diff --git a/package/harfbuzz/0002-fix-gcc-4-9-4-compilation-errors.patch b/package/harfbuzz/0002-fix-gcc-4-9-4-compilation-errors.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e3de881e9c..0000000000
--- a/package/harfbuzz/0002-fix-gcc-4-9-4-compilation-errors.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-From 0d0b62575f2a52710d1fc3d59ed375cb3a50701a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Kevin Hellemun <17928966+OGKevin@users.noreply.github.com>
-Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:58:03 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] fix(gcc 4.9.4): compilation errors
-
-The current build for v14.5.0 fails to compile on gcc 4.9.4 which is
-used on embedded Kobo systems.
-
-Ref: https://github.com/OGKevin/cadmus/pull/1005
-
-Change-Id: 7a4bec5b5418bd0921b273d8d4a1e79b
-Change-Id-Short: spvolnuouvyr
-Upstream: https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/commit/0d0b62575f2a52710d1fc3d59ed375cb3a50701a
-Signed-off-by: Raphaël Mélotte <raphael.melotte@mind.be>
----
- src/graph/graph.hh | 2 +-
- src/test-result.cc | 6 +++---
- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/graph/graph.hh b/src/graph/graph.hh
-index 0399f7f3e1f..e0e733e7e61 100644
---- a/src/graph/graph.hh
-+++ b/src/graph/graph.hh
-@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ struct graph_t
-     }
-     TRY(r);
- 
--    return g;
-+    return Ok (std::move (g));
-   }
- 
-   graph_t (const graph_t&) = delete;
-diff --git a/src/test-result.cc b/src/test-result.cc
-index 9d487d4083e..b7b93a4cbe7 100644
---- a/src/test-result.cc
-+++ b/src/test-result.cc
-@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ int copy_move_counter_t::move_count = 0;
- static result<copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_from_local ()
- {
-   copy_move_counter_t out (42);
--  return out;
-+  return Ok (std::move (out));
- }
- 
- static result<copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_from_local_with_tag ()
-@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ static result<copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_from_local_with_tag ()
- static hb_result_t<int, copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_error_from_local ()
- {
-   copy_move_counter_t out (42);
--  return out;
-+  return Err (std::move (out));
- }
- 
- static hb_result_t<int, copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_error_from_local_with_tag ()
-@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static hb_result_t<int, copy_move_counter_t> return_tracked_error_from_local_wit
- static result<move_only_val_t> return_move_only_from_local ()
- {
-   move_only_val_t out (42);
--  return out;
-+  return Ok (std::move (out));
- }
- 
- static void test_return_moves_from_local ()
diff --git a/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.hash b/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.hash
index bd025fb515..0d465e7c6b 100644
--- a/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.hash
+++ b/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.hash
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# From https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/14.5.0
-sha256  b7132e148358a45185c9feafd049dbaf243649d3c44414b3534d9c95d18592b9  harfbuzz-14.5.0.tar.xz
+# From https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/tag/14.5.1
+sha256  7e2fa4e8c7c98e8d8140671f5772542afaaa6acccfbd746506886b6d85f7f8d6  harfbuzz-14.5.1.tar.xz
 # Locally computed
 sha256  ba8f810f2455c2f08e2d56bb49b72f37fcf68f1f4fade38977cfd7372050ad64  COPYING
diff --git a/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.mk b/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.mk
index 71eee8f93f..f8f512d5a6 100644
--- a/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.mk
+++ b/package/harfbuzz/harfbuzz.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-HARFBUZZ_VERSION = 14.5.0
+HARFBUZZ_VERSION = 14.5.1
 HARFBUZZ_SITE = https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/releases/download/$(HARFBUZZ_VERSION)
 HARFBUZZ_SOURCE = harfbuzz-$(HARFBUZZ_VERSION).tar.xz
 HARFBUZZ_LICENSE = MIT, ISC (ucdn library)