diff --git a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/Makefile b/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/Makefile
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index 64cb49f42..000000000
--- a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=rpcd-mod-poe
-PKG_VERSION:=0.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
-PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define Package/rpcd-mod-poe
-  SECTION:=utils
-  CATEGORY:=Base system
-  TITLE:=OpenWrt ubus PoE interface
-  MAINTAINER:=Paul Spooren <mail@aparcar.org>
-  DEPENDS:=+rpcd +kmod-i2c-gpio-custom
-endef
-
-define Package/rpcd-mod-poe/description
-	Expose ubus procedures to query, enable and disable the per-port PoE power
-	on Ubiquity devices and similar platforms.
-endef
-
-define Build/Compile
-endef
-
-define Build/Configure
-endef
-
-define Package/rpcd-mod-poe/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/poe.acl $(1)/usr/share/rpcd/acl.d/poe.json
-
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/libexec/rpcd/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/poe.rpcd $(1)/usr/libexec/rpcd/poe
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,rpcd-mod-poe))
diff --git a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.acl b/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.acl
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index cad186027..000000000
--- a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.acl
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"poe": {
-		"description": "manipulate gpio pins to enable/disable poe",
-		"read": {
-			"ubus": {
-				"poe": [
-					"status",
-					"list"
-				]
-			}
-		},
-		"write": {
-			"ubus": {
-				"poe": [
-					"on",
-					"off",
-					"powercycle"
-				]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.rpcd b/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.rpcd
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index eb779de6a..000000000
--- a/utils/rpcd-mod-poe/files/poe.rpcd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
-
-print_active()
-{
-	json_init
-	json_add_string "active" "$(uci get system.poe_power_port${port}.value)"
-	json_dump
-}
-
-
-json_port()
-{
-	json_add_object "poe_power_port${1}"
-	json_add_string "name" "$(uci get system.poe_power_port${1}.name)"
-	json_add_int "gpio_pin" "$(uci get system.poe_power_port${1}.gpio_pin)"
-	json_add_int "active" "$(uci get system.poe_power_port${1}.value)"
-	json_close_object
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-list)
-	json_init
-	json_add_object "on"
-	json_add_int "port"
-	json_close_object
-	json_add_object "off"
-	json_add_int "port"
-	json_close_object
-	json_add_object "powercycle"
-	json_add_int "port"
-	json_close_object
-	json_add_object "status"
-	json_add_int "port"
-	json_close_object
-	json_add_object "list"
-	json_close_object
-	json_dump
-	;;
-call)
-	read input
-	json_load "$input"
-	json_get_var port port
-
-	uci get system.poe_power_port${port}.value 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null || {
-		json_init
-		json_add_string "error" "gpio $gpio not found"
-		json_dump
-	}
-
-	case "$2" in
-	on)
-		uci set system.poe_power_port${port}.value=1
-		uci commit system
-		/etc/init.d/gpio_switch restart
-		print_active
-		;;
-	off)
-		uci set system.poe_power_port${port}.value=0
-		uci commit system
-		/etc/init.d/gpio_switch restart
-		print_active
-		;;
-	powercycle)
-		uci set system.poe_power_port${port}.value=0
-		/etc/init.d/gpio_switch restart
-		sleep 1
-		uci set system.poe_power_port${port}.value=1
-		uci commit system
-		/etc/init.d/gpio_switch restart
-		print_active
-		;;
-	status)
-		# in future version additional status information like voltage
-		# and current should follow
-		print_active
-		;;
-	list)
-		json_init
-		port=0;
-		while uci show system.@gpio_switch[$port] 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null; do
-			json_port $port
-			port=$((port+1))
-		done
-		json_dump
-		;;
-	esac
-esac