diff --git a/app-misc/lirc/files/irexec-initd b/app-misc/lirc/files/irexec-initd
deleted file mode 100644
index 377ca0d2cf970..0000000000000
--- a/app-misc/lirc/files/irexec-initd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright 2003 Martin Hierling <mad@cc.fh-lippe.de>
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-: ${IREXEC_USER:=root}
-
-depend() {
-	need lircd
-}
-
-start() {
-	if [ "x${IREXEC_USER}" = "xroot" -a "x${IREXEC_DISABLE_ROOT_WARNING}" != "xyes" ]; then
-		ewarn "Warning: Running irexec as root can open security holes"
-	fi
-
-	ebegin "Starting irexec"
-	start-stop-daemon --start --chuid ${IREXEC_USER} --user ${IREXEC_USER} --chdir / \
-		--exec /usr/bin/irexec -- --daemon ${IREXEC_OPTS}
-	eend $? "Failed to start irexec."
-}
-
-stop() {
-	ebegin "Stopping irexec"
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --exec /usr/bin/irexec --user ${IREXEC_USER}
-	eend $? "Failed to stop irexec."
-}
-
diff --git a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.3 b/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.3
deleted file mode 100644
index 50b7cae7f9050..0000000000000
--- a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-PIDFILE=/var/run/${SVCNAME}.pid
-
-depend() {
-	provide lirc
-}
-
-start() {
-	ebegin "Starting lircd"
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile "${PIDFILE}" --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- \
-		-P "${PIDFILE}" ${LIRCD_OPTS}
-	eend $?
-}
-
-stop() {
-	ebegin "Stopping lircd"
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile "${PIDFILE}" --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
-	eend $?
-}
diff --git a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.6 b/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.6
deleted file mode 100644
index afa79c86c0513..0000000000000
--- a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd-0.8.6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright 1999-2004 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Id$
-
-PIDFILE=/var/run/lirc/${SVCNAME}.pid
-LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE=/dev/lircd
-LIRCD_SOCKET=/var/run/lirc/lircd
-
-depend() {
-	need localmount
-	use modules
-	provide lirc
-}
-
-start() {
-	local retval
-	ebegin "Starting lircd"
-	rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET} && ln -s ${LIRCD_SOCKET} ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		eend $? "Unable to create symbolic link ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}"
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile "${PIDFILE}" --exec /usr/sbin/lircd -- \
-		-P "${PIDFILE}" ${LIRCD_OPTS}
-	retval=$?
-
-	if [ ${retval} -ne 0 ]; then
-		rm -f ${LIRCD_SOCKET}
-	fi
-
-	eend ${retval}
-}
-
-stop() {
-	ebegin "Stopping lircd"
-	rm -f ${LIRCD_SYMLINKFILE}
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile "${PIDFILE}" --exec /usr/sbin/lircd
-	eend $?
-}
diff --git a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd.conf.2 b/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd.conf.2
deleted file mode 100644
index cfda2b802a9e4..0000000000000
--- a/app-misc/lirc/files/lircd.conf.2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# Options to pass to the lircd process
-
-# for devices with lirc-kernel-module
-#LIRCD_OPTS="-d /dev/lirc0"
-#LIRCD_OPTS="-d /dev/lirc"
-
-# for devices using the input-layer
-#LIRCD_OPTS="-H devinput -d /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:00:0a.0--event-ir"
-# This should work, Bug #235107
-#LIRCD_OPTS="-H devinput -d name=*DVB*"
diff --git a/app-misc/lirc/files/modulesd.lirc b/app-misc/lirc/files/modulesd.lirc
deleted file mode 100644
index d1838c53cc005..0000000000000
--- a/app-misc/lirc/files/modulesd.lirc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#
-# For first serial receivers:
-#
-#options lirc_serial irq=4 io=0x3f8
-#options lirc_sir irq=4 io=0x3f8
-
-#
-# Detach first serial port from serial-driver.
-# Use this when you have your serial-port-driver statically
-# compiled into your kernel, or as a module but loaded before
-# the lirc-module.
-# 
-#pre-install lirc_serial setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
-#
-#pre-install lirc_sir    setserial /dev/ttyS0 uart none
-
-
-#
-# For parallel receivers:
-#
-#options lirc_parallel irq=7 io=0x3bc
-