diff --git a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2 b/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2
deleted file mode 100755
index c6b02a9..0000000
--- a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# sit class file
-#
-# Christoph Niethammer <niethammer@hlrs.de> (C) 2012
-#
-
-CATEGORY="numlib"
-PACKAGE="parmetis"
-VERSION="4.0.2"
-URL="http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/metis/parmetis/download"
-INSTALLER="Elke Flehmig <flehmig@hlrs.de>"
-
-# cmake 2.8 or higher is required
-case $PLATFORM in
-   hermit|hermit1)
-       module load tools/cmake/2.8.10
-   ;;
-   laki)
-       module load tools/cmake/2.8.10.2
-   ;;
-esac
-
-# Archive A and package name P
-A=${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
-P=${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}
-
-BUILDDIR=$SRCDIR
-
-src_prepare() {
-#       set 64bit width for elementary data types
-        sit_info "patching metis.h with 64bit width"
-        cd $SRCDIR/metis/include
-        patch metis.h < $SRC_POOL/4.0.2_metis.h_patch
-
-#       on cray, replace mpicc and mpicxx with cray mpi compiler commands
-        case $PLATFORM in
-           hermit|hermit1)
-               sit_info "patching Makefile with cray mpi compiler on hermit"
-               cd $SRCDIR
-               patch Makefile < $SRC_POOL/4.0.2_Makefile_patch_cray
-        ;;
-        esac
-}
-
-src_configure() {
-        make config prefix=$PREFIX
-}
-
-src_install() {
-        make install
-
-#       mv manual to target (not included in make install)
-        sit_info "Installing manual"
-        cd $SRCDIR/manual; mv manual.pdf $PREFIX
-}
diff --git a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_Makefile_patch_cray b/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_Makefile_patch_cray
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index 0633c8d..0000000
--- a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_Makefile_patch_cray
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@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-11,12c11,12
-< cc         = mpicc
-< cxx        = mpicxx
----
-> cc         = cc
-> cxx        = CC
diff --git a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_metis.h_patch b/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_metis.h_patch
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index 443373f..0000000
--- a/packages/numlib/parmetis/4.0.2_metis.h_patch
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-33c33
-< #define IDXTYPEWIDTH 32
----
-> #define IDXTYPEWIDTH 64
-43c43
-< #define REALTYPEWIDTH 32
----
-> #define REALTYPEWIDTH 64