diff --git a/basez/.footprint b/basez/.footprint
deleted file mode 100644
index dd6477e15..000000000
--- a/basez/.footprint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base16 -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base32hex -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base32plain -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base64mime -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base64pem -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base64plain -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/base64url -> basez
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/bin/basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/hex -> basez
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/bin/unhex -> basez
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/share/
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base16 -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base32 -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base32hex -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base32plain -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base64 -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base64mime -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base64pem -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base64plain -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/base64url -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/basez -> basez-completion
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/hex -> basez-completion
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/bash-completion/completions/unhex -> basez-completion
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/share/man/
-drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base16.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base32hex.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base32plain.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base64mime.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base64pem.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base64plain.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/base64url.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
--rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/hex.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/share/man/man1/unhex.1.gz -> basez.1.gz
diff --git a/basez/.signature b/basez/.signature
deleted file mode 100644
index e60ca95f2..000000000
--- a/basez/.signature
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/contrib.pub
-RWSagIOpLGJF3yZQYFwCitlVHme6QCGHHz04xRdB8DRRH+lqc5COMeetwDvXjzThbZNKr7o2EZqlXNn/i3xV0wUjTYW+5UhKowg=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 80a3130b007ebe1c8ad56ef587450920a48f35587e9566767ab31483784a1753
-SHA256 (.footprint) = 40c61384e8e15ad266d2135365ea3a19094c6e000ba2216b0e4bf66b4e68322c
-SHA256 (basez-1.6.2.tar.gz) = 2a9f821488791c2763ef0120c75c43dc83dd16567b7c416f30331889fd598937
diff --git a/basez/Pkgfile b/basez/Pkgfile
deleted file mode 100644
index c265fbcae..000000000
--- a/basez/Pkgfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Description: base 16/32/64 encoder/decoder
-# URL:         http://www.quarkline.net/basez
-# Maintainer:  Thomas Penteker, tek at serverop dot de
-
-name=basez
-version=1.6.2
-release=1
-source=(http://www.quarkline.net/basez/download/basez-$version.tar.gz)
-
-build() {
-  cd $name-$version
-
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr
-  make
-
-  install -d $PKG/usr/share/doc/basez
-  make DESTDIR=$PKG install-unix
-
-  rm -r $PKG/usr/share/doc $PKG/usr/bin/base{32,64} $PKG/usr/share/man/man1/base{32,64}.1
-}