diff --git a/SOURCES/RHEL-36117.patch b/SOURCES/RHEL-36117.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a2a017d0..000000000
--- a/SOURCES/RHEL-36117.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur linux-4.18.0-552.3.1.el8_10/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h linux-4.18.0-553.4.1.el8_10/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h
---- linux-4.18.0-552.3.1.el8_10/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h	2024-05-11 16:20:25
-+++ linux-4.18.0-553.4.1.el8_10/include/linux/cpuhotplug.h	2024-05-15 17:42:15
-@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@
- 	 * the other CPUHP states are not changed or broken.
- 	 */
- 	RH_KABI_BROKEN_INSERT_ENUM(CPUHP_AP_SCHED_WAIT_EMPTY)
-+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
- 	RH_KABI_BROKEN_INSERT_ENUM(CPUHP_AP_HYPERV_ONLINE)
-+#endif
- 	CPUHP_AP_SMPBOOT_THREADS,
- 	RH_KABI_BROKEN_REMOVE_ENUM(CPUHP_AP_X86_VDSO_VMA_ONLINE)
- 	CPUHP_AP_IRQ_AFFINITY_ONLINE,
-@@ -165,7 +167,12 @@
- 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_CQM_ONLINE,
- 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_CSTATE_ONLINE,
- 	/* kABI: CPUHP_AP_PERF_X86_IDXD_ONLINE, */
-+#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
-+	/* Compensate for the addition of CPUHP_AP_HYPERV_ONLINE */
-+	RH_KABI_BROKEN_REMOVE_ENUM(CPUHP_AP_PERF_S390_CF_ONLINE)
-+#else
- 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_S390_CF_ONLINE,
-+#endif
- 	/* kABI: CPUHP_AP_PERF_S390_CFD_ONLINE, */
- 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_S390_SF_ONLINE,
- 	CPUHP_AP_PERF_ARM_CCI_ONLINE,
diff --git a/SPECS/kernel.spec b/SPECS/kernel.spec
index 4f3df21b1..68e51b43c 100644
--- a/SPECS/kernel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kernel.spec
@@ -38,11 +38,10 @@
 # define buildid .local
 
 %define specversion 4.18.0
-%define pkgrelease 553.el8_10
+%define pkgrelease 552.el8
 
 # allow pkg_release to have configurable %%{?dist} tag
-%define specrelease 553%{?dist}
-%define tarfile_release 552.el8
+%define specrelease 552%{?dist}
 
 %define pkg_release %{specrelease}%{?buildid}
 
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ BuildRequires: xmlto
 BuildRequires: asciidoc
 %endif
 
-Source0: linux-%{specversion}-%{tarfile_release}.tar.xz
+Source0: linux-%{specversion}-%{pkgrelease}.tar.xz
 
 Source9: x509.genkey
 
@@ -537,9 +536,6 @@ Patch2006: 0006-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-lpfc-driver.patch
 Patch2007: 0007-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-qla4xxx-driver.patch
 Patch2008: 0008-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-be2iscsi-driver.patch
 
-# RHEL-36117 patch that makes difference between 4.18.0-552.el8 and 4.18.0-553.el8_10
-Patch2009: RHEL-36117.patch
-
 # END OF PATCH DEFINITIONS
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{KVERREL}-root
@@ -1097,9 +1093,9 @@ ApplyOptionalPatch()
   fi
 }
 
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{specversion}-%{tarfile_release} -c
-cp -v %{SOURCE9000} linux-%{specversion}-%{tarfile_release}/certs/rhel.pem
-mv linux-%{specversion}-%{tarfile_release} linux-%{KVERREL}
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{specversion}-%{pkgrelease} -c
+cp -v %{SOURCE9000} linux-%{specversion}-%{pkgrelease}/certs/rhel.pem
+mv linux-%{specversion}-%{pkgrelease} linux-%{KVERREL}
 
 cd linux-%{KVERREL}
 
@@ -1115,8 +1111,6 @@ ApplyPatch 0006-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-lpfc-driver.patch
 ApplyPatch 0007-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-qla4xxx-driver.patch
 ApplyPatch 0008-Bring-back-deprecated-pci-ids-to-be2iscsi-driver.patch
 
-ApplyPatch RHEL-36117.patch
-
 ApplyOptionalPatch linux-kernel-test.patch
 
 # END OF PATCH APPLICATIONS
@@ -2713,9 +2707,6 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
-* Wed May 22 2024 Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> [4.18.0-553.el8_10]
-- cpuhotplug: Fix kABI breakage caused by CPUHP_AP_HYPERV_ONLINE (Vitaly Kuznetsov) [RHEL-36117]
-
 * Sun Apr 07 2024 Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com> [4.18.0-552.el8]
 - i40e: Enforce software interrupt during busy-poll exit (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-26248]
 - i40e: Remove _t suffix from enum type names (Ivan Vecera) [RHEL-26248]