diff --git a/packages/debug/nano/build b/packages/debug/nano/build
index f607cf6eea..20a4f0aeb0 100755
--- a/packages/debug/nano/build
+++ b/packages/debug/nano/build
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build ncurses
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
diff --git a/packages/debug/nano/install b/packages/debug/nano/install
index 8ece062176..4752c489bb 100755
--- a/packages/debug/nano/install
+++ b/packages/debug/nano/install
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install ncurses
-
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/src/nano $INSTALL/usr/bin
diff --git a/packages/debug/nano/meta b/packages/debug/nano/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccce389b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/debug/nano/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="nano"
+PKG_VERSION="2.2.5"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
+PKG_SITE="http://www.nano-editor.org/"
+PKG_URL="http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.2/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+PKG_DEPENDS="ncurses"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain ncurses"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="debug"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="nano: Pico editor clone with enhancements"
+PKG_LONGDESC="GNU nano (Nano's ANOther editor, or Not ANOther editor) is an enhanced clone of the Pico text editor."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
diff --git a/packages/debug/nano/url b/packages/debug/nano/url
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a76d3ecd8..0000000000
--- a/packages/debug/nano/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.2/nano-2.2.5.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file