diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index 6df656b9f4..4ec7d91bf7 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_JFFS2_LZMA),y)
   JFFS2OPTS += -x lzma
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_LINUX_2_4)$(CONFIG_LINUX_2_6_25),)
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_LINUX_2_6_25),)
   USE_SQUASHFS3 := y
 endif
 
diff --git a/include/kernel-defaults.mk b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
index 0969b844a0..5312ad4981 100644
--- a/include/kernel-defaults.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-defaults.mk
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ else
   endef
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.6)
-  ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS),y)
     define Kernel/SetInitramfs
 		mv $(LINUX_DIR)/.config $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.old
 		grep -v -e INITRAMFS -e CONFIG_RD_ -e CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.old > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
@@ -84,17 +83,8 @@ ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.6)
 		grep -v INITRAMFS $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.old > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 		echo 'CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""' >> $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
     endef
-  endif
 endif
 
-define Kernel/Configure/2.4
-	$(SED) "s,\-mcpu=,\-mtune=,g;" $(LINUX_DIR)/arch/mips/Makefile
-	$(_SINGLE)$(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) oldconfig include/linux/compile.h include/linux/version.h
-	$(_SINGLE)$(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) dep
-endef
-define Kernel/Configure/2.6
-	-$(_SINGLE)$(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) oldconfig prepare scripts
-endef
 define Kernel/Configure/Default
 	$(LINUX_CONFCMD) > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target
 # copy CONFIG_KERNEL_* settings over to .config.target
@@ -107,7 +97,7 @@ define Kernel/Configure/Default
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/metadata.pl kconfig $(TMP_DIR)/.packageinfo $(TOPDIR)/.config > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.override
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/kconfig.pl 'm+' '+' $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.target /dev/null $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.override > $(LINUX_DIR)/.config
 	$(call Kernel/SetInitramfs)
-	$(call Kernel/Configure/$(KERNEL))
+	-$(_SINGLE)$(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKEOPTS) oldconfig prepare scripts
 	rm -rf $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/modules
 endef
 
diff --git a/include/package.mk b/include/package.mk
index f48c790575..9f7cfc855b 100644
--- a/include/package.mk
+++ b/include/package.mk
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/autotools.mk
 
 override MAKEFLAGS=
 CONFIG_SITE:=$(INCLUDE_DIR)/site/$(REAL_GNU_TARGET_NAME)
-ifneq ($(CONFIG_LINUX_2_4),)
-  CONFIG_SITE:=$(subst linux-,linux2.4-,$(CONFIG_SITE))
-endif
 CUR_MAKEFILE:=$(filter-out Makefile,$(firstword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
 SUBMAKE:=$(NO_TRACE_MAKE) $(if $(CUR_MAKEFILE),-f $(CUR_MAKEFILE))
 
diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 5eb8547cc2..ae20bc9345 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -12,16 +12,11 @@ __target_inc=1
 DEVICE_TYPE?=router
 
 # Default packages - the really basic set
-DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg
+DEFAULT_PACKAGES:=base-files libc libgcc busybox dropbear mtd uci opkg udevtrigger hotplug2
 # For router targets
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES.router:=dnsmasq iptables ppp ppp-mod-pppoe kmod-ipt-nathelper firewall
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES.bootloader:=
 
-# Additional packages for Linux 2.6
-ifneq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
-  DEFAULT_PACKAGES += udevtrigger hotplug2
-endif
-
 # Add device specific packages
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += $(DEFAULT_PACKAGES.$(DEVICE_TYPE))