diff --git a/net/nginx-util/Makefile b/net/nginx-util/Makefile
index d52ca54231..e695809b3b 100644
--- a/net/nginx-util/Makefile
+++ b/net/nginx-util/Makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ define Package/nginx-ssl-util/default
   SUBMENU:=Web Servers/Proxies
   TITLE:=Nginx configurator including SSL
   DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libuci +libubus +libubox +libpthread +libopenssl
-  # TODO: remove after a transition period (together with below and pkg nginx):
-  # It actually removes nginx-util (replacing it by a dummy pkg) to avoid
-  # conflicts with nginx-ssl-util*
-  DEPENDS+= +nginx-util
   EXTRA_DEPENDS:=nginx-util (>=1.4-2)
 endef
 
@@ -128,19 +124,3 @@ Package/nginx-ssl-util-nopcre/conffiles = $(Package/nginx-ssl-util/conffiles)
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,nginx-ssl-util))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,nginx-ssl-util-nopcre))
-
-
-# TODO: remove after a transition period (together with above and pkg nginx):
-# It replaces nginx-util by a dummy pkg for a smooth upgrade of nginx*
-
-define Package/nginx-util
-  TITLE:=Dummy package for removing nginx-util when upgrading.
-  DEPENDS:=+libstdcpp +libubus +libubox +libpthread
-  PKGARCH:=all
-endef
-
-define Package/nginx-util/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
-endef
-
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,nginx-util))