diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/package.mk b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 89bdcfd95d..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-# This file is part of OpenELEC - http://www.openelec.tv
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2014 Stephan Raue (stephan@openelec.tv)
-#
-# OpenELEC 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 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# OpenELEC 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. If not, see .
-################################################################################
-
-PKG_NAME="vdr-control"
-PKG_VERSION="0.0.2a"
-PKG_REV="1"
-PKG_ARCH="any"
-PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
-PKG_SITE="http://ricomp.de/vdr/"
-PKG_URL="http://ricomp.de/vdr/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tgz"
-PKG_SOURCE_DIR="control-${PKG_VERSION}"
-PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain vdr"
-PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
-PKG_SECTION="multimedia"
-PKG_SHORTDESC="vdr control plugin"
-PKG_LONGDESC="vdr control plugin"
-
-PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
-PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
-
-pre_configure_target() {
- export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -fPIC"
- export CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC"
- export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fPIC"
-}
-
-make_target() {
- VDR_DIR=$(get_build_dir vdr)
- make VDRDIR=$VDR_DIR \
- LIBDIR="." \
- LOCALEDIR="./locale"
-}
-
-post_make_target() {
- $STRIP libvdr-*.so*
-}
-
-makeinstall_target() {
- : # installation not needed, done by create-addon script
-}
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-01_Makefile-fPIC-fix.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-01_Makefile-fPIC-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3380b8fcb1..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-01_Makefile-fPIC-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-
-## Makefile-fPIC-fix patch
-##
-## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
-## DP: Adds -fPIC to Makefile to fix potential FTBFS.
-
-@DPATCH@
-diff -urNad /usr/src/cvs/vdrdevel-plugin-rotor/Makefile vdrdevel-plugin-rotor/Makefile
---- /usr/src/cvs/vdrdevel-plugin-rotor/Makefile Sun May 16 15:48:12 2004
-+++ vdrdevel-plugin-rotor/Makefile Sat Sep 11 00:28:18 2004
-@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
- ### The C++ compiler and options:
-
- CXX ?= g++
--CXXFLAGS ?= -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual
-+CXXFLAGS ?= -fPIC -O2 -Wall -Woverloaded-virtual
-
- ### The directory environment:
-
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-02_gateway.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-02_gateway.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f46c18b9c..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-02_gateway.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-## 02_gateway.dpatch by Walter, dg9ep @ vdrportal.de
-##
-## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
-## DP: Fixes problems when ending a telnet session with ctrl-c
-## DP: see: http://www.vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=49680
-
-@DPATCH@
-diff -urNad vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a~/gateway.c vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a/gateway.c
---- vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a~/gateway.c 2004-07-02 21:24:22.000000000 +0200
-+++ vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a/gateway.c 2007-04-12 22:51:16.000000000 +0200
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
- _pTelnet (0),
- _pFormatter (0)
- {
-- gl_CtrlGatewayCol.Add(this);
-+// gl_CtrlGatewayCol.Add(this);
-
- // if (! cKbdRemoteForControl::_pRemote)
- // cKbdRemoteForControl::_pRemote = new cKbdRemoteForControl();
-@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
-
- // UnprepareSocket();
-
-- if (! _terminating)
-- gl_CtrlGatewayCol.Del(this);
-+// if (! _terminating)
-+// gl_CtrlGatewayCol.Del(this);
-
- conDSYSLOG("gateway thread ended (pid=%d)", getpid());
- conLOG_GATEW("gateway thread ended (pid=%d)", getpid());
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-92_control-1.3.18.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-92_control-1.3.18.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e6a100f24..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-92_control-1.3.18.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-
-## control-1.3.18 patch - by Thomas Günther
-##
-## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
-## DP: Changes for VDR >= 1.3.18.
-
-@DPATCH@
---- control-0.0.2a/gateway.c
-+++ control-0.0.2a/gateway.c
-@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@
-
- uint64 Command = 0;
- uint i = 0;
-+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 10318
-+ cTimeMs timeout;
-+ timeout.Set(100);
-+#else
- int t0 = time_ms();
-+#endif
- while (_active && i < sizeof(Command)) {
-
- uchar ch;
-@@ -131,7 +136,11 @@
- // of their codes, so we'll need to wait some 100ms to see if
- // there is more coming up - or whether this really is the 'ESC'
- // key (if somebody knows how to clean this up, please let me know):
-+#if VDRVERSNUM >= 10318
-+ if (Command == 0x1B && !timeout.TimedOut())
-+#else
- if (Command == 0x1B && time_ms() - t0 < 100)
-+#endif
- continue;
-
- if (Command) {
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-93_control-0.0.2a-1.5.0.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-93_control-0.0.2a-1.5.0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a7ebfe3a2a..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-93_control-0.0.2a-1.5.0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-## 93_control-0.0.2a-1.5.0.dpatch by Thomas Günther
-##
-## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
-## DP: Changes for VDR >= 1.5.0 (applicable to VDR >= 1.4.5).
-
-@DPATCH@
---- control-0.0.2a/gateway.c
-+++ control-0.0.2a/gateway.c
-@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
-
- if (_stack.poll(100)) {
-
-- uint64 Command = 0;
-+ uint64_t Command = 0;
- uint i = 0;
- int t0 = time_ms();
- while (_active && i < sizeof(Command)) {
---- control-0.0.2a/keyboard.c
-+++ control-0.0.2a/keyboard.c
-@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
-
- struct tKbdMap {
- eKbdFunc func;
-- uint64 code;
-+ uint64_t code;
- };
-
-
-@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
-
-
-
--bool cCtrlKeyboard::intPut(uint64 Command, bool Repeat, bool Release) {
-+bool cCtrlKeyboard::intPut(uint64_t Command, bool Repeat, bool Release) {
-
- bool ret = cRemote::Put(Command, Repeat, Release);
- conLOG_KEYB("%s cKbdRemoteForControl::intPut(0x%016LX)", ret ? "true" : "false", Command);
-@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
-
-
-
--bool cCtrlKeyboard::Put(uint64 Command, bool Repeat, bool Release) {
-+bool cCtrlKeyboard::Put(uint64_t Command, bool Repeat, bool Release) {
-
- if (! _pRemote)
- _pRemote = new cCtrlKeyboard();
-@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
-
-
-
--int cCtrlKeyboard::MapCodeToFunc(uint64 Code) {
-+int cCtrlKeyboard::MapCodeToFunc(uint64_t Code) {
-
- for (const tKbdMap *p = keyboardKbdMap; p->func != kfNone; p++) {
- if (p->code == Code)
---- control-0.0.2a/keyboard.h
-+++ control-0.0.2a/keyboard.h
-@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
- cCtrlKeyboard();
- virtual ~cCtrlKeyboard();
-
-- bool intPut(uint64 Command, bool Repeat, bool Release);
-+ bool intPut(uint64_t Command, bool Repeat, bool Release);
-
- public:
-- static bool Put(uint64 Command, bool Repeat = false, bool Release = false);
-- static int MapCodeToFunc(uint64 Code);
-+ static bool Put(uint64_t Command, bool Repeat = false, bool Release = false);
-+ static int MapCodeToFunc(uint64_t Code);
- };
-
-
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-94_gcc-4.4.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-94_gcc-4.4.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09292c75d8..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-94_gcc-4.4.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh /usr/share/dpatch/dpatch-run
-## 94_gcc-4.4.dpatch by Tobias Grimm
-##
-## All lines beginning with `## DP:' are a description of the patch.
-## DP: No description.
-
-@DPATCH@
-diff -urNad vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a~/formatter.c vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a/formatter.c
---- vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a~/formatter.c 2004-07-02 21:24:22.000000000 +0200
-+++ vdr-plugin-control-0.0.2a/formatter.c 2009-11-11 22:07:56.000000000 +0100
-@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
-
- if (Title) {
-
-- char* t = strchr(Title, '\t');
-+ const char* t = strchr(Title, '\t');
- if (t) {
-
- int size = t - Title;
-@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
-
- for (;;) {
-
-- char* t = strchr(text, '\t');
-+ const char* t = strchr(text, '\t');
- if (t) {
- // Tab found - check if the tab can be used
-
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-95_vdr-crash-fix.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-95_vdr-crash-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ae0c7a052..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-95_vdr-crash-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-diff -Nru control-0.0.2a-kw3/control.c control-0.0.2a-kw3_0/control.c
---- control-0.0.2a-kw3/control.c 2008-09-26 16:19:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ control-0.0.2a-kw3_0/control.c 2012-08-04 12:17:08.000000000 +0200
-@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
- class cPluginControl : public cPlugin {
- private:
- // Add any member variables or functions you may need here.
-+ cCtrlState* _pState;
- cCtrlGateways* _pReceivers;
- cCtrlGateway* _pTerminal;
-
-@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
- cPluginControl::~cPluginControl()
- {
- // Clean up after yourself!
-+ delete(_pState);
- delete(_pReceivers);
- delete(_pTerminal);
- }
-@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@
- // Start any background activities the plugin shall perform.
-
- if (glParPort || glParTerminal && *glParTerminal)
-- new cCtrlState();
-+ _pState = new cCtrlState();
-
- if (glParPort) {
- _pReceivers = new cCtrlGateways();
diff --git a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-96_makefile_apiversion.patch b/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-96_makefile_apiversion.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 09873e52a6..0000000000
--- a/packages/multimedia/vdr-control/patches/vdr-control-0.0.2a-96_makefile_apiversion.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 65a7674..1a5976e 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TMPDIR = /tmp
-
- ### The version number of VDR (taken from VDR's "config.h"):
-
--VDRVERSION = $(shell grep 'define VDRVERSION ' $(VDRDIR)/config.h | awk '{ print $$3 }' | sed -e 's/"//g')
-+APIVERSION = $(shell grep 'define APIVERSION ' $(VDRDIR)/config.h | awk '{ print $$3 }' | sed -e 's/"//g')
-
- ### The name of the distribution archive:
-
-@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ all: libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so
-
- libvdr-$(PLUGIN).so: $(OBJS)
- $(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) -o $@
-- @cp $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(VDRVERSION)
-+ @cp $@ $(LIBDIR)/$@.$(APIVERSION)
-
- dist: clean
- @-rm -rf $(TMPDIR)/$(ARCHIVE)