diff --git a/net-misc/dropbear/Manifest b/net-misc/dropbear/Manifest
index 862743dfd7487..9e5058e4e3024 100644
--- a/net-misc/dropbear/Manifest
+++ b/net-misc/dropbear/Manifest
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-DIST dropbear-2024.86.tar.bz2 2306244 BLAKE2B 988e2cc03c123685c93ab8b1148b1844cecc78aa12ad00d48f737e74fdae24f8c0397b91dc343b7fb996ffcf986804f32ffd1b886edf13d158b6f914545c883a SHA512 6be3d2efd79e49e1f9fe13654c26b9c14d1504c9543720e59600f6d689aafae7365b4a0bbfa309f7bf692995672adbbd9e660b2c907ea3d68d9f71023d05f54e
-DIST dropbear-2024.86.tar.bz2.asc 833 BLAKE2B 5fc35fb4135f099c2204972d3fc365b01b2622eeadf4cf6093496176e5a4010c1fbe36056036fe370e1a1ffb05d86293e212d935a3b4c5d8b0005eae09423edc SHA512 b7dbae281b21d5d1dfbb311f6a94a2c1acd3ab44a3293baffa885194d24721ec8067e907b414ebc0b5d77bb32c511fcd5c31008b6622b946e8d253621012836f
 DIST dropbear-2025.87.tar.bz2 2368085 BLAKE2B 14c47f8311502a821a1b67e4bcedcdc80cc7cd830abf432822acb7f9854a900ffd5fc5c5e2d55bc5fc273f53250e168c1d08c7fc840bf42721362befcc3615b0 SHA512 afe30b2c795c21ba76d0e4f7b95d9f61ca0ce31510c5fd5183feef2984b49122ccb600c5eae8ac05d9c3cf6bb6237f760cfcf4f7c546656f555e46e992d1efeb
 DIST dropbear-2025.87.tar.bz2.asc 833 BLAKE2B 86f1ac7bd968eddad2d43bca21864db44c21e5875b7fec54fcc0ddce5bc748462d2639bc2394ca682b84527d49b3b0ef46cfbf07c244ded0b86812b1c6aa7894 SHA512 a5b1dcfb0bd5f5de12959f4b47e526cf3844ad8b7ef26fa0692fac6c2a77d36d5171d37fc405f7d4a2e4e70a6d8cc30366cac9046745a5126593c45b54998a7c
diff --git a/net-misc/dropbear/dropbear-2024.86-r1.ebuild b/net-misc/dropbear/dropbear-2024.86-r1.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index b8238c8ac945e..0000000000000
--- a/net-misc/dropbear/dropbear-2024.86-r1.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,212 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
-VERIFY_SIG_OPENPGP_KEY_PATH=/usr/share/openpgp-keys/dropbear.asc
-inherit pam python-any-r1 savedconfig verify-sig
-
-DESCRIPTION="Small SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments"
-HOMEPAGE="https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html"
-SRC_URI="https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/${P}.tar.bz2
-	https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/testing/${P}.tar.bz2"
-SRC_URI+=" verify-sig? (
-		https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/releases/${P}.tar.bz2.asc
-		https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/testing/${P}.tar.bz2.asc
-	)"
-
-LICENSE="MIT GPL-2" # (init script is GPL-2 #426056)
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 hppa ~m68k ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~s390 ~sparc x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~x64-macos"
-IUSE="bsdpty legacy-ciphers minimal multicall pam +shadow static +syslog test +test-async zlib"
-RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-
-LIB_DEPEND="
-	virtual/libcrypt[static-libs(+)]
-	zlib? ( sys-libs/zlib[static-libs(+)] )
-"
-RDEPEND="
-	acct-group/sshd
-	acct-user/sshd
-	!static? (
-		>=dev-libs/libtomcrypt-1.18.2-r2[libtommath]
-		>=dev-libs/libtommath-1.2.0
-		${LIB_DEPEND//\[static-libs(+)]}
-	)
-	pam? ( sys-libs/pam )
-"
-DEPEND="
-	${RDEPEND}
-	static? ( ${LIB_DEPEND} )
-"
-RDEPEND+=" pam? ( >=sys-auth/pambase-20080219.1 )"
-BDEPEND="
-	test? (
-		sys-libs/nss_wrapper
-		$(python_gen_any_dep '
-			dev-python/attrs[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/iniconfig[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/packaging[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/pluggy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/py[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/pyparsing[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		')
-		test-async? (
-			$(python_gen_any_dep '
-				dev-python/asyncssh[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-			')
-		)
-	)
-	verify-sig? ( sec-keys/openpgp-keys-dropbear )
-"
-
-REQUIRED_USE="pam? ( !static )"
-
-PATCHES=(
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2024.84-dbscp.patch
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2024.86-tests.patch
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2024.84-test-bg-sleep.patch
-)
-
-set_options() {
-	progs=(
-		dropbear dbclient dropbearkey
-		$(usev !minimal "dropbearconvert scp")
-	)
-	makeopts=(
-		MULTI=$(usex multicall 1 0)
-	)
-}
-
-python_check_deps() {
-	if use test-async; then
-		 python_has_version "dev-python/asyncssh[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
-	fi
-
-	python_has_version "dev-python/attrs[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/iniconfig[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/packaging[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/pluggy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/py[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/pyparsing[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/pytest[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]" && \
-		python_has_version "dev-python/psutil[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
-}
-
-pkg_setup() {
-	use test && python-any-r1_pkg_setup
-
-	if use static ; then
-		ewarn "Using bundled copies of libtommath and libtomcrypt"
-	fi
-}
-
-src_prepare() {
-	default
-
-	# dropbear does not accept -E if built w/o syslog support and fails the tests
-	if use syslog; then
-		eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2024.84-non-interactive-tests.patch
-	else
-		eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2024.84-non-interactive-tests-no-syslog.patch
-	fi
-
-	sed \
-		-e '/SFTPSERVER_PATH/s:".*":"/usr/lib/misc/sftp-server":' \
-		-e '/DROPBEAR_X11FWD/s:0:1:' \
-		-e "/DROPBEAR_DSS/s:0: "$(usex legacy-ciphers 1 0)":" \
-		src/default_options.h > localoptions.h || die
-	sed \
-		-e '/pam_start/s:sshd:dropbear:' \
-		-i src/svr-authpam.c || die
-	restore_config localoptions.h
-
-	use test && python_fix_shebang test/parent_dropbear_map.py
-
-	# dropbearconvert is not built with USE minimal
-	# test_concurrent needs dropbearconvert to convert the key before running
-	if use minimal; then
-		rm test/test_dropbearconvert.py test/test_concurrent.py || die
-	elif ! use test-async; then
-		# remove this test on platforms where dev-python/asyncssh is not available
-		rm test/test_concurrent.py || die
-	fi
-
-	# bsdpty requires CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS in kernel; disable tests.
-	# bug #939601
-	if use bsdpty; then
-		rm test/test_channels.py || die
-	fi
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	# Notes:
-	# 1) We use bundled libtom* when static build is enabled because
-	#    libtomcrypt lacks it and we don't particularly want to add it.
-	# 2) We disable the hardening flags as our compiler already enables them
-	#    by default as is appropriate for the target.
-	local myeconfargs=(
-		--disable-harden
-
-		# bug #836900
-		$(use_enable !elibc_musl lastlog)
-		$(use_enable !elibc_musl wtmp)
-
-		$(use_enable static bundled-libtom)
-		$(use_enable zlib)
-		$(use_enable pam)
-		$(use_enable !bsdpty openpty)
-		$(use_enable shadow)
-		$(use_enable static)
-		$(use_enable syslog)
-	)
-
-	econf "${myeconfargs[@]}"
-}
-
-src_compile() {
-	set_options
-	emake "${makeopts[@]}" PROGRAMS="${progs[*]}"
-
-	# need symlinks for tests
-	if use multicall && use test; then
-		local x
-		for x in "${progs[@]}" ; do
-			ln -sf dropbearmulti ${x} || die "ln -s dropbearmulti to ${x} failed"
-		done
-	fi
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	set_options
-	emake "${makeopts[@]}" PROGRAMS="${progs[*]}" DESTDIR="${D}" install
-	doman manpages/*.8
-	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/dropbear.init.d dropbear
-	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/dropbear.conf.d dropbear
-	dodoc CHANGES README.md SMALL.md MULTI.md
-
-	# The multi install target does not install the links right.
-	if use multicall ; then
-		pushd "${ED}"/usr/bin &> /dev/null || die
-		local x
-		for x in "${progs[@]}" ; do
-			ln -sf dropbearmulti ${x} || die "ln -s dropbearmulti to ${x} failed"
-		done
-		rm -f dropbear
-		dodir /usr/sbin
-		dosym -r /usr/bin/dropbearmulti /usr/sbin/dropbear
-		popd &> /dev/null || die
-	fi
-	save_config localoptions.h
-
-	if ! use minimal ; then
-		mv "${ED}"/usr/bin/{,db}scp || die
-	fi
-
-	if use pam; then
-		pamd_mimic system-remote-login dropbear auth account password session
-	fi
-}