diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index 13bf82d29..d50c106bc 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR)  $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN)  $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)  $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface
 	$(INSTALL_BIN)  $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/iface/95-ddns
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)  $(1)/etc/init.d
@@ -233,9 +231,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_cloudflare.com-v4/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_cloudflare.com-v4/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_cloudflare.com-v4
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_cloudflare_com_v4.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -275,9 +270,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_freedns_42_pl/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_freedns_42_pl/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_freedns_42_pl
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_freedns_42_pl.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -317,9 +309,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_godaddy.com-v1/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_godaddy.com-v1/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_godaddy.com-v1
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_godaddy_com_v1.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -359,9 +348,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_digitalocean.com-v2/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_digitalocean.com-v2/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_digtalocean.com-v2
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_digitalocean_com_v2.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -401,9 +387,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_no-ip_com/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_no-ip_com/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_no-ip_com
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_no-ip_com.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -443,9 +426,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_nsupdate/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_nsupdate/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_nsupdate
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_nsupdate.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -485,9 +465,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_route53-v1/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_route53-v1/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_route53-v1
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_route53_v1.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
@@ -527,9 +504,6 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts_cnkuai_cn/preinst
 endef
 
 define Package/ddns-scripts_cnkuai_cn/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.defaults $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/ddns_cnkuai_cn
-
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/ddns
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/usr/lib/ddns/update_cnkuai_cn.sh \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/ddns
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.defaults b/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.defaults
deleted file mode 100755
index 72ae4b7e7..000000000
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/ddns.defaults
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-g_pslfile=/usr/share/public_suffix_list.dat.gz
-[ -f "$g_pslfile" ] || g_pslfile="$(dirname $0)/public_suffix_list.dat.gz"
-
-g_pslerr=0
-g_cfgfile="ddns"
-
-# modify timer settings from interval and unit to dhms format
-timer2dhms() {
-# $1	Number and
-# $2	Unit of time interval
-	local t=0
-	case $2 in
-		days)		t=$(( $1 * 86400 ));;
-		hours)		t=$(( $1 * 3600 ));;
-		minutes)	t=$(( $1 * 60 ));;
-		*)		t=$1;;
-	esac
-
-	local d=$(( $t / 86400 ))
-	local h=$(( $t % 86400 / 3600 ))
-	local m=$(( $t % 3600 / 60 ))
-	local s=$(( $t % 60 ))
-	if [ $d -gt 0 ]; then printf "%dd %02dh %02dm %02ds" "$d" "$h" "$m" "$s"
-	elif [ $h -gt 0 ]; then printf "%dh %02dm %02ds" "$h" "$m" "$s"
-	elif [ $m -gt 0 ]; then printf "%dm %02ds" "$m" "$s"
-	else printf "%ds" "$s"; fi
-
-	unset d h m s t
-	return 0
-}
-
-# using function to not confuse function calls with existing ones inside /lib/functions.sh
-update_config() {
-	uc_uci="$(command -v uci) -q"	# ignore errors
-	uc_cfg=""
-	uc_name=""
-	uc_var=""
-	uc_val=""
-	package() { return 0; }
-	config () {
-		uc_cfg="$1"
-		uc_name="$2"
-
-		# Type = ddns	Name = global
-		if [ "$uc_cfg" = "$g_cfgfile" -a "$uc_name" = "global" ]; then
-			option() {
-				uc_var="$1"; shift
-				uc_val="$*"
-				case "$uc_var" in
-					allow_local_ip)	$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_privateip";;
-					date_format)	$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="ddns_dateformat";;
-					log_lines)	$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="ddns_loglines";;
-					log_dir)	$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="ddns_logdir";;
-					run_dir)	$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="ddns_rundir";;
-					# leave all other options currently unchanged
-					*)	;;
-				esac
-			}
-
-		# Type = service	Name = ???
-		elif [ "$uc_cfg" = "service" ]; then
-			option() {
-				uc_var="$1"; shift
-				uc_val="$*"
-				case "$uc_var" in
-					# fix some option service_name values
-					# and some settings for specific providers
-					service_name|upd_provider)
-						case "$uc_val" in
-							freedns\.afraid\.org|afraid\.org)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="afraid.org-keyauth";;
-							Bind-nsupdate)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="bind-nsupdate";;
-							dyndns\.org|dyndns\.com)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="dyn.com";;
-							free\.editdns\.net)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="editdns.net";;
-							FreeDNS\.42\.pl)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="freedns.42.pl";;
-							domains\.google\.com)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="google.com";;
-							loopia\.com)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="loopia.se";;
-							NoIP\.com|No-IP\.com)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="no-ip.com";;
-							spdns\.de)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="spdyn.de";;
-							strato\.de)
-								$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="strato.com";;
-							*)
-								# all others leave unchanged
-								;;
-						esac
-						# rename option service_name to option upd_provider
-#						$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_provider"
-						;;
-					domain|upd_object)
-						# verify if lookup_host is set
-						$uc_uci get $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.lookup_host >/dev/null 2>&1 || \
-							$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.lookup_host="$uc_val"
-						if [ -f "$g_pslfile" ]; then
-							# if service_name/upd_provider cloudflare_v1 then change domain/upd_object to new syntax
-							# there is no sort order inside uci data so we need multiple checks
-							uco_provider=$($uc_uci get $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.upd_provider 2>/dev/null) || \
-								uco_provider=$($uc_uci get $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.service_name 2>/dev/null)
-							unset uco_provider
-						fi
-						# rename option domain to option upd_object
-#						$uc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_object"
-						;;
-#					dns_server)
-#						# if bind-nsupdate takeover old "dns_server" value as new "upd_nsupd_server" value
-#						uco_provider=$($uc_uci get $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.upd_provider 2>/dev/null) || \
-#							uco_provider=$($uc_uci get $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.service_name 2>/dev/null)
-#						[ "$uco_provider" = "Bind-nsupdate" -o \
-#						  "$uco_provider" = "bind-nsupdate" ] && \
-#							$uc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.upd_nsupd_server="$uc_val"
-#						# rename option dns_server to new option global_dnssvr
-#						$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="global_dnssvr"
-#						;;
-#					bind_network)
-#						$udc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.upd_url_bindnet="$uc_val"
-#						$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="lip_url_bindnet"
-#						;;
-#					proxy)
-#						# proxy value must include protocoll
-#						$udc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="http://$uc_val"
-#						$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_url_proxy"
-#						;;
-#					use_ipv6)
-#						$udc_uci set $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="$(( 4 + ( 2 * $uc_val ) ))"
-#						$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_ipversion"
-#				TODO	update_url)
-#				TODO	update_script)
-					# other renames
-#				TODO	lookup_host)	-> rip_host
-#					enabled)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_enabled";;
-#					force_dnstcp)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="rip_host_dnstcp";;
-#					is_glue)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="rip_host_isglue";;
-#					ip_interface)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="lip_iface";;
-#					ip_network)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="lip_net";;
-#					use_https)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_url_secure";;
-#					cacert)		$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_url_cacert";;
-#					username)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_username";;
-#					password)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_password";;
-#					param_opt)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_paramopt";;
-#					param_enc)	$udc_uci rename $g_cfgfile.$uc_name.$uc_var="upd_paramenc";;
-
-					# leave all other options currently unchanged
-					*)	;;
-				esac
-				return 0
-			}
-			return 0
-
-		# ignore unknown
-		else
-			return 0
-		fi
-	}
-
-	# read config file
-	uc_data=$($uc_uci -S -n export "$g_cfgfile")
-	uc_ret="$?"
-	# Error then create config file
-	[ $uc_ret -ne 0 ] && {
-		touch /etc/config/$uc_cfgfile
-		chmod 644 /etc/config/$uc_cfgfile
-	}
-	# No error and uc_data then execute (eval)
-	# this will call functions defined above
-	[ $uc_ret -eq 0 -a -n "$uc_data" ] && eval "$uc_data"
-
-	# add config ddns "global" (ignore error if exists)
-	$uc_uci set ddns.global="$g_cfgfile"
-
-	# write changes to config file
-	$uc_uci commit "$g_cfgfile"
-
-	unset uc_uci uc_cfg uc_name uc_var uc_val uc_ret uc_data
-	return 0
-}
-
-# clear LuCI indexcache
-rm -f /tmp/luci-indexcache >/dev/null 2>&1
-
-# do config update
-update_config
-
-#cleanup
-[ $g_pslerr -ne 0 ] && {
-	unset g_pslfile g_pslerr g_cfgfile
-	return 1
-}
-
-[ -f "$g_pslfile" ] && rm -f "$g_pslfile"
-unset g_pslfile g_pslerr g_cfgfile
-return 0
-