diff --git a/include/package-ipkg.mk b/include/package-ipkg.mk
index e89276ed1a..eaa80ebc75 100644
--- a/include/package-ipkg.mk
+++ b/include/package-ipkg.mk
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),)
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1))
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install_lib,$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1))
-	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" "$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1)" "$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)")
 	touch $$@
 
     $(STAGING_DIR_ROOT)/stamp/.$(1)_installed: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.pkgdir/$(1).installed
@@ -197,15 +196,11 @@ $(_endef)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export DESCRIPTION=$$(Package/$(1)/description)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export PATH=$$(TARGET_PATH_PKG)
     $$(IPKG_$(1)) : export PKG_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:=$(PKG_SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)
-    ifdef Build/InstallDev
-      $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAMP_INSTALLED)
-    endif
     $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(1).provides $$(IPKG_$(1)): $(STAMP_BUILT) $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package-ipkg.mk
 	@rm -rf $$(IDIR_$(1)); \
 		$$(call remove_ipkg_files,$(1),$$(call opkg_package_files,$(call gen_ipkg_wildcard,$(1))))
 	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR) $$(IDIR_$(1))/CONTROL $(PKG_INFO_DIR)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install,$$(IDIR_$(1)))
-	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" "$$(IDIR_$(1))" "$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)")
 	$(if $(Package/$(1)/install-overlay),mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR) $$(IDIR_$(1))/rootfs-overlay)
 	$(call Package/$(1)/install-overlay,$$(IDIR_$(1))/rootfs-overlay)
 	-find $$(IDIR_$(1)) -name 'CVS' -o -name '.svn' -o -name '.#*' -o -name '*~'| $(XARGS) rm -rf
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index 0f1dd5cc50..d38d52908e 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ Build/Exports=$(Build/Exports/Default)
 define Build/CoreTargets
   STAMP_PREPARED:=$$(STAMP_PREPARED)
   STAMP_CONFIGURED:=$$(STAMP_CONFIGURED)
-  PKG_ABI_VERSION:=$$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)
 
   $(if $(QUILT),$(Build/Quilt))
   $(call Build/Autoclean)
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@ define Build/CoreTargets
 			"$(STAGING_DIR)/packages/$(STAGING_FILES_LIST)" \
 			"$(STAGING_DIR)"; \
 	fi
-	$(if $(PKG_ABI_VERSION),$(SET_ABI_VERSION) "$(PKG_ABI_VERSION)" $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME))
 	if [ -d $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME) ]; then \
 		(cd $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME); find ./ > $(TMP_DIR)/stage-$(PKG_DIR_NAME).files); \
 		$(call locked, \
diff --git a/rules.mk b/rules.mk
index c6bd7327c5..8f41ff5861 100644
--- a/rules.mk
+++ b/rules.mk
@@ -339,10 +339,6 @@ else
     $(SCRIPT_DIR)/rstrip.sh
 endif
 
-SET_ABI_VERSION= \
-    PATCHELF="$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/patchelf" \
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/set-abi-version.sh
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_IPV6),y)
   DISABLE_IPV6:=
 else
diff --git a/scripts/set-abi-version.sh b/scripts/set-abi-version.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index a61c842c6d..0000000000
--- a/scripts/set-abi-version.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# 
-# Copyright (C) 2020 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-SELF=${0##*/}
-
-[ -n "$PATCHELF" ] || {
-  echo "$SELF: patchelf command not defined (PATCHELF variable not set)"
-  exit 1
-}
-
-ABI_VER="$1"
-PATCH_DIR="$2"
-REF_LIST="$3"
-
-[ -n "$ABI_VER" -a -n "$PATCH_DIR" ] || {
-	echo "$SELF: no ABI version or files/directories specified"
-	echo "usage: $SELF <VERSION> [<PATH>...]"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-cmd() {
-	echo "$@" >&2
-	"$@" || exit 1
-}
-
-gen_lib_list() {
-	while read F; do
-		F="${F##*/}"
-		case "$F" in
-			lib*.so*);;
-			*) continue;;
-		esac
-		echo -n "$F:"
-	done < "$REF_LIST"
-}
-
-find "$PATCH_DIR" -type f -a -name 'lib*.so*' | \
-(
-	while read F; do
-		NEW_F="${F%%.so*}.so.$ABI_VER"
-		NEW_NAME="${NEW_F##*/}"
-		[ "$NEW_F" != "$F" ] || continue
-		cmd mv "$F" "$NEW_F"
-		[ "$REF_LIST" ] || cmd ln -s "$NEW_NAME" "$F"
-		cmd $PATCHELF --set-soname "$NEW_NAME" "$NEW_F"
-	done
-)
-
-[ -n "$REF_LIST" ] || exit 0
-
-LIBS="$(gen_lib_list)"
-LIBS="${LIBS%%:}"
-find "$PATCH_DIR" -type f -a -exec file {} \; | \
-  sed -n -e 's/^\(.*\):.*ELF.*\(executable\|relocatable\|shared object\).*,.*/\1:\2/p' | \
-(
-	IFS=":"
-	while read F S; do
-		$PATCHELF --print-needed "$F" | while read L; do
-			BASE_L="${L%%.so*}"
-			for lib in $LIBS; do
-				base_lib="${lib%%.so*}"
-				[ "$BASE_L" = "$base_lib" ] || continue
-				[ "$l" = "$lib" ] && continue
-				cmd $PATCHELF --replace-needed "$L" "$lib" "$F"
-			done
-		done
-	done
-	true
-)