diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index f9dcdbcdd6e3bd3d750ab6e392fb0b77f9c7a224..a6c4cd16f29b57135046fd3be9af8c48770cf47b 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
         "wpackagist-theme/ocular-professor": "1.3.1",
         "wpackagist-theme/rusty-grunge": "1.3",
         "wpackagist-theme/simplex": "2.0.1.3",
-        "wpackagist-theme/thematic": "1.0.4",
         "wpackagist-theme/threattocreativity": "3.2",
         "wpackagist-theme/twentyeleven": "4.3",
         "wpackagist-theme/twentyfifteen": "3.4",
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@
         "wpackagist-plugin/katex": "2.2.3",
         "noblogs/eu-compliance": "0.1.0",
         "noblogs/nospam": "0.2.3",
-        "noblogs/themes-misc": "0.1.16",
+        "noblogs/themes-misc": "0.1.17",
         "stuttter/ludicrousdb": "5.0.0",
         "wpackagist-plugin/creative-commons": "^2021.04",
         "wpackagist-plugin/disable-remove-google-fonts": "1.5.4",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 09ce1f229d1da88dfdaeb3f842c1654262d2c766..4537c8e52d000863cd9e22de0f0369a7821a98e7 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "6a571b2c714310e7b06eef9a1585bd85",
+    "content-hash": "5d6ac451fe25a1f29ce71770c89f908c",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "bjornjohansen/wplang",
@@ -684,16 +684,16 @@
         },
         {
             "name": "noblogs/themes-misc",
-            "version": "0.1.16",
+            "version": "0.1.17",
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://git.autistici.org/noblogs/themes-misc.git",
-                "reference": "fe3132eaa09eb22807b2cfcb3e1857ac2abe3bd1"
+                "reference": "33e9b32291a182483e139e38a2bcfd356d27c830"
             },
             "dist": {
                 "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://git.autistici.org/api/v4/projects/487/packages/composer/archives/noblogs/themes-misc.zip?sha=fe3132eaa09eb22807b2cfcb3e1857ac2abe3bd1",
-                "reference": "fe3132eaa09eb22807b2cfcb3e1857ac2abe3bd1",
+                "url": "https://git.autistici.org/api/v4/projects/487/packages/composer/archives/noblogs/themes-misc.zip?sha=33e9b32291a182483e139e38a2bcfd356d27c830",
+                "reference": "33e9b32291a182483e139e38a2bcfd356d27c830",
                 "shasum": ""
             },
             "type": "project",
@@ -1854,24 +1854,6 @@
             "type": "wordpress-theme",
             "homepage": "https://wordpress.org/themes/simplex/"
         },
-        {
-            "name": "wpackagist-theme/thematic",
-            "version": "1.0.4",
-            "source": {
-                "type": "svn",
-                "url": "https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/thematic/",
-                "reference": "1.0.4"
-            },
-            "dist": {
-                "type": "zip",
-                "url": "https://downloads.wordpress.org/theme/thematic.1.0.4.zip"
-            },
-            "require": {
-                "composer/installers": "^1.0 || ^2.0"
-            },
-            "type": "wordpress-theme",
-            "homepage": "https://wordpress.org/themes/thematic/"
-        },
         {
             "name": "wpackagist-theme/threattocreativity",
             "version": "3.2",
diff --git a/composer.patches.json b/composer.patches.json
index b0d1009a11a705575001eb68f343ba5516491995..091c12cf43bb7009af282b4811023789507fefb6 100644
--- a/composer.patches.json
+++ b/composer.patches.json
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@
         },
         "wpackagist-theme/bliss": {
             "Footer credits": "patches/themes/0223-bliss-footer.patch"
-        },
-        "wpackagist-theme/thematic": {
-            "Footer credits": "patches/themes/0223-thematic-footer.patch"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/patches/themes/0223-thematic-footer.patch b/patches/themes/0223-thematic-footer.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c2de3e93a2223756608d61eb589186caeeccff5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/patches/themes/0223-thematic-footer.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/wp-content/themes/thematic/footer.php b/wp-content/themes/thematic/footer.php
-index c86c081a..e6ae1ff3 100644
---- a/wp-content/themes/thematic/footer.php
-+++ b/wp-content/themes/thematic/footer.php
-@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
-  * Footer Template
-  *
-  * This template closes #main div and displays the #footer div.
-- * 
-+ *
-  * Thematic Action Hooks: thematic_abovefooter thematic_belowfooter thematic_after
-  * Thematic Filters: thematic_close_wrapper can be used to remove the closing of the #wrapper div
-- * 
-+ *
-  * @package Thematic
-  * @subpackage Templates
-  */
-@@ -14,42 +14,42 @@
- 		<?php // action hook for placing content above the closing of the #main div
- 			thematic_abovemainclose();
- 		?>
--		
-+
- 		</div><!-- #main -->
--    	
-+
-     	<?php
- 			// action hook for placing content above the footer
- 			thematic_abovefooter();
--		
-+
- 			// Filter provided for altering output of the footer opening element
-     		echo ( apply_filters( 'thematic_open_footer', '<div id="footer">' ) );
--    	?>	
--        	
-+    	?>
-+
-         	<?php
--        		// action hook creating the footer 
-+        		// action hook creating the footer
-         		thematic_footer();
-         	?>
--        	
-+
- 		<?php
- 			// Filter provided for altering output of the footer closing element
--    		echo ( apply_filters( 'thematic_close_footer', '</div><!-- #footer -->' . "\n" ) );
--   
-+    		echo ( apply_filters( 'thematic_close_footer', '<strong> and <a href="https://www.autistici.org">R*</a></strong></div><!-- #footer -->' . "\n" ) );
-+
-    			// action hook for placing content below the footer
- 			thematic_belowfooter();
-     	?>
--    	
-+
- 	<?php
--		// Filter provided for altering output of wrapping element follows the body tag  
--    	if ( apply_filters( 'thematic_close_wrapper', true ) ) 
-+		// Filter provided for altering output of wrapping element follows the body tag
-+    	if ( apply_filters( 'thematic_close_wrapper', true ) )
-     		echo ( '</div><!-- #wrapper .hfeed -->' . "\n" );
--	
-+
- 
- 		// action hook for placing content before closing the BODY tag
--		thematic_after(); 
--		
-+		thematic_after();
-+
- 		// calling WordPress' footer action hook
- 		wp_footer();
- 	?>
- 
- </body>
--</html>
-\ No newline at end of file
-+</html>