diff --git a/sys-apps/iproute2/Manifest b/sys-apps/iproute2/Manifest
index c9032e6d4058b..8a69514b997a1 100644
--- a/sys-apps/iproute2/Manifest
+++ b/sys-apps/iproute2/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-DIST iproute2-6.15.0.tar.xz 930908 BLAKE2B 50247f293e194601bd138418e55e2dc63421d2a5da863973e9ff78f2c76ba051350523559f2b7b7983af05a827f292135353adbf6c857ea32b7071f69940f73f SHA512 1a438941cd939e1c8e32cfe8c40e6fd826c89185f1bb0c623eaad7380a66afd9fa9e0d7cdc5e5b193d2761b7dbdc78fd0811537eecc500be633730c32ff55ad4
 DIST iproute2-6.16.0.tar.xz 931124 BLAKE2B d1c66f4d63edd6fa2701c92dbc47f8c4388d6a660d541d528e3463e8e261fda64df4a7f8930f510718c71ee82438b5c4859f072eb08c8ff1e4d1d65223108005 SHA512 88930ea1a3a901594a69dc04e533bfd1de0f5b79f176dedb45f11f01035bd680edccc8e04e56d0922ee430580581c646473a3baa941254739878f7ab946f17df
 DIST iproute2-6.17.0.tar.xz 940952 BLAKE2B 49b88fd1eaea34376b086be02e72505ca62f52f3c53f3ee29cd273532521fabe8d38062277852dcc69f78b86b9460b213bbeedc9c51ce20d3bb1fd35d86b6fc8 SHA512 3d83d49233c1d984f15d285a46e2ec0eeb820c7cb84cfc84866921f37e8a57d31bc3953be07e8c79ed6079f326a25c3a85f591b0d67f9f689c0c70ccdb0fef77
diff --git a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-6.15.0.ebuild b/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-6.15.0.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index c85303511b2ce..0000000000000
--- a/sys-apps/iproute2/iproute2-6.15.0.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,215 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-inherit dot-a edo toolchain-funcs flag-o-matic
-
-if [[ ${PV} == 9999 ]] ; then
-	EGIT_REPO_URI="https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/shemminger/iproute2.git"
-	inherit git-r3
-else
-	SRC_URI="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/${PN}/${P}.tar.xz"
-	KEYWORDS="~alpha amd64 arm arm64 ~hppa ~loong ~m68k ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~s390 ~sparc x86"
-fi
-
-DESCRIPTION="kernel routing and traffic control utilities"
-HOMEPAGE="https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2"
-
-LICENSE="GPL-2"
-SLOT="0"
-IUSE="atm berkdb bpf caps elf +iptables minimal nfs selinux"
-# Needs root
-RESTRICT="test"
-
-# We could make libmnl optional, but it's tiny, so eh
-RDEPEND="
-	!minimal? ( net-libs/libmnl:= )
-	atm? ( net-dialup/linux-atm )
-	berkdb? ( sys-libs/db:= )
-	bpf? ( >=dev-libs/libbpf-0.6:= )
-	caps? ( sys-libs/libcap )
-	elf? ( virtual/libelf:= )
-	iptables? ( >=net-firewall/iptables-1.4.20:= )
-	nfs? ( net-libs/libtirpc:= )
-	selinux? ( sys-libs/libselinux )
-"
-# We require newer linux-headers for ipset support (bug #549948) and some defines (bug #553876)
-DEPEND="
-	${RDEPEND}
-	>=sys-kernel/linux-headers-3.16
-"
-BDEPEND="
-	app-arch/xz-utils
-	>=sys-devel/bison-2.4
-	app-alternatives/lex
-	virtual/pkgconfig
-"
-
-PATCHES=(
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.10.0-musl-2.patch # bug #926341
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.9.0-mtu.patch # bug #291907
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.0-configure-nomagic-nolibbsd.patch # bug #643722 & #911727
-	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-6.8.0-disable-libbsd-fallback.patch # bug #911727
-)
-
-src_prepare() {
-	default
-
-	# Fix version if necessary
-	local versionfile="include/version.h"
-	if [[ ${PV} != 9999 ]] && ! grep -Fq "${PV}" ${versionfile} ; then
-		einfo "Fixing version string"
-		sed -i "s@\"[[:digit:]\.]\+\"@\"${PV}\"@" \
-			${versionfile} || die
-	fi
-
-	# echo -n is not POSIX compliant
-	sed -i 's@echo -n@printf@' configure || die
-
-	sed -i \
-		-e '/^CC :\?=/d' \
-		-e "/^LIBDIR/s:=.*:=/$(get_libdir):" \
-		-e "s|-O2|${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS}|" \
-		-e "/^HOSTCC/s:=.*:= $(tc-getBUILD_CC):" \
-		-e "/^DBM_INCLUDE/s:=.*:=${T}:" \
-		Makefile || die
-
-	# Build against system headers
-	rm -r include/netinet || die #include/linux include/ip{,6}tables{,_common}.h include/libiptc
-	sed -i 's:TCPI_OPT_ECN_SEEN:16:' misc/ss.c || die
-
-	if use minimal ; then
-		sed -i -e '/^SUBDIRS=/s:=.*:=lib tc ip:' Makefile || die
-	fi
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-	tc-export AR CC PKG_CONFIG
-	lto-guarantee-fat
-
-	# This sure is ugly. Should probably move into toolchain-funcs at some point.
-	local setns
-	pushd "${T}" >/dev/null || die
-	printf '#include <sched.h>\nint main(){return setns(0, 0);}\n' > test.c || die
-	if ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} -D_GNU_SOURCE ${LDFLAGS} test.c >&/dev/null ; then
-		setns=y
-	else
-		setns=n
-	fi
-
-	echo 'int main(){return 0;}' > test.c || die
-	if ! ${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} test.c -lresolv >&/dev/null ; then
-		sed -i '/^LDLIBS/s:-lresolv::' "${S}"/Makefile || die
-	fi
-	popd >/dev/null || die
-
-	# build system does not pass CFLAGS to LDFLAGS, as is recommended by GCC upstream
-	# https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Optimize-Options.html#index-flto
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/929233
-	append-ldflags ${CFLAGS}
-
-	# run "configure" script first which will create "config.mk"...
-	# Using econf breaks since 5.14.0 (a9c3d70d902a0473ee5c13336317006a52ce8242)
-	eval "local -a EXTRA_ECONF=(${EXTRA_ECONF})"
-	edo ./configure --libbpf_force $(usex bpf on off) "${EXTRA_ECONF[@]}"
-
-	# Remove the definitions made by configure and allow them to be overridden
-	# by USE flags below.
-	# We have to do the cheesy only-sed-if-disabled because otherwise
-	# the *_FLAGS etc stuff found by configure will be used but result
-	# in a broken build.
-	if ! use berkdb ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_BERKELEY_DB/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	if ! use caps ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_CAP/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	if use minimal ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_MNL/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	if ! use elf ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_ELF/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	if ! use nfs ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_RPC/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	if ! use selinux ; then
-		sed -i -e '/HAVE_SELINUX/d' config.mk || die
-	fi
-
-	# ...Now switch on/off requested features via USE flags
-	# this is only useful if the test did not set other things, per bug #643722
-	# Keep in sync with ifs above, or refactor to be unified.
-	cat <<-EOF >> config.mk
-	TC_CONFIG_ATM := $(usex atm y n)
-	TC_CONFIG_XT  := $(usex iptables y n)
-	TC_CONFIG_NO_XT := $(usex iptables n y)
-	# We've locked in recent enough kernel headers, bug #549948
-	TC_CONFIG_IPSET := y
-	HAVE_BERKELEY_DB := $(usex berkdb y n)
-	HAVE_CAP      := $(usex caps y n)
-	HAVE_MNL      := $(usex minimal n y)
-	HAVE_ELF      := $(usex elf y n)
-	HAVE_RPC      := $(usex nfs y n)
-	HAVE_SELINUX  := $(usex selinux y n)
-	IP_CONFIG_SETNS := ${setns}
-	# Use correct iptables dir, bug #144265, bug #293709
-	IPT_LIB_DIR   := $(use iptables && ${PKG_CONFIG} xtables --variable=xtlibdir)
-	EOF
-}
-
-src_compile() {
-	emake V=1 NETNS_RUN_DIR=/run/netns
-}
-
-src_test() {
-	emake check
-}
-
-src_install() {
-	if use minimal ; then
-		into /
-		dosbin tc/tc
-		dobin ip/ip
-		return 0
-	fi
-
-	emake \
-		DESTDIR="${D}" \
-		PREFIX="${EPREFIX}/usr" \
-		LIBDIR="${EPREFIX}"/$(get_libdir) \
-		SBINDIR="${EPREFIX}"/sbin \
-		CONFDIR="${EPREFIX}"/etc/iproute2 \
-		DOCDIR="${EPREFIX}"/usr/share/doc/${PF} \
-		MANDIR="${EPREFIX}"/usr/share/man \
-		ARPDDIR="${EPREFIX}"/var/lib/arpd \
-		install
-
-	dodir /bin
-	mv "${ED}"/{s,}bin/ip || die # bug #330115
-	mv "${ED}"/{s,}bin/ss || die # bug #547264
-
-	dolib.a lib/libnetlink.a
-	insinto /usr/include
-	doins include/libnetlink.h
-
-	# Collides with net-analyzer/ifstat
-	# https://bugs.gentoo.org/868321
-	mv "${ED}"/sbin/ifstat{,-iproute2} || die
-
-	if use berkdb ; then
-		keepdir /var/lib/arpd
-		# bug #47482, arpd doesn't need to be in /sbin
-		dodir /usr/bin
-		mv "${ED}"/sbin/arpd "${ED}"/usr/bin/ || die
-	elif [[ -d "${ED}"/var/lib/arpd ]]; then
-		rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty -p "${ED}"/var/lib/arpd || die
-	fi
-	strip-lto-bytecode
-}