diff --git a/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/Manifest b/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/Manifest
deleted file mode 100644
index 4a05a9bf6..000000000
--- a/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/Manifest
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-DIST carl9170-1.fw 13424 SHA256 2016f0cd31f2338cdaa795d467cf0117bca225a1017368dc281caef387bcc0b7 SHA512 5eaff2c6997e554538bbcc3ccb4b877669eb02ef9c262516c2560f8589f5f64543774003e377e2d899c2515948799ca7b009580524abe54de3b6749de8e0e161 WHIRLPOOL 58653a4ce3187e4e5d07c16fa1e465a858c4af73aa7aeea563bd40106bf9056e3f1daa5a283220d43dfd92e1fce12ad472ba9f74c4beba27f4eb8d5c9d32d4a3
-EBUILD linux-firmware-99999999.ebuild 2236 SHA256 8652219b57d9a243a6faeba4151fce423506c0634bd6066413e907fde8510f8e SHA512 50454efa4570ff448664d842120d989891bde0f18581c2266567a7d1d67f7901349c065d6cd250b79eaf03e9c82f647b56abb41c335b1367881806e697212864 WHIRLPOOL 6c963f4749038e69a7435a4b03f1082a30dbf61b9018d2884bb474dd786220b36dfcdff5c99c977d07e2e65a9e38f8a1ad065c72e97f68da81311bb02c98f001
diff --git a/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware-99999999.ebuild b/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware-99999999.ebuild
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index d2ca6bf11..000000000
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-# Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/sys-kernel/linux-firmware/linux-firmware-99999999.ebuild,v 1.5 2011/02/19 20:30:46 chithanh Exp $
-
-EAPI=3
-
-DESCRIPTION="Linux firmware files"
-HOMEPAGE="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/dwmw2/firmware"
-
-#this is only being added to add in carl9170 firmware
-#http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170
-
-if [[ ${PV} == 99999999* ]]; then
-	inherit git-2
-	SRC_URI="http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170/fw1.9.4?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=carl9170-1.fw -> carl9170-1.fw"
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/${PN}.git"
-else
-	SRC_URI="mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/people/dwmw2/firmware/${P}.tar.bz2 \
-		http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/carl9170/fw1.9.7?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=carl9170-1.fw -> carl9170-1.fw"
-fi
-
-LICENSE="GPL-1 GPL-2 GPL-3 BSD freedist"
-KEYWORDS=""
-SLOT="0"
-IUSE=""
-
-DEPEND=""
-RDEPEND="!media-sound/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_korg1212]
-	!media-sound/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_maestro3]
-	!media-sound/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_sb16]
-	!media-sound/alsa-firmware[alsa_cards_ymfpci]
-	!media-tv/cx18-firmware
-	!media-tv/ivtv-firmware
-	!media-tv/linuxtv-dvb-firmware[dvb_cards_cx231xx]
-	!media-tv/linuxtv-dvb-firmware[dvb_cards_cx23885]
-	!media-tv/linuxtv-dvb-firmware[dvb_cards_usb-dib0700]
-	!net-dialup/ueagle-atm
-	!net-dialup/ueagle4-atm
-	!net-wireless/ar9271-firmware
-	!net-wireless/i2400m-fw
-	!net-wireless/iwl1000-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl4965-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl5000-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl5150-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl6000-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl6005-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl6030-ucode
-	!net-wireless/iwl6050-ucode
-	!net-wireless/libertas-firmware
-	!net-wireless/rt61-firmware
-	!net-wireless/rt73-firmware
-	!sys-block/qla-fc-firmware
-	!x11-drivers/radeon-ucode
-	net-wireless/zd1211-firmware
-	net-wireless/ipw2100-firmware
-	net-wireless/ipw2200-firmware
-	net-wireless/zd1201-firmware
-	net-wireless/atmel-firmware
-"
-
-
-#add anything else that collides to this
-
-src_install() {
-	insinto /lib/firmware/
-	doins -r * || die "Install failed!"
-	doins ${DISTDIR}/* || die
-}