diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/0001-Make-gomaxprocs-install-optional-limit-to-tests.patch b/packages/kubernetes-1.28/0001-Make-gomaxprocs-install-optional-limit-to-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b110fcc49d0..00000000000
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/0001-Make-gomaxprocs-install-optional-limit-to-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-From cce3f6ffa796ea416021b0d62567a3f52b979567 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jordan Liggitt <liggitt@google.com>
-Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:33:02 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] Make gomaxprocs install optional, limit to tests
-
----
- hack/lib/golang.sh               | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
- hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh |  1 +
- hack/make-rules/test.sh          |  1 +
- 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
-index 66772f08a81..983ff368e25 100755
---- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
-+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
-@@ -556,20 +556,25 @@ kube::golang::setup_env() {
- 
-   # This seems to matter to some tools
-   export GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1
-+}
- 
-+kube::golang::setup_gomaxprocs() {
-   # GOMAXPROCS by default does not reflect the number of cpu(s) available
-   # when running in a container, please see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/33803
--  if ! command -v ncpu >/dev/null 2>&1; then
--    # shellcheck disable=SC2164
--    pushd "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/tools" >/dev/null
--    GO111MODULE=on go install ./ncpu
--    # shellcheck disable=SC2164
--    popd >/dev/null
-+  if [[ -z "${GOMAXPROCS:-}" ]]; then
-+    if ! command -v ncpu >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-+      # shellcheck disable=SC2164
-+      pushd "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/tools" >/dev/null
-+      GO111MODULE=on go install ./ncpu || echo "Will not automatically set GOMAXPROCS"
-+      # shellcheck disable=SC2164
-+      popd >/dev/null
-+    fi
-+    if command -v ncpu >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-+      GOMAXPROCS=$(ncpu)
-+      export GOMAXPROCS
-+      kube::log::status "Set GOMAXPROCS automatically to ${GOMAXPROCS}"
-+    fi
-   fi
--
--  GOMAXPROCS=${GOMAXPROCS:-$(ncpu)}
--  export GOMAXPROCS
--  kube::log::status "Setting GOMAXPROCS: ${GOMAXPROCS}"
- }
- 
- # This will take binaries from $GOPATH/bin and copy them to the appropriate
-diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
-index 43dde0c740f..49e3e04ac71 100755
---- a/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
-+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-e2e-node.sh
-@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../..
- source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
- 
- kube::golang::setup_env
-+kube::golang::setup_gomaxprocs
- 
- # start the cache mutation detector by default so that cache mutators will be found
- KUBE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR="${KUBE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR:-true}"
-diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test.sh b/hack/make-rules/test.sh
-index e9074678a8f..4aa72730d83 100755
---- a/hack/make-rules/test.sh
-+++ b/hack/make-rules/test.sh
-@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ KUBE_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/../..
- source "${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/lib/init.sh"
- 
- kube::golang::setup_env
-+kube::golang::setup_gomaxprocs
- 
- # start the cache mutation detector by default so that cache mutators will be found
- KUBE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR="${KUBE_CACHE_MUTATION_DETECTOR:-true}"
--- 
-2.25.1
-
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/Cargo.toml b/packages/kubernetes-1.28/Cargo.toml
index c0b0f5210d9..a85989e0588 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.28/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ path = "../packages.rs"
 package-name = "kubernetes-1.28"
 
 [[package.metadata.build-package.external-files]]
-url = "https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-28/releases/2/artifacts/kubernetes/v1.28.0/kubernetes-src.tar.gz"
-sha512 = "2ac33a02a614c59f8c347a82daad9cfe4332599c25e3e220fb66055ff156cfdcbf1079489a272c685893ffbe25bcc6cbbcde9327357604924c575fd83fabe1b6"
+url = "https://distro.eks.amazonaws.com/kubernetes-1-28/releases/4/artifacts/kubernetes/v1.28.1/kubernetes-src.tar.gz"
+sha512 = "b65c9144cc2af9a4311a14912a5e338f12b661e8efee0c04fa79f1d09967507c5b6cf7657c909bd5bbd5d5126b1fea238f940a8cd678af04ca841197b30df36d"
 
 # RPM BuildRequires
 [build-dependencies]
diff --git a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/kubernetes-1.28.spec b/packages/kubernetes-1.28/kubernetes-1.28.spec
index 82a9deadd6b..341618b92a7 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes-1.28/kubernetes-1.28.spec
+++ b/packages/kubernetes-1.28/kubernetes-1.28.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %global gorepo kubernetes
 %global goimport %{goproject}/%{gorepo}
 
-%global gover 1.28.0
+%global gover 1.28.1
 %global rpmver %{gover}
 
 %global _dwz_low_mem_die_limit 0
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ Source22: make-kubelet-dirs.conf
 
 Source1000: clarify.toml
 
-Patch9001: 0001-Make-gomaxprocs-install-optional-limit-to-tests.patch
-
 BuildRequires: git
 BuildRequires: rsync
 BuildRequires: %{_cross_os}glibc-devel