diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/0001-GTK-2.42.5-LowLevelInterpreter.cpp-339-21-error-t6-w.patch b/package/webkitgtk/0001-GTK-2.42.5-LowLevelInterpreter.cpp-339-21-error-t6-w.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c9667fedbd..0000000000
--- a/package/webkitgtk/0001-GTK-2.42.5-LowLevelInterpreter.cpp-339-21-error-t6-w.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-From 3d5373575695b293b8559155431d0079a6153aff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Michael Catanzaro <mcatanzaro@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 11:00:49 -0600
-Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?[GTK]=20[2.42.5]=20LowLevelInterpreter.cpp:339:?=
- =?UTF-8?q?21:=20error:=20=E2=80=98t6=E2=80=99=20was=20not=20declared=20in?=
- =?UTF-8?q?=20this=20scope=20https://bugs.webkit.org/show=5Fbug.cgi=3Fid?=
- =?UTF-8?q?=3D268739?=
-MIME-Version: 1.0
-Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
-Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
-
-Unreviewed build fix. Seems a backport went badly, and we didn't notice
-because the code is architecture-specific.
-
-* Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp:
-(JSC::CLoop::execute):
-
-Upstream: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/commit/3d5373575695b293b8559155431d0079a6153aff
-Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
----
- Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp | 2 --
- 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp b/Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp
-index 5064ead6cd2e..9a2e2653b121 100644
---- a/Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp
-+++ b/Source/JavaScriptCore/llint/LowLevelInterpreter.cpp
-@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ JSValue CLoop::execute(OpcodeID entryOpcodeID, void* executableAddress, VM* vm,
-     UNUSED_VARIABLE(t2);
-     UNUSED_VARIABLE(t3);
-     UNUSED_VARIABLE(t5);
--    UNUSED_VARIABLE(t6);
--    UNUSED_VARIABLE(t7);
- 
-     struct StackPointerScope {
-         StackPointerScope(CLoopStack& stack)
--- 
-2.39.2
-
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
index ace1b8739f..8ee90dda1c 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/Config.in
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK
 	bool "webkitgtk"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # wayland
 	depends on !BR2_BINFMT_FLAT # icu
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBEGL
 	depends on BR2_HOST_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_9 # icu, host-ruby
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # wayland, icu, libsoup3
@@ -42,18 +43,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ICU
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_JPEG
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEPOXY
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGCRYPT
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSECRET
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP3
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTASN1
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXML2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBXSLT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENJPEG
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_SQLITE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WEBP_DEMUX
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WOFF2
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXCOMPOSITE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXDAMAGE if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBXRENDER if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
index ac4799d4cf..06363a5fe2 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.hash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# From https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.42.5.tar.xz.sums
-sha1  c3ffb2beaac56f1089029f2254482f48d9e3db37  webkitgtk-2.42.5.tar.xz
-sha256  b64278c1f20b8cfdbfb5ff573c37d871aba74a1db26d9b39f74e8953fe61e749  webkitgtk-2.42.5.tar.xz
+# From https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases/webkitgtk-2.44.1.tar.xz.sums
+sha1  070541abef5db19c32b64b68f664bacf05ef2e0e  webkitgtk-2.44.1.tar.xz
+sha256  425b1459b0f04d0600c78d1abb5e7edfa3c060a420f8b231e9a6a2d5d29c5561  webkitgtk-2.44.1.tar.xz
 
 # Hashes for license files:
 sha256  0b5d3a7cc325942567373b0ecd757d07c132e0ebd7c97bfc63f7e1a76094edb4  Source/WebCore/LICENSE-APPLE
diff --git a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
index 075a36654f..6761bae28f 100644
--- a/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
+++ b/package/webkitgtk/webkitgtk.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-WEBKITGTK_VERSION = 2.42.5
+WEBKITGTK_VERSION = 2.44.1
 WEBKITGTK_SITE = https://www.webkitgtk.org/releases
 WEBKITGTK_SOURCE = webkitgtk-$(WEBKITGTK_VERSION).tar.xz
 WEBKITGTK_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ WEBKITGTK_LICENSE_FILES = \
 	Source/WebCore/LICENSE-LGPL-2.1
 WEBKITGTK_CPE_ID_VENDOR = webkitgtk
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES = host-ruby host-python3 host-gperf host-unifdef \
-	enchant harfbuzz icu jpeg libgcrypt libgtk3 libsecret libsoup3 \
-	libtasn1 libxml2 libxslt openjpeg sqlite webp woff2
+	enchant harfbuzz icu jpeg libegl libepoxy libgcrypt libgtk3 libsecret \
+	libsoup3 libtasn1 libxml2 libxslt sqlite webp woff2
 
 WEBKITGTK_CMAKE_BACKEND = ninja
 
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DENABLE_WEB_RTC=OFF \
 	-DPORT=GTK \
 	-DUSE_AVIF=OFF \
+	-DUSE_GTK4=OFF \
 	-DUSE_LIBHYPHEN=OFF \
-	-DUSE_OPENJPEG=ON \
 	-DUSE_WOFF2=ON
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_SANDBOX),y)
@@ -45,12 +45,14 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_MULTIMEDIA),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DENABLE_VIDEO=ON \
-	-DENABLE_WEB_AUDIO=ON
+	-DENABLE_WEB_AUDIO=ON \
+	-DENABLE_WEB_CODECS=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += gstreamer1 gst1-libav gst1-plugins-base
 else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += \
 	-DENABLE_VIDEO=OFF \
-	-DENABLE_WEB_AUDIO=OFF
+	-DENABLE_WEB_AUDIO=OFF \
+	-DENABLE_WEB_CODECS=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_WEBDRIVER),y)
@@ -73,6 +75,13 @@ else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_INTROSPECTION=OFF
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBACKTRACE),y)
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_LIBBACKTRACE=ON
+WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libbacktrace
+else
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_LIBBACKTRACE=OFF
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBJXL),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_JPEGXL=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libjxl
@@ -87,13 +96,6 @@ else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_GAMEPAD=OFF
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGLES),y)
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_OPENGL_OR_ES=ON
-WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libgles
-else
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_OPENGL_OR_ES=OFF
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBGBM),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GBM=ON
 WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libgbm
@@ -111,23 +113,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_WAYLAND_TARGET=ON
-WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libegl
 else
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_WAYLAND_TARGET=OFF
 endif
 
-# If only the GTK Broadway backend is enabled, EGL is still needed.
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_X11):$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_WAYLAND):$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGTK3_BROADWAY),::y)
-WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += libegl
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WPEBACKEND_FDO),y)
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=ON
-WEBKITGTK_DEPENDENCIES += wpebackend-fdo
-else
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_WPE_RENDERER=OFF
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WEBKITGTK_USE_GSTREAMER_GL),y)
 WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DUSE_GSTREAMER_GL=ON
 else
@@ -145,14 +134,17 @@ endif
 # have a check for these processors. The same goes for ARMv5 and ARMv6.
 # Disable JIT forcibly here and use the CLoop interpreter instead.
 #
-# Also, we have to disable the sampling profiler, which does NOT work
-# with ENABLE_C_LOOP.
+# Also, we have to disable the sampling profiler and webassembly,
+# which does NOT work with ENABLE_C_LOOP.
 #
 # Upstream bugs: https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191258
 #                https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172765
+#                https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=265218
 #
 ifeq ($(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV5)$(BR2_ARM_CPU_ARMV6)$(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS32R6)$(BR2_MIPS_CPU_MIPS64R6),y)
-WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_JIT=OFF -DENABLE_C_LOOP=ON -DENABLE_SAMPLING_PROFILER=OFF
+WEBKITGTK_CONF_OPTS += -DENABLE_JIT=OFF -DENABLE_C_LOOP=ON \
+	-DENABLE_SAMPLING_PROFILER=OFF \
+	-DENABLE_WEBASSEMBLY=OFF
 endif
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))
