a/srcpkgs/powertop/update b/srcpkgs/powertop/update
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index daba116244c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/powertop/update
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="https://01.org/powertop/downloads"
-pattern="href=\"/powertop/downloads/powertop-v\K[0-9.]+(?=\")"