diff --git a/mail/alpine/Makefile b/mail/alpine/Makefile
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--- a/mail/alpine/Makefile
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-#
-# Copyright (C) 2013 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=alpine
-PKG_VERSION:=2.11
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
-
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://patches.freeiz.com/alpine/release/src/
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
-PKG_MD5SUM:=a3bba218787691080d706b36215eec06
-
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define Package/alpine
-  SECTION:=mail
-  CATEGORY:=Mail
-  DEPENDS:=+libopenssl +libncurses +libpthread +libpam
-  TITLE:=Alternatively Licensed Program for Internet News and Email
-  URL:=http://www.washington.edu/alpine
-endef
-
-define Package/alpine/description
- Alpine (Alternatively Licenced Program for Internet News and Email) is a
- free software email client developed at the University of Washington.
- It is suitable for both the inexperienced email user as well as for
- the most demanding power user.
-endef
-
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--with-ssl-include-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/openssl/. \
-	--with-ssl-lib-dir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib \
-	--without-tcl \
-	--without-ldap \
-	--without-krb5 \
-	--with-system-pinerc=/etc/pine.conf \
-	--with-system-fixed-pinerc=/etc/pine.conf.fixed \
-	--disable-debug \
-	--disable-mouse \
-	--with-c-client-target=slx \
-
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_IPV6),y)
-  DISABLE_IPV6:=
-else
-  DISABLE_IPV6:=--without-ipv6
-endif
-
-define Build/Compile
-	( cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pith ; \
-		$(HOSTCC) help_h_gen.c -c -o help_h_gen.o ; \
-		$(HOSTCC) help_h_gen.o -o help_h_gen ; \
-		$(HOSTCC) help_c_gen.c -c -o help_c_gen.o ; \
-		$(HOSTCC) help_c_gen.o -o help_c_gen ; \
-	)
-	$(call Build/Compile/Default)
-endef
-
-define Package/alpine/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/alpine $(1)/usr/bin/
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,alpine))