diff --git a/hack/e2e-prepare-cluster.bats b/hack/e2e-prepare-cluster.bats
index 38620532..650ca643 100644
--- a/hack/e2e-prepare-cluster.bats
+++ b/hack/e2e-prepare-cluster.bats
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ machine:
         - usermode_helper=disabled
     - name: zfs
     - name: spl
-    - name: lldpd
   registries:
     mirrors:
       docker.io:
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/hack/gen-profiles.sh b/packages/core/installer/hack/gen-profiles.sh
index 2325b45f..bbe932d7 100755
--- a/packages/core/installer/hack/gen-profiles.sh
+++ b/packages/core/installer/hack/gen-profiles.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -u
 TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
 PROFILES="initramfs kernel iso installer nocloud metal"
 FIRMWARES="amd-ucode amdgpu bnx2-bnx2x i915 intel-ice-firmware intel-ucode qlogic-firmware"
-EXTENSIONS="drbd zfs lldpd"
+EXTENSIONS="drbd zfs"
 
 mkdir -p images/talos/profiles
 
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ${QLOGIC_FIRMWARE_IMAGE}
     - imageRef: ${DRBD_IMAGE}
     - imageRef: ${ZFS_IMAGE}
-    - imageRef: ${LLDPD_IMAGE}
 output:
   kind: ${kind}
   imageOptions: ${image_options}
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/initramfs.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/initramfs.yaml
index 8bd0bf39..9663d86f 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/initramfs.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/initramfs.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: initramfs
   imageOptions: {}
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/installer.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/installer.yaml
index 554423ee..aedff886 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/installer.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/installer.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: installer
   imageOptions: {}
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/iso.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/iso.yaml
index 9f148153..1f46d36a 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/iso.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/iso.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: iso
   imageOptions: {}
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/kernel.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/kernel.yaml
index b4dfe053..4e4f3685 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/kernel.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/kernel.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: kernel
   imageOptions: {}
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/metal.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/metal.yaml
index 3b200e76..54a5a93d 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/metal.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/metal.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: image
   imageOptions: { diskSize: 1306525696, diskFormat: raw }
diff --git a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/nocloud.yaml b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/nocloud.yaml
index f3f3f31a..5e0f8cf1 100644
--- a/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/nocloud.yaml
+++ b/packages/core/installer/images/talos/profiles/nocloud.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ input:
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/qlogic-firmware:20250917@sha256:7094e5db6931a1b68240416b65ddc0f3b546bd9b8520e3cfb1ddebcbfc83e890
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/drbd:9.2.14-v1.11.3@sha256:4393756875751e2664a04e96c1ccff84c99958ca819dd93b46b82ad8f3b4be67
     - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/zfs:2.3.3-v1.11.3@sha256:3c0b34a760914980ac234e66f130d829e428018e46420b7bca33219b1cc2dd87
-    - imageRef: ghcr.io/siderolabs/lldpd:1.0.20@sha256:4c6370518f5b2e1f03214a6ed54778eaea663fda8850e3f4da174ed69b636172
 output:
   kind: image
   imageOptions: { diskSize: 1306525696, diskFormat: raw }