diff --git a/core/gzip/build b/core/gzip/build
deleted file mode 120000
index 29a0f496..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../pigz/build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/gzip/checksums b/core/gzip/checksums
deleted file mode 120000
index 9d348313..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/checksums
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../pigz/checksums
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/gzip/post-install b/core/gzip/post-install
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index 55ed6dc9..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/post-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-cat <<EOF
-
-NOTE: The gzip package will be removed 22/07/2021
-      and replaced with pigz. Run the following
-      to transition before the deadline.
-
-      kiss b pigz
-      kiss i pigz
-      kiss a | grep ^pigz | kiss a -
-      kiss r gzip
-
-EOF
diff --git a/core/gzip/sources b/core/gzip/sources
deleted file mode 100644
index 1cd53f62..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-https://zlib.net/pigz/pigz-2.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/core/gzip/version b/core/gzip/version
deleted file mode 100644
index 82096ecf..00000000
--- a/core/gzip/version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.10 1