diff --git a/pkg/minmea/Makefile b/pkg/minmea/Makefile
index 3662ce30f7..00b18b2b2c 100644
--- a/pkg/minmea/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/minmea/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PKG_NAME=minmea
 PKG_URL=https://github.com/kosma/minmea
-PKG_VERSION=ae4dd9442a9041345d5ef108f062e7e4ec6954f2
+PKG_VERSION=a0da280f6451c4ed20b711edb84dc3d258823e20
 PKG_LICENSE=WTFPL
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/minmea/patches/0001-add-minmea_getdate.patch b/pkg/minmea/patches/0001-add-minmea_getdate.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c279dd1b9..0000000000
--- a/pkg/minmea/patches/0001-add-minmea_getdate.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-From 4dae7015b3001359ac9365663c3beb78a1a7a2d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Benjamin Valentin <benjamin.valentin@ml-pa.com>
-Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 14:59:07 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] add minmea_getdate()
-
-The GPS date is internally converted to a struct tm anyway.
-Add a function to make use of this for external users too.
----
- minmea.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
- minmea.h |  5 +++++
- 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/minmea.c b/minmea.c
-index 32f7881..e9025a8 100644
---- a/minmea.c
-+++ b/minmea.c
-@@ -612,25 +612,33 @@ bool minmea_parse_zda(struct minmea_sentence_zda *frame, const char *sentence)
-   return true;
- }
- 
--int minmea_gettime(struct timespec *ts, const struct minmea_date *date, const struct minmea_time *time_)
-+int minmea_getdate(struct tm *tm, const struct minmea_date *date, const struct minmea_time *time_)
- {
-     if (date->year == -1 || time_->hours == -1)
-         return -1;
- 
--    struct tm tm;
--    memset(&tm, 0, sizeof(tm));
-+    memset(tm, 0, sizeof(*tm));
-     if (date->year < 80) {
--        tm.tm_year = 2000 + date->year - 1900;  // 2000-2079
-+        tm->tm_year = 2000 + date->year - 1900;  // 2000-2079
-     } else if (date->year >= 1900) {
--        tm.tm_year = date->year - 1900; // 4 digit year, use directly
-+        tm->tm_year = date->year - 1900;         // 4 digit year, use directly
-     } else {
--        tm.tm_year = date->year;    // 1980-1999
-+        tm->tm_year = date->year;                // 1980-1999
-     }
--    tm.tm_mon = date->month - 1;
--    tm.tm_mday = date->day;
--    tm.tm_hour = time_->hours;
--    tm.tm_min = time_->minutes;
--    tm.tm_sec = time_->seconds;
-+    tm->tm_mon = date->month - 1;
-+    tm->tm_mday = date->day;
-+    tm->tm_hour = time_->hours;
-+    tm->tm_min = time_->minutes;
-+    tm->tm_sec = time_->seconds;
-+
-+    return 0;
-+}
-+
-+int minmea_gettime(struct timespec *ts, const struct minmea_date *date, const struct minmea_time *time_)
-+{
-+    struct tm tm;
-+    if (minmea_getdate(&tm, date, time_))
-+        return -1;
- 
-     time_t timestamp = timegm(&tm); /* See README.md if your system lacks timegm(). */
-     if (timestamp != (time_t)-1) {
-diff --git a/minmea.h b/minmea.h
-index 181d8c7..1e01bad 100644
---- a/minmea.h
-+++ b/minmea.h
-@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ bool minmea_parse_gsv(struct minmea_sentence_gsv *frame, const char *sentence);
- bool minmea_parse_vtg(struct minmea_sentence_vtg *frame, const char *sentence);
- bool minmea_parse_zda(struct minmea_sentence_zda *frame, const char *sentence);
- 
-+/**
-+ * Convert GPS UTC date/time representation to a UNIX calendar time.
-+ */
-+int minmea_getdate(struct tm *tm, const struct minmea_date *date, const struct minmea_time *time_);
-+
- /**
-  * Convert GPS UTC date/time representation to a UNIX timestamp.
-  */