diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index cdd7254cbd..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/config/82_ircore.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# udev rules to start lirc on module load
-#
-# contributed by Stephan Raue <stephan@openelec.tv>
-#
-
-ACTION!=="add|change", GOTO="remote_event_grp_end"
-SUBSYSTEM!="input", GOTO="remote_event_grp_end"
-
-KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEMS=="rc", RUN+="/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=devinput --device=/dev/input/%k /etc/lirc/lircd.conf.devinput"
-KERNEL=="event[0-9]*", SUBSYSTEMS=="input", ENV{.INPUT_CLASS}=="ir", RUN+="/usr/sbin/lircd --driver=devinput --device=/dev/input/%k /etc/lirc/lircd.conf.devinput"
-
-LABEL="remote_event_grp_end"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
index 028aeeed83..ef839db162 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/install
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/lirc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/remotes/mceusb/lircd.conf.mceusb $INSTALL/etc/lirc
   cp $PKG_BUILD/remotes/devinput/lircd.conf.devinput $INSTALL/etc/lirc
 
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
-  cp $PKG_DIR/config/*.rules $INSTALL/lib/udev/rules.d
-
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = yes ]; then
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp $PKG_BUILD/tools/ircat $INSTALL/usr/bin # do we need this?