diff --git a/lib/spack/external/__init__.py b/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
index f6f481a6ae..b6a35925d5 100644
--- a/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/spack/external/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 * Homepage: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/archspec
 * Usage: Labeling, comparison and detection of microarchitectures
-* Version: 0.2.5-dev (commit 7e6740012b897ae4a950f0bba7e9726b767e921f)
+* Version: 0.2.5-dev (commit cbb1fd5eb397a70d466e5160b393b87b0dbcc78f)
 
 astunparse
 ----------------
diff --git a/lib/spack/external/archspec/json/cpu/microarchitectures.json b/lib/spack/external/archspec/json/cpu/microarchitectures.json
index 5e1b2851e8..bb73dd0195 100644
--- a/lib/spack/external/archspec/json/cpu/microarchitectures.json
+++ b/lib/spack/external/archspec/json/cpu/microarchitectures.json
@@ -2844,8 +2844,7 @@
           "asimdrdm",
           "lrcpc",
           "dcpop",
-          "asimddp",
-          "ssbs"
+          "asimddp"
       ],
       "compilers" : {
           "gcc": [
@@ -2942,7 +2941,6 @@
           "uscat",
           "ilrcpc",
           "flagm",
-          "ssbs",
           "dcpodp",
           "svei8mm",
           "svebf16",
@@ -3010,7 +3008,7 @@
               },
               {
                   "versions": "11:",
-                  "flags" : "-march=armv8.4-a+sve+ssbs+fp16+bf16+crypto+i8mm+rng"
+                  "flags" : "-march=armv8.4-a+sve+fp16+bf16+crypto+i8mm+rng"
               },
               {
                   "versions": "12:",
@@ -3066,7 +3064,6 @@
 	  "uscat",
 	  "ilrcpc",
 	  "flagm",
-	  "ssbs",
 	  "sb",
 	  "dcpodp",
 	  "sve2",
@@ -3179,7 +3176,6 @@
 	  "uscat",
 	  "ilrcpc",
 	  "flagm",
-	  "ssbs",
 	  "sb",
 	  "dcpodp",
 	  "sve2",