diff --git a/debian-alt/bionic/rules b/debian-alt/bionic/rules
index 107d5fd6cc483ead714417c4ca2259b7cca3dce1..2bfbda5f6ced7e31ce06bc02ca8edbabc564074b 100755
--- a/debian-alt/bionic/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/bionic/rules
@@ -131,20 +131,6 @@ endif
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-impl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-jstlel.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstlel.jar
 
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-glassfish-javaee=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@# glassfish-javaee.jar has ancient and conflicting classes, e.g. javax.mail
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-javaee.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-appserv-jstl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjakarta-taglibs-standard-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/standard.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjstl1.1-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/jstl1.1.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-
 	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-gettext-base=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 	@mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
@@ -163,15 +149,6 @@ endif
 	@# debian: everywhere; ubuntu: trusty+
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-famfamfam-flag-png=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 
-	@# 2 MB of dependencies vs. 20 KB of copied source
-	@# Requires 4.4 or higher.
-	@# Debian: Not in wheezy/jessie
-	@# Ubuntu: Only in wily and later
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libhttpclient-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpclient.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpclient.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpcore.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpcore.jar
-
 	TZ=UTC JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF8 ant preppkg-unix javadoc
 	echo router.updateDisabled=true > $(I2P)/router.config
 	mv $(I2P)/runplain.sh $(I2P)/i2prouter-nowrapper
diff --git a/debian-alt/focal/rules b/debian-alt/focal/rules
index 0783ecb9ea553c989773a6d831e523b16655c39c..f41b83ba0abe36f03684c3af1617c9c711e21ae5 100755
--- a/debian-alt/focal/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/focal/rules
@@ -129,20 +129,6 @@ endif
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-impl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-jstlel.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstlel.jar
 
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-glassfish-javaee=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@# glassfish-javaee.jar has ancient and conflicting classes, e.g. javax.mail
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-javaee.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-appserv-jstl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjakarta-taglibs-standard-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/standard.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjstl1.1-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/jstl1.1.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-
 	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-gettext-base=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 	@mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
@@ -161,15 +147,6 @@ endif
 	@# debian: everywhere; ubuntu: trusty+
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-famfamfam-flag-png=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 
-	@# 2 MB of dependencies vs. 20 KB of copied source
-	@# Requires 4.4 or higher.
-	@# Debian: Not in wheezy/jessie
-	@# Ubuntu: Only in wily and later
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libhttpclient-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpclient.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpclient.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpcore.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpcore.jar
-
 	TZ=UTC JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF8 ant preppkg-unix javadoc
 	echo router.updateDisabled=true > $(I2P)/router.config
 	mv $(I2P)/runplain.sh $(I2P)/i2prouter-nowrapper
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b74f515705e7c4644dc35fb91f79e35d3ced2c00..f7148533bcf8dcd5803f4e7b47f14926e7b8674c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -141,20 +141,6 @@ endif
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-impl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
 	ln -sf /usr/share/java/taglibs-standard-jstlel.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstlel.jar
 
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-glassfish-javaee=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@# glassfish-javaee.jar has ancient and conflicting classes, e.g. javax.mail
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-javaee.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/glassfish-appserv-jstl.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjakarta-taglibs-standard-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/standard.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/standard.jar
-
-	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libjstl1.1-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/jstl1.1.jar $(CURDIR)/apps/susidns/src/lib/jstl.jar
-
 	@# debian and ubuntu: everywhere
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-gettext-base=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 	@mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
@@ -180,15 +166,6 @@ endif
 	@# debian: everywhere; ubuntu: trusty+
 	@/bin/echo -e "with-famfamfam-flag-png=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
 
-	@# 2 MB of dependencies vs. 20 KB of copied source
-	@# Requires 4.4 or higher.
-	@# Debian: Not in wheezy/jessie
-	@# Ubuntu: Only in wily and later
-	@#/bin/echo -e "with-libhttpclient-java=true" >> $(CURDIR)/override.properties
-	@#mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/core/java/build
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpclient.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpclient.jar
-	@#ln -sf /usr/share/java/httpcore.jar $(CURDIR)/core/java/build/httpcore.jar
-
 	TZ=UTC JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=-Dfile.encoding=UTF8 ant preppkg-unix javadoc
 	echo router.updateDisabled=true > $(I2P)/router.config
 	mv $(I2P)/runplain.sh $(I2P)/i2prouter-nowrapper