diff --git a/package/6in4/Makefile b/package/6in4/Makefile
index c2fcc3ba1c..60c1bcc2ac 100644
--- a/package/6in4/Makefile
+++ b/package/6in4/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ PKG_NAME:=6in4
 PKG_VERSION:=10
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_PACKAGE_netifd
-
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/6in4
@@ -36,20 +34,11 @@ endef
 define Build/Configure
 endef
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_netifd),)
-  define Package/6in4/install
+define Package/6in4/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/netifd/proto
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/6in4.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/proto/6in4.sh
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/6in4.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/90-6in4
-  endef
-else
-  define Package/6in4/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/network
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files.old/6in4.sh $(1)/lib/network/6in4.sh
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files.old/6in4.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/90-6in4
-  endef
-endif
+endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,6in4))
diff --git a/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.hotplug b/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.hotplug
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d9def448e..0000000000
--- a/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.hotplug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if [ "$ACTION" = ifup ]; then
-	. /etc/functions.sh
-
-	include /lib/network
-	scan_interfaces
-
-	update_tunnel() {
-		local cfg="$1"
-
-		local proto
-		config_get proto "$cfg" proto
-		[ "$proto" = 6in4 ] || return 0
-
-		local wandev
-		config_get wandev "$cfg" wan_device "$(find_6in4_wanif)"
-		[ "$wandev" = "$DEVICE" ] || return 0
-
-		local wanip=$(find_6in4_wanip "$wandev")
-
-		[ -n "$wanip" ] && {
-			lsmod | grep -q ^sit || {
-				logger -t 6in4-update "Tunneling driver not loaded yet, deferring action"
-				exit 0
-			}
-
-			local tunnelid
-			config_get tunnelid "$cfg" tunnelid
-
-			local username
-			config_get username "$cfg" username
-
-			local password
-			config_get password "$cfg" password
-
-			uci_set_state network "$cfg" ipaddr "$wanip"
-
-			[ -n "$tunnelid" ] && [ -n "$username" ] && [ -n "$password" ] && {
-				[ "${#password}" == 32 -a -z "${password//[a-fA-F0-9]/}" ] || {
-					password="$(echo -n "$password" | md5sum)"; password="${password%% *}"
-				}
-
-				(
-					local url="http://ipv4.tunnelbroker.net/ipv4_end.php?ip=AUTO&apikey=$username&pass=$password&tid=$tunnelid"
-					local try=0
-					local max=3
-
-					while [ $((++try)) -le $max ]; do
-						wget -qO/dev/null "$url" 2>/dev/null && {
-							logger -t 6in4-update "Updated tunnel #$tunnelid endpoint to $wanip"
-							ifup "$cfg"
-							break
-						} || {
-							logger -t 6in4-update "Try $try/$max failed, retrying"
-							sleep 1
-						}
-					done
-				)&
-			} || {
-				logger -t 6in4-update "Re-establishing tunnel due to change on $INTERFACE ($DEVICE)"
-				ifup "$cfg" &
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	config_foreach update_tunnel interface
-fi
diff --git a/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.sh b/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 5f8dfffe57..0000000000
--- a/package/6in4/files.old/6in4.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-# 6in4.sh - IPv6-in-IPv4 tunnel backend
-# Copyright (c) 2010 OpenWrt.org
-
-find_6in4_wanif() {
-	local if=$(ip -4 r l e 0.0.0.0/0); if="${if#default* dev }"; if="${if%% *}"
-	[ -n "$if" ] && grep -qs "^ *$if:" /proc/net/dev && echo "$if"
-}
-
-find_6in4_wanip() {
-	local ip=$(ip -4 a s dev "$1"); ip="${ip#*inet }"
-	echo "${ip%%[^0-9.]*}"
-}
-
-# Hook into scan_interfaces() to synthesize a .device option
-# This is needed for /sbin/ifup to properly dispatch control
-# to setup_interface_6in4() even if no .ifname is set in
-# the configuration.
-scan_6in4() {
-	config_set "$1" device "6in4-$1"
-}
-
-coldplug_interface_6in4() {
-	setup_interface_6in4 "6in4-$1" "$1"
-}
-
-setup_interface_6in4() {
-	local iface="$1"
-	local cfg="$2"
-	local link="6in4-$cfg"
-
-	local local4=$(uci_get network "$cfg" ipaddr)
-
-	local remote4
-	config_get remote4 "$cfg" peeraddr
-
-	local local6
-	config_get local6 "$cfg" ip6addr
-
-	local mtu
-	config_get mtu "$cfg" mtu
-
-	local ttl
-	config_get ttl "$cfg" ttl
-
-	local metric
-	config_get metric "$cfg" metric
-
-	local defaultroute
-	config_get_bool defaultroute "$cfg" defaultroute 1
-
-	# If local4 is unset, guess local IPv4 address from the
-	# interface used by the default route.
-	[ -z "$local4" ] && {
-		local wanif=$(find_6in4_wanif)
-		[ -n "$wanif" ] && {
-			local4=$(find_6in4_wanip "$wanif")
-			uci_set_state network "$cfg" wan_device "$wanif"
-		}
-	}
-
-	[ -n "$local4" ] && {
-		# creating the tunnel below will trigger a net subsystem event
-		# prevent it from touching or iface by disabling .auto here
-		uci_set_state network "$cfg" ifname $link
-		uci_set_state network "$cfg" auto 0
-
-		ip tunnel add $link mode sit remote $remote4 local $local4 ttl ${ttl:-64}
-		ip link set $link up
-		ip link set mtu ${mtu:-1280} dev $link
-		ip addr add $local6 dev $link
-
-		uci_set_state network "$cfg" ipaddr $local4
-		uci_set_state network "$cfg" ip6addr $local6
-
-		[ "$defaultroute" = 1 ] && {
-			ip -6 route add ::/0 ${metric:+metric $metric} dev $link
-			uci_set_state network "$cfg" defaultroute 1
-		}
-
-		env -i ACTION="ifup" INTERFACE="$cfg" DEVICE="$link" PROTO=6in4 /sbin/hotplug-call "iface" &
-	} || {
-		echo "Cannot determine local IPv4 address for 6in4 tunnel $cfg - skipping"
-	}
-}
-
-stop_interface_6in4() {
-	local cfg="$1"
-	local link="6in4-$cfg"
-
-	local local6=$(uci_get_state network "$cfg" ip6addr)
-	local defaultroute=$(uci_get_state network "$cfg" defaultroute)
-
-	grep -qs "^ *$link:" /proc/net/dev && {
-		env -i ACTION="ifdown" INTERFACE="$cfg" DEVICE="$link" PROTO=6in4 /sbin/hotplug-call "iface" &
-
-		[ "$defaultroute" = "1" ] && {
-			ip -6 route del ::/0 dev $link
-		}
-
-		ip addr del $local6 dev $link
-		ip link set $link down
-		ip tunnel del $link
-	}
-}