diff --git a/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r1.ebuild b/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r1.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 926fa896d4f4a..0000000000000
--- a/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r1.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{9..10} )
-FORTRAN_NEEDED="test"
-
-inherit python-r1 cmake fortran-2
-
-DESCRIPTION="Non-linear optimization library"
-HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt"
-SRC_URI="https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
-
-LICENSE="LGPL-2.1 MIT"
-KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
-SLOT="0"
-IUSE="cxx guile octave python test"
-REQUIRED_USE="python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
-RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	guile? ( dev-scheme/guile:* )
-	octave? ( >=sci-mathematics/octave-6 )
-	python? (
-		${PYTHON_DEPS}
-		dev-python/numpy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
-	"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="python? ( dev-lang/swig )"
-
-src_prepare() {
-	cmake_src_prepare
-
-	use python && python_copy_sources
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	# MATLAB detection causes problems (as in bug 826774) if we don't
-	# explicitly disable it.
-	local mycmakeargs=(
-		-DNLOPT_CXX=$(usex cxx)
-		-DNLOPT_FORTRAN=$(usex test)
-		-DNLOPT_GUILE=$(usex guile)
-		-DNLOPT_OCTAVE=$(usex octave)
-		-DNLOPT_MATLAB=OFF
-		-DNLOPT_PYTHON=OFF
-		-DNLOPT_SWIG=$(usex python)
-		-DNLOPT_TESTS=$(usex test)
-	)
-
-	cmake_src_configure
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_configure() {
-			local mycmakeargs=(
-				${mycmakeargs[@]}
-				-DNLOPT_PYTHON=ON
-				-DINSTALL_PYTHON_DIR="$(python_get_sitedir)"
-			)
-
-			cmake_src_configure
-		}
-
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir python_configure
-	fi
-}
-
-src_compile() {
-	cmake_src_compile
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir cmake_src_compile
-	fi
-}
-
-src_test() {
-	do_test() {
-		local a f
-		cd "${BUILD_DIR}"/test
-		for a in {1..$(usex cxx 9 7)}; do
-			for f in {5..9}; do
-				./testopt -a $a -o $f || die "algorithm $a function $f failed"
-			done
-		done
-	}
-
-	do_test
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir do_test
-	fi
-}
-
-nlopt_install() {
-	cmake_src_install
-	python_optimize
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	cmake_src_install
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir nlopt_install
-	fi
-
-	local r
-	for r in */README; do
-		newdoc ${r} README.$(dirname ${r})
-	done
-}
diff --git a/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r2.ebuild b/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r2.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index 4788982d89353..0000000000000
--- a/sci-libs/nlopt/nlopt-2.7.1-r2.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..12} )
-FORTRAN_NEEDED="test"
-
-inherit python-r1 cmake fortran-2
-
-DESCRIPTION="Non-linear optimization library"
-HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt"
-SRC_URI="https://github.com/stevengj/nlopt/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
-
-LICENSE="LGPL-2.1 MIT"
-KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm64 ~ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux"
-SLOT="0"
-IUSE="cxx guile octave python test"
-REQUIRED_USE="python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
-RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	guile? ( dev-scheme/guile:* )
-	octave? ( >=sci-mathematics/octave-6:= )
-	python? (
-		${PYTHON_DEPS}
-		dev-python/numpy[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
-	"
-DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
-BDEPEND="python? ( dev-lang/swig )"
-
-src_prepare() {
-	cmake_src_prepare
-
-	use python && python_copy_sources
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	# MATLAB detection causes problems (as in bug 826774) if we don't
-	# explicitly disable it.
-	local mycmakeargs=(
-		-DNLOPT_CXX=$(usex cxx)
-		-DNLOPT_FORTRAN=$(usex test)
-		-DNLOPT_GUILE=$(usex guile)
-		-DNLOPT_OCTAVE=$(usex octave)
-		-DNLOPT_MATLAB=OFF
-		-DNLOPT_PYTHON=OFF
-		-DNLOPT_SWIG=$(usex python)
-		-DNLOPT_TESTS=$(usex test)
-	)
-
-	cmake_src_configure
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_configure() {
-			local mycmakeargs=(
-				${mycmakeargs[@]}
-				-DNLOPT_PYTHON=ON
-				-DINSTALL_PYTHON_DIR="$(python_get_sitedir)"
-			)
-
-			cmake_src_configure
-		}
-
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir python_configure
-	fi
-}
-
-src_compile() {
-	cmake_src_compile
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir cmake_src_compile
-	fi
-}
-
-src_test() {
-	do_test() {
-		local a f
-		cd "${BUILD_DIR}"/test
-		for a in {1..$(usex cxx 9 7)}; do
-			for f in {5..9}; do
-				./testopt -a $a -o $f || die "algorithm $a function $f failed"
-			done
-		done
-	}
-
-	do_test
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir do_test
-	fi
-}
-
-nlopt_install() {
-	cmake_src_install
-	python_optimize
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	cmake_src_install
-
-	if use python; then
-		python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir nlopt_install
-	fi
-
-	local r
-	for r in */README; do
-		newdoc ${r} README.$(dirname ${r})
-	done
-}