diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index f4b18c3..12e01d1 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -10,57 +10,6 @@ DPKG_ARCH ?= "${TARGET_ARCH}"
 
 PKGWRITEDIRDEB = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-debs"
 
-python package_deb_fn () {
-    d.setVar('PKGFN', d.getVar('PKG'))
-}
-
-addtask package_deb_install
-python do_package_deb_install () {
-    pkg = d.getVar('PKG', True)
-    pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', True)
-    rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
-    debdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_DEB', True)
-    apt_config = d.expand('${STAGING_ETCDIR_NATIVE}/apt/apt.conf')
-    stagingbindir = d.getVar('STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE', True)
-    tmpdir = d.getVar('TMPDIR', True)
-
-    if None in (pkg,pkgfn,rootfs):
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed("missing variables (one or more of PKG, PKGFN, IMAGE_ROOTFS)")
-    try:
-        if not os.exists(rootfs):
-            os.makedirs(rootfs)
-        os.chdir(rootfs)
-    except OSError:
-        import sys
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed(str(sys.exc_value))
-
-    # update packages file
-    (exitstatus, output) = commands.getstatusoutput('dpkg-scanpackages %s > %s/Packages' % (debdir, debdir))
-    if (exitstatus != 0 ):
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed(output)
-
-    f = open(os.path.join(tmpdir, "stamps", "DEB_PACKAGE_INDEX_CLEAN"), "w")
-    f.close()
-
-    # NOTE: this env stuff is racy at best, we need something more capable
-    # than 'commands' for command execution, which includes manipulating the
-    # env of the fork+execve'd processs
-
-    # Set up environment
-    apt_config_backup = os.getenv('APT_CONFIG')
-    os.putenv('APT_CONFIG', apt_config)
-    path = os.getenv('PATH')
-    os.putenv('PATH', '%s:%s' % (stagingbindir, os.getenv('PATH')))
-
-    # install package
-    commands.getstatusoutput('apt-get update')
-    commands.getstatusoutput('apt-get install -y %s' % pkgfn)
-
-    # revert environment
-    os.putenv('APT_CONFIG', apt_config_backup)
-    os.putenv('PATH', path)
-}
-
 #
 # Update the Packages index files in ${DEPLOY_DIR_DEB}
 #
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index 526c3ae..094ba09 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -14,62 +14,6 @@ OPKG_ARGS = "-f $INSTALL_CONF_IPK -o $INSTALL_ROOTFS_IPK --force_postinstall --p
 
 OPKGLIBDIR = "${localstatedir}/lib"
 
-python package_ipk_fn () {
-    d.setVar('PKGFN', d.getVar('PKG'))
-}
-
-python package_ipk_install () {
-    import subprocess
-
-    pkg = d.getVar('PKG', True)
-    pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', True)
-    rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
-    ipkdir = d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_IPK', True)
-    stagingdir = d.getVar('STAGING_DIR', True)
-    tmpdir = d.getVar('TMPDIR', True)
-
-    if None in (pkg,pkgfn,rootfs):
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed("missing variables (one or more of PKG, PKGFN, IMAGEROOTFS)")
-    try:
-        bb.mkdirhier(rootfs)
-        os.chdir(rootfs)
-    except OSError:
-        import sys
-        (type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-        print value
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-
-    # Generate ipk.conf if it or the stamp doesnt exist
-    conffile = os.path.join(stagingdir,"ipkg.conf")
-    if not os.access(conffile, os.R_OK):
-        ipkg_archs = d.getVar('PACKAGE_ARCHS')
-        if ipkg_archs is None:
-            bb.error("PACKAGE_ARCHS missing")
-            raise FuncFailed
-        ipkg_archs = ipkg_archs.split()
-        arch_priority = 1
-
-        f = open(conffile,"w")
-        for arch in ipkg_archs:
-            f.write("arch %s %s\n" % ( arch, arch_priority ))
-            arch_priority += 1
-        f.write("src local file:%s" % ipkdir)
-        f.close()
-
-
-    if not os.access(os.path.join(ipkdir,"Packages"), os.R_OK) or not os.access(os.path.join(tmpdir, "stamps", "IPK_PACKAGE_INDEX_CLEAN"),os.R_OK):
-        ret = subprocess.call('opkg-make-index -p %s %s ' % (os.path.join(ipkdir, "Packages"), ipkdir), shell=True)
-        if (ret != 0 ):
-            raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-        f = open(os.path.join(tmpdir, "stamps", "IPK_PACKAGE_INDEX_CLEAN"),"w")
-        f.close()
-
-    ret = subprocess.call('opkg-cl  -o %s -f %s update' % (rootfs, conffile), shell=True)
-    ret = subprocess.call('opkg-cl  -o %s -f %s install %s' % (rootfs, conffile, pkgfn), shell=True)
-    if (ret != 0 ):
-        raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-}
-
 package_tryout_install_multilib_ipk() {
 	#try install multilib
 	multilib_tryout_dirs=""
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index e85e027..a0715fe 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ RPMBUILD="rpmbuild"
 PKGWRITEDIRRPM = "${WORKDIR}/deploy-rpms"
 PKGWRITEDIRSRPM = "${DEPLOY_DIR}/sources/deploy-srpm"
 
-python package_rpm_fn () {
-    d.setVar('PKGFN', d.getVar('PKG'))
-}
-
-python package_rpm_install () {
-    bb.fatal("package_rpm_install not implemented!")
-}
-
 #
 # Update the packages indexes ${DEPLOY_DIR_RPM}
 #
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
index e76ce29..aaa3ca6 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_tar.bbclass
@@ -3,36 +3,9 @@ inherit package
 IMAGE_PKGTYPE ?= "tar"
 
 python package_tar_fn () {
 	fn = os.path.join(d.getVar('DEPLOY_DIR_TAR'), "%s-%s-%s.tar.gz" % (d.getVar('PKG'), d.getVar('PKGV'), d.getVar('PKGR')))
 	fn = d.expand(fn)
 	d.setVar('PKGFN', fn)
-}
-
-python package_tar_install () {
-	import subprocess
-	pkg = d.getVar('PKG', True)
-	pkgfn = d.getVar('PKGFN', True)
-	rootfs = d.getVar('IMAGE_ROOTFS', True)
-
-	if None in (pkg,pkgfn,rootfs):
-		bb.error("missing variables (one or more of PKG, PKGFN, IMAGEROOTFS)")
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-	try:
-		bb.mkdirhier(rootfs)
-		os.chdir(rootfs)
-	except OSError:
-		import sys
-		(type, value, traceback) = sys.exc_info()
-		print value
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-
-	if not os.access(pkgfn, os.R_OK):
-		bb.debug(1, "%s does not exist, skipping" % pkgfn)
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed
-
-	ret = subprocess.call('zcat %s | tar -xf -' % pkgfn, shell=True)
-	if ret != 0:
-		raise bb.build.FuncFailed
 }
 
 python do_package_tar () {
