diff --git a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/Manifest b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/Manifest
index d508e86709aa2..587e95d0995e9 100644
--- a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/Manifest
+++ b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-DIST pdns-recursor-4.0.6.tar.bz2 1105423 BLAKE2B 50cc52f118630d4d8ce9876c2e11494a3c972ec90003c40fea36801eb08bd8b6173f876e6f53eb672ad8ff3da04e669946740a50f653a21459f25c1137d91297 SHA512 2203fd96469deded1da677344485da221eec036b1ad9fb418a89cd4477d73f2a6fcf984a39b574561df6946f440ddf1982de20cd39d7204da9c27e74216d1159
 DIST pdns-recursor-4.0.7.tar.bz2 1107546 BLAKE2B 3ccda73878599e3ade69e4dc6b0787e588a8403fb7cacfbe574409513b8723cbfd29a3c73d857120def801da60a4bedbc0f0c396e6642adb0287204cde301331 SHA512 0c8873adcce5ed9b41f161bc71635da23496b4ae48dbffff7dcdf9c5181e720f9aa94e18bd64e0dff9fa03eae8410dc93585a74d13f0c16d38b0d1c0f4146bb2
 DIST pdns-recursor-4.1.0-rc3.tar.bz2 1191353 BLAKE2B fcbc6f08f962c9c2f459448770406734eff2caab43b615690e9d910b65327e45182aa2c9bcadadeaa6eb3984a8cb463849d5e001ffb98bb618966da5b8557a8a SHA512 141e3fcbf5e7c81ae0228fb7a15c599ef5ae41e2c2d169e2f7b4f57c6c832ac40d3e20302d219ba565c4a514b1297906684247a1a56cd740e3ea0bff4a7da51d
diff --git a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15090-4.0.6.patch b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15090-4.0.6.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa0bfd099abf9..0000000000000
--- a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15090-4.0.6.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru pdns-recursor-4.0.6.orig/validate-recursor.cc pdns-recursor-4.0.6/validate-recursor.cc
---- pdns-recursor-4.0.6.orig/validate-recursor.cc	2017-07-04 17:43:07.000000000 +0200
-+++ pdns-recursor-4.0.6/validate-recursor.cc	2017-11-02 18:29:16.612520450 +0100
-@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
-     bool first = true;
-     for(const auto& csp : cspmap) {
-       for(const auto& sig : csp.second.signatures) {
-+
-+        if (!csp.first.first.isPartOf(sig->d_signer)) {
-+          return increaseDNSSECStateCounter(Bogus);
-+        }
-+
-         vState newState = getKeysFor(sro, sig->d_signer, keys); // XXX check validity here
- 
-         if (newState == Bogus) // No hope
diff --git a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15092-4.0.6.patch b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15092-4.0.6.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1425c33586c24..0000000000000
--- a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/files/CVE-2017-15092-4.0.6.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-diff -ru pdns-recursor-4.0.6.orig/html/local.js pdns-recursor-4.0.6/html/local.js
---- pdns-recursor-4.0.6.orig/html/local.js	2017-07-04 17:43:07.000000000 +0200
-+++ pdns-recursor-4.0.6/html/local.js	2017-11-02 18:26:04.624586674 +0100
-@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
- 
- 	$.getJSON(qstring,
- 		  function(data) {
--		      var bouw="<table><tr><th>Number</th><th>Domain</th><th>Type</th></tr>";
-+		      var table = $('<table><tr><th>Number</th><th>Domain</th><th>Type</th></tr></table>');
- 		      var num=0;
- 		      var total=0, rest=0;
- 		      $.each(data["entries"], function(a,b) {
-@@ -75,12 +75,26 @@
- 			  if(b[1].length > 25)
- 			      b[1]=b[1].substring(0,25);
- 
--			  bouw=bouw+("<tr><td>"+b[0]+"</td><td>"+b[1]+"</td><td>"+b[2]+"</td></tr>");
--		      });
--		      bouw+="<tr><td>"+rest+"</td><td>Rest</td></tr>";
--		      bouw=bouw+"</table>";
--		      $("#queryring").html(bouw);
--
-+			  var line = $('<tr />');
-+			  var number = $('<td />');
-+			  number.text(b[0]);
-+			  var domain = $('<td />');
-+			  domain.text(b[1]);
-+			  var type = $('<td />');
-+			  type.text(b[2]);
-+			  line.append(number);
-+			  line.append(domain);
-+			  line.append(type);
-+			  table.append(line);
-+                      });
-+		      var line = $('<tr />');
-+		      var number = $('<td />');
-+		      number.text(rest);
-+		      var label = $('<td>Rest</td>');
-+		      line.append(number);
-+		      line.append(label);
-+		      table.append(line);
-+		      $("#queryring").html(table);
- 		  });
- 
- 	filtered=$("#filter2").is(':checked')
-@@ -91,7 +105,7 @@
- 
- 	$.getJSON(qstring, 
- 		  function(data) {
--		      var bouw="<table><tr><th>Number</th><th>Servfail domain</th><th>Type</th></tr>";
-+		      var table = $('<table><tr><th>Number</th><th>Servfail domain</th><th>Type</th></tr></table>');
- 		      var num=0, total=0, rest=0;
- 		      $.each(data["entries"], function(a,b) {
- 			  total+=b[0];
-@@ -101,11 +115,26 @@
- 			  }
- 			  if(b[1].length > 25)
- 			      b[1]=b[1].substring(0,25);
--			  bouw=bouw+("<tr><td>"+b[0]+"</td><td>"+b[1]+"</td><td>"+b[2]+"</td></tr>");
-+			  var line = $('<tr />');
-+			  var number = $('<td />');
-+			  number.text(b[0]);
-+			  var domain = $('<td />');
-+			  domain.text(b[1]);
-+			  var type = $('<td />');
-+			  type.text(b[2]);
-+			  line.append(number);
-+			  line.append(domain);
-+			  line.append(type);
-+			  table.append(line);
- 		      });
--		      bouw+="<tr><td>"+rest+"</td><td>Rest</td></tr>";
--		      bouw=bouw+"</table>";
--		      $("#servfailqueryring").html(bouw);
-+		      var line = $('<tr />');
-+		      var number = $('<td />');
-+		      number.text(rest);
-+		      var label = $('<td>Rest</td>');
-+		      line.append(number);
-+		      line.append(label);
-+		      table.append(line);
-+		      $("#servfailqueryring").html(table);
- 
- 		  });
- 
diff --git a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6-r1.ebuild b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6-r1.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 30f31e4cc5bbb..0000000000000
--- a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6-r1.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI="6"
-
-inherit toolchain-funcs flag-o-matic eutils versionator
-
-DESCRIPTION="The PowerDNS Recursor"
-HOMEPAGE="https://www.powerdns.com/"
-SRC_URI="https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/${P/_/-}.tar.bz2"
-
-LICENSE="GPL-2"
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~x86"
-IUSE="libressl lua luajit protobuf systemd"
-REQUIRED_USE="?? ( lua luajit )"
-
-DEPEND="lua? ( >=dev-lang/lua-5.1:= )
-	luajit? ( dev-lang/luajit:= )
-	protobuf? (
-		dev-libs/protobuf
-		>=dev-libs/boost-1.42:=
-	)
-	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd:0= )
-	libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:= )
-	!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:= )
-	>=dev-libs/boost-1.35:="
-RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	!<net-dns/pdns-2.9.20-r1"
-DEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	virtual/pkgconfig"
-
-S="${WORKDIR}"/${P/_/-}
-
-PATCHES=(
-	"${FILESDIR}"/CVE-2017-{15090,15092,15093,15094}-4.0.6.patch
-)
-
-pkg_setup() {
-	filter-flags -ftree-vectorize
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	econf \
-		--sysconfdir=/etc/powerdns \
-		$(use_enable systemd) \
-		$(use_with lua) \
-		$(use_with luajit) \
-		$(use_with protobuf)
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	default
-
-	mv "${D}"/etc/powerdns/recursor.conf{-dist,}
-
-	# set defaults: setuid=nobody, setgid=nobody
-	sed -i \
-		-e 's/^# set\([ug]\)id=$/set\1id=nobody/' \
-		-e 's/^# quiet=$/quiet=on/' \
-		-e 's/^# chroot=$/chroot=\/var\/lib\/powerdns/' \
-		"${D}"/etc/powerdns/recursor.conf
-
-	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/pdns-recursor-r1 pdns-recursor
-
-	keepdir /var/lib/powerdns
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	local old
-
-	for old in ${REPLACING_VERSIONS}; do
-		version_compare ${old} 4.0.0-r1
-		[[ $? -eq 1 ]] || continue
-
-		ewarn "Starting with 4.0.0-r1 the init script has been renamed from precursor"
-		ewarn "to pdns-recursor, please update your runlevels accordingly."
-
-		break
-	done
-}
diff --git a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6.ebuild b/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ad027121b3c9..0000000000000
--- a/net-dns/pdns-recursor/pdns-recursor-4.0.6.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2017 Gentoo Foundation
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI="6"
-
-inherit toolchain-funcs flag-o-matic eutils versionator
-
-DESCRIPTION="The PowerDNS Recursor"
-HOMEPAGE="https://www.powerdns.com/"
-SRC_URI="https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/${P/_/-}.tar.bz2"
-
-LICENSE="GPL-2"
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm x86"
-IUSE="libressl lua luajit protobuf systemd"
-REQUIRED_USE="?? ( lua luajit )"
-
-DEPEND="lua? ( >=dev-lang/lua-5.1:= )
-	luajit? ( dev-lang/luajit:= )
-	protobuf? (
-		dev-libs/protobuf
-		>=dev-libs/boost-1.42:=
-	)
-	systemd? ( sys-apps/systemd:0= )
-	libressl? ( dev-libs/libressl:= )
-	!libressl? ( dev-libs/openssl:= )
-	>=dev-libs/boost-1.35:="
-RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	!<net-dns/pdns-2.9.20-r1"
-DEPEND="${DEPEND}
-	virtual/pkgconfig"
-
-S="${WORKDIR}"/${P/_/-}
-
-pkg_setup() {
-	filter-flags -ftree-vectorize
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	econf \
-		--sysconfdir=/etc/powerdns \
-		$(use_enable systemd) \
-		$(use_with lua) \
-		$(use_with luajit) \
-		$(use_with protobuf)
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	default
-
-	mv "${D}"/etc/powerdns/recursor.conf{-dist,}
-
-	# set defaults: setuid=nobody, setgid=nobody
-	sed -i \
-		-e 's/^# set\([ug]\)id=$/set\1id=nobody/' \
-		-e 's/^# quiet=$/quiet=on/' \
-		-e 's/^# chroot=$/chroot=\/var\/lib\/powerdns/' \
-		"${D}"/etc/powerdns/recursor.conf
-
-	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/pdns-recursor-r1 pdns-recursor
-
-	keepdir /var/lib/powerdns
-}
-
-pkg_postinst() {
-	local old
-
-	for old in ${REPLACING_VERSIONS}; do
-		version_compare ${old} 4.0.0-r1
-		[[ $? -eq 1 ]] || continue
-
-		ewarn "Starting with 4.0.0-r1 the init script has been renamed from precursor"
-		ewarn "to pdns-recursor, please update your runlevels accordingly."
-
-		break
-	done
-}