diff --git a/package/kernel/r8168 b/package/kernel/r8168
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..1f9ab844d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/r8168
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 1f9ab844df85d4a0737f88426b09f3df74590ba2
diff --git a/package/lean/r8168/Makefile b/package/lean/r8168/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ad5bbc01..000000000
--- a/package/lean/r8168/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Download realtek r8168 linux driver from official site:
-# [https://www.realtek.com/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software]
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=r8168
-PKG_VERSION:=8.049.02
-PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEAE)
-
-PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/BROBIRD/openwrt-r8168.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2021-10-08
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=2b969c15afe403a685fc7ee069620782241e3ad6
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=e4632c10d460f005eff76da8a183d7ff0c8819b0d099872589b7b06a9b8d9952
-
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-
-MAKE_PATH:=src
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define KernelPackage/r8168
-  TITLE:=Driver for Realtek r8168 chipsets
-  SUBMENU:=Network Devices
-  VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)+$(PKG_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
-  DEPENDS:=
-  FILES:= $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/r8168.ko
-  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,r8168)
-  CONFLICTS:=kmod-r8169
-endef
-
-define Package/r8168/description
-  This package contains a driver for Realtek r8168 chipsets.
-endef
-
-R8168_MAKEOPTS= -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src \
-	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" \
-	ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
-	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-	TARGET="$(HAL_TARGET)" \
-	TOOLPREFIX="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
-	TOOLPATH="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \
-	KERNELPATH="$(LINUX_DIR)" \
-	KERNELDIR="$(LINUX_DIR)" \
-	LDOPTS=" " \
-	DOMULTI=1
-
-define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) $(R8168_MAKEOPTS) modules
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call KernelPackage,r8168))
diff --git a/package/lean/r8168/patches/001-r8168-add-LED-configuration-from-OF.patch b/package/lean/r8168/patches/001-r8168-add-LED-configuration-from-OF.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 62a352dd8..000000000
--- a/package/lean/r8168/patches/001-r8168-add-LED-configuration-from-OF.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/r8168_n.c
-+++ b/src/r8168_n.c
-@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
- #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
- #include <linux/delay.h>
- #include <linux/mii.h>
-+#include <linux/of.h>
- #include <linux/if_vlan.h>
- #include <linux/crc32.h>
- #include <linux/interrupt.h>
-@@ -23482,6 +23483,22 @@ rtl8168_set_bios_setting(struct net_devi
-         }
- }
- 
-+static int rtl8168_led_configuration(struct rtl8168_private *tp)
-+{
-+        u32 led_data;
-+        int ret;
-+
-+        ret = of_property_read_u32(tp->pci_dev->dev.of_node,
-+                                  "realtek,led-data", &led_data);
-+
-+        if (ret)
-+                return ret;
-+
-+        RTL_W16(tp, CustomLED, led_data);
-+
-+        return 0;
-+}
-+
- static void
- rtl8168_init_software_variable(struct net_device *dev)
- {
-@@ -24000,6 +24017,8 @@ rtl8168_init_software_variable(struct ne
-                 tp->NotWrMcuPatchCode = TRUE;
-         }
- 
-+        rtl8168_led_configuration(tp);
-+
-         tp->NicCustLedValue = RTL_R16(tp, CustomLED);
- 
-         rtl8168_get_hw_wol(dev);
diff --git a/package/lean/r8168/patches/002-r8168-add-support-for-kernel-over-5.10.patch b/package/lean/r8168/patches/002-r8168-add-support-for-kernel-over-5.10.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 10519448e..000000000
--- a/package/lean/r8168/patches/002-r8168-add-support-for-kernel-over-5.10.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/r8168_n.c	2021-07-05 01:30:48.000000000 +0100
-+++ b/src/r8168_n.c	2022-02-02 09:13:11.165555448 +0000
-@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
- #include <linux/seq_file.h>
- #endif
- 
-+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0))
-+#define PDE_DATA pde_data
-+#endif
-+
- #define FIRMWARE_8168D_1    "rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw"
- #define FIRMWARE_8168D_2    "rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw"
- #define FIRMWARE_8168E_1    "rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw"
-@@ -524,6 +528,12 @@
- 
- MODULE_VERSION(RTL8168_VERSION);
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 15, 0)
-+static inline void dev_addr_mod(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int offset, const void *addr, size_t len) {
-+	memcpy(&dev->dev_addr[offset], addr, len);
-+}
-+#endif
-+
- static void rtl8168_sleep_rx_enable(struct net_device *dev);
- static void rtl8168_dsm(struct net_device *dev, int dev_state);
- 
-@@ -24146,11 +24156,13 @@
-         }
- 
-         rtl8168_rar_set(tp, mac_addr);
- 
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(5, 17, 0)
-         for (i = 0; i < MAC_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-                 dev->dev_addr[i] = RTL_R8(tp, MAC0 + i);
-                 tp->org_mac_addr[i] = dev->dev_addr[i]; /* keep the original MAC address */
-         }
-+#endif
- #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,13)
-         memcpy(dev->perm_addr, dev->dev_addr, dev->addr_len);
- #endif
-@@ -24178,9 +24190,9 @@
-                 return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
- 
-         spin_lock_irqsave(&tp->lock, flags);
--
--        memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
-+        dev_addr_mod(dev, 0, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);
-+        /* memcpy(dev->dev_addr, addr->sa_data, dev->addr_len);*/
- 
-         rtl8168_rar_set(tp, dev->dev_addr);