diff --git a/net/xinetd/Makefile b/net/xinetd/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c2bd6e069..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=xinetd
-PKG_VERSION:=2.3.15
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
-
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.xinetd.org
-PKG_MD5SUM:=77358478fd58efa6366accae99b8b04c
-
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define Package/xinetd
-  SECTION:=net
-  CATEGORY:=Network
-  TITLE:=A powerful and secure super-server
-  URL:=http://www.xinetd.org/
-endef
-
-define Package/xinetd/description
-	xinetd has access control mechanisms, extensive logging capabilities,
-	the ability to make services available based on time, can place limits
-	on the number of servers that can be started, and has deployable
-	defence mechanisms to protect against port scanners, among other
-	things.
-endef
-
-define Package/xinetd/conffiles
-/etc/xinetd.conf
-endef
-
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -DNO_RPC
-
-CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
-	--without-libwrap \
-	--with-loadavg
-
-CONFIGURE_VARS += \
-	ac_cv_header_rpc_pmap_clnt_h=no \
-	ac_cv_header_rpc_rpc_h=no \
-	ac_cv_header_rpc_rpcent_h=no
-
-define Package/xinetd/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/sbin/xinetd $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/xinetd.conf $(1)/etc/xinetd.conf
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/xinetd.d
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/xinetd.init $(1)/etc/init.d/xinetd
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,xinetd))
diff --git a/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.conf b/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index bd473ed3d..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-defaults
-{
-
-}
-
-includedir /etc/xinetd.d
diff --git a/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.init b/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.init
deleted file mode 100644
index 1437f587c..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/files/xinetd.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
-
-START=50
-
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
-
-start() {
-	service_start /usr/sbin/xinetd -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
-}
-
-stop() {
-	service_stop /usr/sbin/xinetd
-}
-
diff --git a/net/xinetd/patches/001-ar.patch b/net/xinetd/patches/001-ar.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d961ba20..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/patches/001-ar.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
---- a/libs/src/misc/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/misc/Makefile.in
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- install: $(LIBNAME)
---- a/libs/src/portable/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/portable/Makefile.in
-@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- install: $(LIBNAME)
---- a/libs/src/pset/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/pset/Makefile.in
-@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 	mv $(LIBNAME) $(LIBDIR)/optimized
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- install: $(LIBNAME)
---- a/libs/src/sio/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/sio/Makefile.in
-@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 	$(INSTALL) $(FMODE) $(LIBNAME) $(LIBDIR)/optimized
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- install: $(LIBNAME)
---- a/libs/src/str/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/str/Makefile.in
-@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 	$(INSTALL) $(FMODE) $(LIBNAME) $(LIBDIR)-O
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- LINT_IGNORE=possible pointer alignment|RCSid unused
---- a/libs/src/xlog/Makefile.in
-+++ b/libs/src/xlog/Makefile.in
-@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ libopt: clean
- 	$(INSTALL) $(FMODE) $(LIBNAME) $(LIBDIR)/optimized
- 
- $(LIBNAME): $(OBJECTS)
--	ar r $@ $?
-+	$(AR) r $@ $?
- 	$(RANLIB) $@
- 
- install: $(LIBNAME)
diff --git a/net/xinetd/patches/002-destdir.patch b/net/xinetd/patches/002-destdir.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 89075c898..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/patches/002-destdir.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile.in
-+++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ dlibxlog: dlibsio dlibstr
- 
- install: build
- 	for i in $(DAEMONDIR) $(BINDIR) $(MANDIR)/man5 $(MANDIR)/man8 ; do \
--	   test -d $$i || mkdir -p $$i ; done
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 xinetd/xinetd $(DAEMONDIR)
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 xinetd/itox $(DAEMONDIR)
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xconv.pl $(DAEMONDIR)
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.conf.man $(MANDIR)/man5/xinetd.conf.5
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.log.man $(MANDIR)/man8/xinetd.log.8
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.man $(MANDIR)/man8/xinetd.8
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/itox.8 $(MANDIR)/man8/itox.8
--	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xconv.pl.8 $(MANDIR)/man8/xconv.pl.8
-+	   test -d $(DESTDIR)$$i || mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$$i ; done
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 xinetd/xinetd $(DESTDIR)$(DAEMONDIR)
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 xinetd/itox $(DESTDIR)$(DAEMONDIR)
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 755 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xconv.pl $(DESTDIR)$(DAEMONDIR)
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.conf.man $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man5/xinetd.conf.5
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.log.man $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/xinetd.log.8
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xinetd.man $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/xinetd.8
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/itox.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/itox.8
-+	$(INSTALL_CMD) -m 644 $(SRCDIR)/xinetd/xconv.pl.8 $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8/xconv.pl.8
- 	@echo "You must put your xinetd.conf in /etc/xinetd.conf"
- 	@echo "There is a sample config file in xinetd/sample.conf and you can"
- 	@echo "use xconv.pl to convert your old inetd.conf file to an xinetd format"
diff --git a/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch b/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 11f47e72e..000000000
--- a/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
---- a/xinetd/confparse.c
-+++ b/xinetd/confparse.c
-@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ static status_e check_entry( struct serv
- 	   }
-    }
- 
--/* #ifndef NO_RPC */
-+#ifndef NO_RPC
- #if defined(HAVE_RPC_RPCENT_H) || defined(HAVE_NETDB_H)
-    if ( SC_IS_RPC( scp ) && !SC_IS_UNLISTED( scp ) )
-    {
-@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ static status_e check_entry( struct serv
-       SC_RPCDATA( scp )->rd_program_number = rep->r_number ;
-    }
-    else
-+#endif
- #endif   /* ! NO_RPC */
-    {
-        if ( !SC_IS_UNLISTED( scp ) )