diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
index aeae0fc777..2f41cdd3a8 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="bluez"
-PKG_VERSION="5.43"
+PKG_VERSION="5.44"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.bluez.org/"
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-link_against_ncurses.patch b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-link_against_ncurses.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9bab171e90..0000000000
--- a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-link_against_ncurses.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur bluez-5.35/Makefile.tools bluez-5.35.patch/Makefile.tools
---- bluez-5.35/Makefile.tools	2015-09-04 03:19:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ bluez-5.35.patch/Makefile.tools	2015-10-02 15:28:03.406835739 +0200
-@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
- 					client/gatt.h client/gatt.c \
- 					monitor/uuid.h monitor/uuid.c
- client_bluetoothctl_LDADD = gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la @GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ \
--				-lreadline
-+				-lreadline -lncurses
- endif
- 
- if MONITOR
-@@ -340,12 +340,12 @@
- 				attrib/utils.c src/log.c client/display.c \
- 				client/display.h
- attrib_gatttool_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
--			src/libshared-glib.la @GLIB_LIBS@ -lreadline
-+			src/libshared-glib.la @GLIB_LIBS@ -lreadline -lncurses
- 
- tools_obex_client_tool_SOURCES = $(gobex_sources) $(btio_sources) \
- 						tools/obex-client-tool.c
- tools_obex_client_tool_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la \
--						@GLIB_LIBS@ -lreadline
-+						@GLIB_LIBS@ -lreadline -lncurses
- 
- tools_obex_server_tool_SOURCES = $(gobex_sources) $(btio_sources) \
- 						tools/obex-server-tool.c
-@@ -354,16 +354,16 @@
- tools_bluetooth_player_SOURCES = tools/bluetooth-player.c \
- 				client/display.h client/display.c
- tools_bluetooth_player_LDADD = gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la \
--				@GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ -lreadline
-+				@GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ -lreadline -lncurses
- 
- tools_obexctl_SOURCES = tools/obexctl.c \
- 				client/display.h client/display.c
- tools_obexctl_LDADD = gdbus/libgdbus-internal.la \
--				@GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ -lreadline
-+				@GLIB_LIBS@ @DBUS_LIBS@ -lreadline -lncurses
- 
- tools_btmgmt_SOURCES = tools/btmgmt.c src/uuid-helper.c client/display.c
- tools_btmgmt_LDADD = lib/libbluetooth-internal.la src/libshared-mainloop.la \
--				-lreadline
-+				-lreadline -lncurses
- endif
- 
- if EXPERIMENTAL