diff --git a/utils/smstools3/Makefile b/utils/smstools3/Makefile
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index 3a63323a68935..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2014 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=smstools3
-PKG_VERSION:=3.1.21
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
-
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/packages/
-PKG_HASH:=a26ba4c02b16f6cf13177bffca6c9230dc5fefaeba8e3030cd4e4905f6a92084
-PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
-
-PKG_MAINTAINER:=Harald Geyer <harald@ccbib.org>
-PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
-PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
-
-PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=0
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
-
-define Package/smstools3
-  SECTION:=utils
-  CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  TITLE:=SMS Server Tools 3
-  DEPENDS:=$(ICONV_DEPENDS)
-  URL:=http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/
-endef
-
-define Package/smstools3/description
- The SMS Server Tools 3 is a SMS Gateway software which can send and receive
- short messages through GSM modems and mobile phones.
-endef
-
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -D NUMBER_OF_MODEMS=1
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(if $(ICONV_FULL),-D USE_ICONV)
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -D DISABLE_INET_SOCKET
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -W -Wall
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
-TARGET_CFLAGS += -fcommon
-
-MAKE_VARS += LFLAGS="$(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(if $(ICONV_FULL),-liconv)"
-
-define Package/smstools3/configure
-endef
-
-define Package/smstools3/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
-		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/smsd \
-		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/scripts/sendsms \
-		$(1)/usr/bin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/smstools3.init $(1)/etc/init.d/smstools3
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
-	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/smstools3.conf $(1)/etc/smsd.conf
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,smstools3))
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.conf b/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.conf
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index da5a36a3d5e5f..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Description: Main configuration file for the smsd
-#
-
-devices = GSM1
-incoming = /var/spool/sms/incoming
-outgoing = /var/spool/sms/outgoing
-checked = /var/spool/sms/checked
-failed = /var/spool/sms/failed
-sent = /var/spool/sms/sent
-receive_before_send = no
-autosplit = 3
-logfile = 1
-loglevel = 5
-
-# Uncomment (and edit) this section to allow smsd to start:
-#
-#[GSM1]
-#init = AT+CPMS="ME","ME","ME"
-#device = /dev/ttyUSB0
-#incoming = yes
-#pin = 0000
-#baudrate = 115200
-
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init b/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init
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index c036b8aadef5b..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/files/smstools3.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2014-2018 OpenWrt.org
-
-START=94
-
-USE_PROCD=1
-
-# If an unpriviledged user is selected, make sure that next two
-# files are writable by that user:
-PIDFILE="/var/run/smsd.pid"
-INFOFILE="/var/run/smsd.working"
-
-DAEMON=/usr/bin/smsd
-
-# Set/edit this before starting service !!!!!
-WRT_SPOOL=/var/spool
-
-start_service() {
-	echo "Creating minimum spool directories"
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms/incoming
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms/outgoing
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms/checked
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms/failed
-	mkdir -p $WRT_SPOOL/sms/sent
-
-	procd_open_instance
-
-	procd_set_param command $DAEMON -t -n MAINPROCESS -p$PIDFILE -i$INFOFILE
-	procd_set_param respawn
-	procd_set_param stdout 1
-
-	procd_close_instance
-}
-
-
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/patches/002-Makefile.patch b/utils/smstools3/patches/002-Makefile.patch
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index a52aee4f9c9eb..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/patches/002-Makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/Makefile
-+++ b/src/Makefile
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- # In case of windows, use os_cygwin=yes setting in the configuration file (smsd.conf).
- 
- # Select your setup size:
--CFLAGS = -D NUMBER_OF_MODEMS=64
-+CFLAGS ?= -D NUMBER_OF_MODEMS=64
- 
- # Uncomment for Solaris
- # CFLAGS += -D SOLARIS
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/patches/003-bash-ash.patch b/utils/smstools3/patches/003-bash-ash.patch
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index 4ad1663641166..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/patches/003-bash-ash.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
---- a/scripts/sendsms
-+++ b/scripts/sendsms
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--#!/bin/bash
-+#!/bin/ash
- # This script send a text sms at the command line by creating
- # a sms file in the outgoing queue.
- 
diff --git a/utils/smstools3/patches/004-modem-processes.patch b/utils/smstools3/patches/004-modem-processes.patch
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index 8f0f446492151..0000000000000
--- a/utils/smstools3/patches/004-modem-processes.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-commit 3790bd05ed86b1692719df22857ef76c1293b01c
-Author: Harald Geyer <harald@ccbib.org>
-Date:   Sun Feb 18 19:24:48 2018 +0100
-
-    Make modem processes terminate when main process dies
-
---- a/src/smsd.c
-+++ b/src/smsd.c
-@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ Either version 2 of the License, or (at
- #ifndef DISABLE_INOTIFY
- #include <sys/inotify.h>
- #endif
-+#include <sys/prctl.h>
- 
- #include "extras.h"
- #include "locking.h"
-@@ -8100,6 +8101,7 @@ int main(int argc,char** argv)
- 
-       if (pid == 0)
-       {
-+        prctl(PR_SET_PDEATHSIG, SIGTERM, 0, 0, 0);
-         process_id = i;
-         strcpy(process_title, DEVICE.name);
-         apply_process_name(argc, argv, process_title);