diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template b/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
index bd60e1c4f9a..ba5715986a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux-firmware/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux-firmware'
 pkgname=linux-firmware
-version=20141206
+version=20150109
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 short_desc="Binary firmware blobs for the Linux kernel"
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 linux-firmware-amd_package() {
-	replaces="${sourcepkg}<20140531_2"
 	short_desc+=" - AMD CPU/GPU microcode"
 	noarch=yes
 	pkg_install() {