diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f5e71ca6..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/disable_tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur protobuf-c-0.15.old/src/Makefile.am protobuf-c-0.15/src/Makefile.am
---- protobuf-c-0.15.old/src/Makefile.am	2012-11-28 14:59:57.845251943 +0100
-+++ protobuf-c-0.15/src/Makefile.am	2012-11-28 15:00:23.549252632 +0100
-@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- if BUILD_PROTOC_C
--SUBDIRS = . test
-+
- bin_PROGRAMS = protoc-c
- protoc_c_SOURCES = \
- google/protobuf/compiler/c/c_service.cc \
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
- lib_LTLIBRARIES = libprotobuf-c.la
- protobufcincludedir = $(includedir)/google/protobuf-c
-
--EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt test/CMakeLists.txt
-+EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt
-
- libprotobuf_c_la_SOURCES = \
- google/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-dispatch.c \
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b293428..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-From 46e331263eb92e47510e88478b255f226d30245c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Keith Holman <Keith.Holman@windriver.com>
-Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 15:19:35 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] protobuf: allow running python scripts from anywhere
-
-The Makefile to generate the examples with Google Protocol Buffers
-generates some scripts for python.  However, these generated scripts
-only work if they are ran in the same directory as the source files.
-This fix generates scripts to execute from anywhere on the system.
-
-Signed-off-by: Keith Holman <Keith.Holman@windriver.com>
----
- examples/Makefile | 6 ++++--
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
-index 8dc9083..a993d63 100644
---- a/examples/Makefile
-+++ b/examples/Makefile
-@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ list_people_java: javac_middleman
- add_person_python: add_person.py protoc_middleman
- 	@echo "Writing shortcut script add_person_python..."
- 	@echo '#! /bin/sh' > add_person_python
--	@echo './add_person.py "$$@"' >> add_person_python
-+	@echo 'SCRIPT_DIR=$$(dirname $$0)' >> add_person_python
-+	@echo '$$SCRIPT_DIR/add_person.py "$$@"' >> add_person_python
- 	@chmod +x add_person_python
-
- list_people_python: list_people.py protoc_middleman
- 	@echo "Writing shortcut script list_people_python..."
- 	@echo '#! /bin/sh' > list_people_python
--	@echo './list_people.py "$$@"' >> list_people_python
-+	@echo 'SCRIPT_DIR=$$(dirname $$0)' >> list_people_python
-+	@echo '$$SCRIPT_DIR/list_people.py "$$@"' >> list_people_python
- 	@chmod +x list_people_python
---
-1.9.3
-
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest
deleted file mode 100755
index a5a7b0f9..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/files/run-ptest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
-TEST_FILE="/tmp/test.data"
-
-RETVAL=0
-# Test every writing test application
-for write_exe_full_path in ${DIR}/add_person_*; do
-	if [ -x "${write_exe_full_path}" ]; then
-		write_exe=`basename ${write_exe_full_path}`
-		echo "Generating new test file using ${write_exe}..."
-		${write_exe_full_path} "${TEST_FILE}"
-		RETVAL=$?
-
-		# Test every reading test application
-		for read_exe_full_path in ${DIR}/list_people_*; do
-			read_exe=`basename ${read_exe_full_path}`
-			echo "Test: Write with ${write_exe}; Read with ${read_exe}..."
-			if [ -x "${read_exe_full_path}" ]; then
-				${read_exe_full_path} "${TEST_FILE}"
-				RETVAL=$?
-			fi
-		done
-
-		# Cleanup...
-		if [ -e "${TEST_FILE}" ]; then
-			rm "${TEST_FILE}"
-		fi
-	fi
-done
-
-exit $RETVAL
-
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index ff2499e5..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-c_1.2.1.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY = "protobuf-c"
-DESCRIPTION = "This package provides a code generator and runtime libraries to use Protocol Buffers from pure C"
-HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-c/"
-SECTION = "console/tools"
-LICENSE = "Apache-2.0"
-
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=235c3195a3968524dc1524b4ebea0c0e"
-
-COMPATIBLE_HOST = "(x86_64|arm|aarch64).*-linux"
-
-DEPENDS = "protobuf protobuf-c-native"
-
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "e544249c329391fff512c3874895cfbe"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "846eb4846f19598affdc349d817a8c4c0c68fd940303e6934725c889f16f00bd"
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/releases/download/v1.2.1/protobuf-c-1.2.1.tar.gz "
-#SRC_URI_append_class-target ="file://0001-protobuf-c-Remove-the-rules-which-depend-on-the-nati.patch"
-
-inherit autotools pkgconfig
-
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"
-
-do_configure_prepend_class-target() {
-    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}"
-}
-
-do_install_append_class-native() {
-    install -m 755 ${B}/t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data ${D}/${bindir}
-}
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.1.0.bb b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.1.0.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index c32f6278..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf-native_3.1.0.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY = "protobuf"
-DESCRIPTION = "Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in \
-an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for \
-almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats."
-HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/"
-SECTION = "console/tools"
-LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
-
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=35953c752efc9299b184f91bef540095"
-
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "14a532a7538551d5def317bfca41dace"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0a0ae63cbffc274efb573bdde9a253e3f32e458c41261df51c5dbc5ad541e8f7"
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/v3.1.0.tar.gz;downloadfilename=protobuf-3.1.0.tar.gz \
-	"
-
-EXTRA_OECONF += " --with-protoc=echo"
-
-inherit native autotools
-
diff --git a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.1.0.bb b/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.1.0.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index b948e66a..00000000
--- a/recipes-devtools/protobuf/protobuf_3.1.0.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY = "protobuf"
-DESCRIPTION = "Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in \
-an efficient yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for \
-almost all of its internal RPC protocols and file formats."
-HOMEPAGE = "http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/"
-SECTION = "console/tools"
-LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
-
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=35953c752efc9299b184f91bef540095"
-
-PR = "r0"
-EXCLUDE_FROM_WORLD = "1"
-
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "14a532a7538551d5def317bfca41dace"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0a0ae63cbffc274efb573bdde9a253e3f32e458c41261df51c5dbc5ad541e8f7"
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/google/protobuf/archive/v3.1.0.tar.gz;downloadfilename=protobuf-3.1.0.tar.gz\
-	        file://protobuf-allow-running-python-scripts-from-anywhere.patch \
-	        file://run-ptest \
-            "
-
-COMPATIBLE_HOST = "(x86_64|arm|aarch64).*-linux"
-
-EXTRA_OECONF += " --with-protoc=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/protoc"
-inherit autotools setuptools ptest
-
-DEPENDS += "protobuf-native"
-RDEPENDS_${PN}-ptest = "bash"
-
-PYTHON_SRC_DIR="python"
-TEST_SRC_DIR="examples"
-LANG_SUPPORT="cpp python"
-
-do_compile() {
-	# Compile protoc compiler
-	base_do_compile
-}
-
-do_compile_ptest() {
-	# Modify makefile to use the cross-compiler
-	sed -e "s|c++|${CXX} \$(LDFLAGS)|g" -i "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/Makefile"
-
-	mkdir -p "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
-
-	# Add the location of the cross-compiled header and library files
-	# which haven't been installed yet.
-	cp "${B}/protobuf.pc" "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
-	sed -e 's|libdir=|libdir=${PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR}|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
-	sed -e 's|Cflags:|Cflags: -I${S}/src|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
-	sed -e 's|Libs:|Libs: -L${B}/src/.libs|' -i "${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/protobuf.pc"
-	export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${B}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
-
-	# Save the pkgcfg sysroot variable, and update it to nothing so
-	# that it doesn't append the sysroot to the beginning of paths.
-	# The header and library files aren't installed to the target
-	# system yet.  So the absolute paths were specified above.
-	save_pkg_config_sysroot_dir=$PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR
-	export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=
-
-	# Compile the tests
-	for lang in ${LANG_SUPPORT}; do
-		oe_runmake -C "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}" ${lang}
-	done
-
-	# Restore the pkgconfig sysroot variable
-	export PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR=$save_pkg_config_sysroot_dir
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	local olddir=`pwd`
-
-	# Install protoc compiler
-	autotools_do_install
-
-	# Install header files
-	export PROTOC="${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/protoc"
-	cd "${S}/${PYTHON_SRC_DIR}"
-	distutils_do_install
-
-	cd "$olddir"
-}
-
-do_install_ptest() {
-	local olddir=`pwd`
-
-	cd "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}"
-	install -d "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
-	for i in add_person* list_people*; do
-		if [ -x "$i" ]; then
-			install "$i" "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
-		fi
-	done
-	cp "${S}/${TEST_SRC_DIR}/addressbook_pb2.py" "${D}/${PTEST_PATH}"
-	
-	cd "$olddir"
-}
-
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "nativesdk"
-