diff --git a/packages/debug/meta b/packages/debug/meta
index bed0ab027f..98a35bcff8 100644
--- a/packages/debug/meta
+++ b/packages/debug/meta
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
 PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb mesa-demos tvdump w_scan tools htop mrxvt"
+PKG_DEPENDS="strace gdb mesa-demos tvdump w_scan mrxvt"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="debug"
diff --git a/packages/tools/meta b/packages/tools/meta
deleted file mode 100644
index 447074e2d0..0000000000
--- a/packages/tools/meta
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#      This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-#      Copyright (C) 2009-2011 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-#  This Program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-#  any later version.
-#
-#  This Program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with OpenELEC.tv; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
-#  the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-#  http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
-################################################################################
-
-PKG_NAME="tools"
-PKG_VERSION=""
-PKG_REV="1"
-PKG_ARCH="any"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
-PKG_URL=""
-PKG_DEPENDS="nano pastebinit evtest"
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain"
-PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
-PKG_SECTION="debug"
-PKG_SHORTDESC="debug: Metapackage for installing some tools"
-PKG_LONGDESC="debug is a Metapackage for installing some tools"
-PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-
-PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
diff --git a/projects/ATV/options b/projects/ATV/options
index 9d802a9b24..5eab3ef318 100644
--- a/projects/ATV/options
+++ b/projects/ATV/options
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # build and install SFTP Server (yes / no)
   SFTP_SERVER="yes"
 
-# build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
-# some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
-  TOOLS="yes"
-
 # build and install diskmounter service (udisks)
 # this service provide auto mounting support for external drives
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
diff --git a/projects/Fusion/options b/projects/Fusion/options
index ea9a0947e0..56e7637da7 100644
--- a/projects/Fusion/options
+++ b/projects/Fusion/options
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # build and install SFTP Server (yes / no)
   SFTP_SERVER="yes"
 
-# build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
-# some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
-  TOOLS="yes"
-
 # build and install diskmounter service (udisks)
 # this service provide auto mounting support for external drives
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
diff --git a/projects/Generic/options b/projects/Generic/options
index 84a0466b51..0ebfe1261b 100644
--- a/projects/Generic/options
+++ b/projects/Generic/options
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # build and install SFTP Server (yes / no)
   SFTP_SERVER="yes"
 
-# build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
-# some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
-  TOOLS="yes"
-
 # build and install diskmounter service (udisks)
 # this service provide auto mounting support for external drives
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
diff --git a/projects/ION/options b/projects/ION/options
index 167c423ec0..b9c97ba1f9 100644
--- a/projects/ION/options
+++ b/projects/ION/options
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # build and install SFTP Server (yes / no)
   SFTP_SERVER="yes"
 
-# build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
-# some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
-  TOOLS="yes"
-
 # build and install diskmounter service (udisks)
 # this service provide auto mounting support for external drives
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
diff --git a/projects/Intel/options b/projects/Intel/options
index 936e79432e..856775cd5b 100644
--- a/projects/Intel/options
+++ b/projects/Intel/options
@@ -143,10 +143,6 @@
 # build and install SFTP Server (yes / no)
   SFTP_SERVER="yes"
 
-# build and install some tools for including in release (yes / no)
-# some of this tools are: htop, nano, wgetpaste
-  TOOLS="yes"
-
 # build and install diskmounter service (udisks)
 # this service provide auto mounting support for external drives
 # in the mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime (yes / no)
diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 706c350fe3..767124d5eb 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL
 # Update support
   [ "$INSTALLER_SUPPORT" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install installer
 
-# some system tools
-  [ "$TOOLS" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install tools
-
 # Devtools... (not for Release)
   [ "$TESTING" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install testing
   [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ] && $SCRIPTS/install debug