diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/profiles/00-default.mk b/target/linux/ath79/generic/profiles/00-default.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 83b39e4418..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/profiles/00-default.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-define Profile/Default
-	NAME:=Default Profile (all drivers)
-	PRIORITY := 1
-endef
-
-define Profile/Default/Description
-	Default package set compatible with most boards.
-endef
-$(eval $(call Profile,Default))
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/profiles/00-default.mk b/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/profiles/00-default.mk
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index 14712da593..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ath79/mikrotik/profiles/00-default.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2020 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-define Profile/Default
-	NAME:=Default Profile (all drivers)
-	PACKAGES:= \
-		kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 nand-utils
-	PRIORITY := 1
-endef
-
-define Profile/Default/Description
-	Default package set compatible with most boards.
-endef
-$(eval $(call Profile,Default))
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/nand/profiles/00-default.mk b/target/linux/ath79/nand/profiles/00-default.mk
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index 6e618113a5..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ath79/nand/profiles/00-default.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2009 OpenWrt.org
-#
-# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
-# See /LICENSE for more information.
-#
-
-define Profile/Default
-	NAME:=Default Profile
-	PACKAGES:= \
-		kmod-usb-ohci kmod-usb2 kmod-usb-ledtrig-usbport
-	PRIORITY := 1
-endef
-
-define Profile/Default/Description
-	Default package set compatible with most boards.
-endef
-$(eval $(call Profile,Default))
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/profiles/00-default.mk b/target/linux/ath79/tiny/profiles/00-default.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index aa8e1195f8..0000000000
--- a/target/linux/ath79/tiny/profiles/00-default.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-define Profile/Default
-	NAME:=Default Profile (all drivers)
-	PRIORITY := 1
-endef
-
-define Profile/Default/Description
-	Default package set compatible with most boards.
-endef
-$(eval $(call Profile,Default))