diff --git a/pattern-definition-32bit.txt b/pattern-definition-32bit.txt
index 5737078..240898f 100644
--- a/pattern-definition-32bit.txt
+++ b/pattern-definition-32bit.txt
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ Recommends:     wol-32bit
 Recommends:     acpica-32bit
 Recommends:     mcelog-32bit
 Recommends:     numactl-32bit
-Recommends:     ucode-amd-32bit
-Recommends:     ucode-intel-32bit
 Provides:       pattern() = enhanced_base%2d32bit
 Group:          Metapackages
 Supplements:    packageand(patterns-base-32bit:patterns-base-enhanced_base)
diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 7ea8936..db191a3 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep  9 11:00:03 CEST 2022 - ro@suse.de
+
+- drop recommends for ucode-intel and ucode-amd, these packages
+  have supplements to be pulled in on the respective cpus and
+  there is no point having both installed (doubling the number
+  of reboot-needed updates) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  5 10:56:58 UTC 2022 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index b10afd8..d6c2a76 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -528,10 +528,6 @@ Recommends:     mcelog
 %ifarch aarch64 x86_64
 Recommends:     numactl
 %endif
-%ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
-Recommends:     ucode-amd
-Recommends:     ucode-intel
-%endif
 # #754959
 %ifarch %{ix86} x86_64
 Suggests:       hyper-v