diff --git a/changelog/changes/2024-03-12-remove-mlnx-switch-asics-drivers.md b/changelog/changes/2024-03-12-remove-mlnx-switch-asics-drivers.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d0ccb5639a
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Removed Linux drivers for Mellanox Technologies Switch ASICs family and Spectrum/Spectrum-2/Spectrum-3/Spectrum-4 Ethernet Switch ASICs to reduce the initrd size on AMD64 by ~5MB ([flatcar/scripts#1734](https://github.com/flatcar/scripts/pull/1734)). This change is part of the effort to reduce the initrd size ([flatcar/flatcar/issues#1381](https://github.com/flatcar/Flatcar/issues/1381)).
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.6 b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.6
index d90915b76a3..fb2516df3bb 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.6
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/files/amd64_defconfig-6.6
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG=y
 CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE=y
 CONFIG_MEM_SOFT_DIRTY=y
 CONFIG_MICROSOFT_MANA=m
-CONFIG_MLXSW_CORE=m
-CONFIG_MLXSW_SPECTRUM=m
 CONFIG_MMC_SDHCI_ACPI=m
 # CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LIFEBOOK is not set
 CONFIG_MTRR_SANITIZER_ENABLE_DEFAULT=1