diff --git a/cad/verilator/Makefile b/cad/verilator/Makefile
--- a/cad/verilator/Makefile
+++ b/cad/verilator/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	verilator
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	5.042
+DISTVERSION=	5.044
 CATEGORIES=	cad
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
diff --git a/cad/verilator/distinfo b/cad/verilator/distinfo
--- a/cad/verilator/distinfo
+++ b/cad/verilator/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1762132333
-SHA256 (verilator-verilator-v5.042_GH0.tar.gz) = bec14f17de724851b110b698f3bd25e22effaaced7265b26d2bc13075dbfb4bf
-SIZE (verilator-verilator-v5.042_GH0.tar.gz) = 4670033
+TIMESTAMP = 1767297955
+SHA256 (verilator-verilator-v5.044_GH0.tar.gz) = ded2a4a96e3b836ddc9fd5d01127999d981adee4d19133ff819b7129897d801a
+SIZE (verilator-verilator-v5.044_GH0.tar.gz) = 5474674
diff --git a/cad/verilator/files/patch-include_verilatedos__c.h b/cad/verilator/files/patch-include_verilatedos__c.h
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/cad/verilator/files/patch-include_verilatedos__c.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- include/verilatedos_c.h.orig	2025-11-02 16:12:46 UTC
-+++ include/verilatedos_c.h
-@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
- #if defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__arm64__) && !defined(__POWERPC__)
- # include <cpuid.h>  // For __cpuid_count()
- #endif
-+
-+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
-+#include <pthread_np.h>
-+#endif
-+
- // clang-format on
- 
- namespace VlOs {