diff --git a/package/pptp/Makefile b/package/pptp/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d302bfa38..000000000
--- a/package/pptp/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +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 $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
-
-PKG_NAME:=pptp
-PKG_VERSION:=1.7.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
-
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
-PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/pptpclient
-PKG_MD5SUM:=b47735ba5d6d37dfdbccb85afc044ede
-
-include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
-
-define Package/pptp
-  SECTION:=net
-  CATEGORY:=Network
-  TITLE:=PPTP client
-  MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <xm@subsignal.org>
-  URL:=http://pptpclient.sourceforge.net/
-  DEPENDS:=+ppp +kmod-gre +resolveip
-endef
-
-define Package/pptp/description
- This package contains a PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) client.
-endef
-
-define Package/pptp/conffiles
-/etc/ppp/options.pptp
-endef
-
-MAKE_FLAGS += OPTIMIZE="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
-
-define Package/pptp/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/pptp $(1)/usr/sbin/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/ppp
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/options.pptp $(1)/etc/ppp/
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/netifd/proto/
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/pptp.sh $(1)/lib/netifd/proto/
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,pptp))
diff --git a/package/pptp/files/options.pptp b/package/pptp/files/options.pptp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2043f0101..000000000
--- a/package/pptp/files/options.pptp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-lock 
-noauth 
-nobsdcomp 
-nodeflate
-idle 0
-mppe required,no40,no56,stateless
-maxfail 0
diff --git a/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh b/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e2e4729b9..000000000
--- a/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-. /lib/functions.sh
-. ../netifd-proto.sh
-init_proto "$@"
-
-INCLUDE_ONLY=1
-. ./ppp.sh
-
-proto_pptp_init_config() {
-	ppp_generic_init_config
-	proto_config_add_string "server"
-	proto_config_add_boolean "buffering"
-	available=1
-	no_device=1
-}
-
-proto_pptp_setup() {
-	local config="$1"
-	local iface="$2"
-	local load
-
-	json_get_vars server buffering
-
-	serv_addr=
-	for ip in $(resolveip -t 5 "$server"); do
-		( proto_add_host_dependency "$config" "$server" )
-		serv_addr=1
-	done
-	[ -n "$serv_addr" ] || {
-		echo "Could not resolve server address"
-		sleep 5
-		proto_setup_failed "$config"
-		exit 1
-	}
-
-	[ "${buffering:-1}" == 0 ] && buffering="--nobuffer" || buffering=
-
-	for module in slhc ppp_generic ppp_async ip_gre; do
-		grep -q "$module" /proc/modules && continue
-		/sbin/insmod $module 2>&- >&-
-		load=1
-	done
-	[ "$load" = "1" ] && sleep 1
-
-	ppp_generic_setup "$config" \
-		pty "/usr/sbin/pptp $server --loglevel 0 --nolaunchpppd $buffering" \
-		file /etc/ppp/options.pptp
-}
-
-proto_pptp_teardown() {
-	ppp_generic_teardown "$@"
-}
-
-add_protocol pptp
diff --git a/package/pptp/patches/100-signal_cleanup.patch b/package/pptp/patches/100-signal_cleanup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cb3a94f2a..000000000
--- a/package/pptp/patches/100-signal_cleanup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
---- a/pptp.c
-+++ b/pptp.c
-@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
- int syncppp = 0;
- int log_level = 1;
- int disable_buffer = 0;
-+pid_t callmgr_pid = 0;
- 
- struct in_addr get_ip_address(char *name);
- int open_callmgr(struct in_addr inetaddr, char *phonenr, int argc,char **argv,char **envp, int pty_fd, int gre_fd);
-@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ sigjmp_buf env;
- /*** signal handler ***********************************************************/
- void sighandler(int sig)
- {
-+	fprintf(stderr, "Got signal, pid=%d\n", callmgr_pid);
-+	fflush(stderr);
-     siglongjmp(env, 1);
- }
- 
-@@ -330,6 +333,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **e
-         parent_pid = 0; /* don't kill pppd */
-     }
- 
-+    if (sigsetjmp(env, 1)!= 0) goto shutdown;
-+
-+    signal(SIGINT,  sighandler);
-+    signal(SIGTERM, sighandler);
-+    signal(SIGKILL, sighandler);
-+    signal(SIGCHLD, sighandler);
-+    signal(SIGUSR1, sigstats);
-+
-     do {
-         /*
-          * Open connection to call manager (Launch call manager if necessary.)
-@@ -360,13 +371,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **e
-     if (rc != 0) perror("prctl");
- #endif
-     inststr(argc, argv, envp, buf);
--    if (sigsetjmp(env, 1)!= 0) goto shutdown;
--
--    signal(SIGINT,  sighandler);
--    signal(SIGTERM, sighandler);
--    signal(SIGKILL, sighandler);
--    signal(SIGCHLD, sighandler);
--    signal(SIGUSR1, sigstats);
- 
-     /* Do GRE copy until close. */
-     pptp_gre_copy(call_id, peer_call_id, pty_fd, gre_fd);
-@@ -375,6 +379,8 @@ shutdown:
-     /* on close, kill all. */
-     if(launchpppd)
-         kill(parent_pid, SIGTERM);
-+    if (callmgr_pid)
-+	kill(callmgr_pid, SIGTERM);
-     close(pty_fd);
-     close(callmgr_sock);
-     exit(0);
-@@ -407,7 +413,7 @@ int open_callmgr(struct in_addr inetaddr
-     struct sockaddr_un where;
-     const int NUM_TRIES = 3;
-     int i, fd;
--    pid_t pid;
-+    pid_t pid = 0;
-     int status;
-     /* Open socket */
-     if ((fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
-@@ -434,6 +440,7 @@ int open_callmgr(struct in_addr inetaddr
-                     launch_callmgr(inetaddr, phonenr, argc, argv, envp);
-                 }
-                 default: /* parent */
-+		    callmgr_pid = pid;
-                     waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
-                     if (status!= 0)
-                         fatal("Call manager exited with error %d", status);