diff --git a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.lpk b/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.lpk
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a48d785f..000000000
--- a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.lpk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<CONFIG>
-  <Package Version="3">
-    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
-    <Name Value="gradbutton"/>
-    <CompilerOptions>
-      <Version Value="8"/>
-      <PathDelim Value="\"/>
-      <SearchPaths>
-        <IncludeFiles Value="..\src\"/>
-        <OtherUnitFiles Value="..\src\"/>
-        <UnitOutputDirectory Value="lib\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
-        <SrcPath Value="..\src\"/>
-      </SearchPaths>
-      <Other>
-        <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
-      </Other>
-    </CompilerOptions>
-    <Version Major="1" Minor="4"/>
-    <Files Count="2">
-      <Item1>
-        <Filename Value="..\src\ugradbtn.pas"/>
-        <HasRegisterProc Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="ugradbtn"/>
-      </Item1>
-      <Item2>
-        <Filename Value="..\src\urotatebitmap.pas"/>
-        <UnitName Value="urotatebitmap"/>
-      </Item2>
-    </Files>
-    <Type Value="RunAndDesignTime"/>
-    <RequiredPkgs Count="2">
-      <Item1>
-        <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
-      </Item1>
-      <Item2>
-        <PackageName Value="FCL"/>
-        <MinVersion Major="1" Valid="True"/>
-      </Item2>
-    </RequiredPkgs>
-    <UsageOptions>
-      <UnitPath Value="$(PkgOutDir)\"/>
-    </UsageOptions>
-    <PublishOptions>
-      <Version Value="2"/>
-      <IgnoreBinaries Value="False"/>
-    </PublishOptions>
-  </Package>
-</CONFIG>
diff --git a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.pas b/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.pas
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ef5aaef8..000000000
--- a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradbutton.pas
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{ Diese Datei wurde automatisch von Lazarus erzeugt. Sie darf nicht bearbeitet 
-  werden!
-  Dieser Quelltext dient nur dem Übersetzen und Installieren des Packages.
- }
-
-unit gradbutton; 
-
-interface
-
-uses
-  ugradbtn, uRotateBitmap, LazarusPackageIntf;
-
-implementation
-
-procedure Register; 
-begin
-  RegisterUnit('ugradbtn', @ugradbtn.Register); 
-end; 
-
-initialization
-  RegisterPackage('gradbutton', @Register); 
-end.
diff --git a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.lpk b/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.lpk
deleted file mode 100644
index 12ad77990..000000000
--- a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.lpk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<CONFIG>
-  <Package Version="3">
-    <PathDelim Value="\"/>
-    <Name Value="gradtabcontrol"/>
-    <CompilerOptions>
-      <Version Value="8"/>
-      <PathDelim Value="\"/>
-      <SearchPaths>
-        <OtherUnitFiles Value="..\src\"/>
-        <UnitOutputDirectory Value="lib\$(TargetCPU)-$(TargetOS)"/>
-      </SearchPaths>
-      <Parsing>
-        <SyntaxOptions>
-          <CStyleOperator Value="False"/>
-        </SyntaxOptions>
-      </Parsing>
-      <Linking>
-        <Debugging>
-          <UseHeaptrc Value="True"/>
-        </Debugging>
-      </Linking>
-      <Other>
-        <CompilerPath Value="$(CompPath)"/>
-      </Other>
-    </CompilerOptions>
-    <Version Minor="1"/>
-    <Files Count="3">
-      <Item1>
-        <Filename Value="..\src\ugradtabcontrol.pas"/>
-        <HasRegisterProc Value="True"/>
-        <UnitName Value="ugradtabcontrol"/>
-      </Item1>
-      <Item2>
-        <Filename Value="..\src\gradtabcontroleditor.pas"/>
-        <UnitName Value="gradtabcontroleditor"/>
-      </Item2>
-      <Item3>
-        <Filename Value="..\src\gradtabstyle.pas"/>
-        <UnitName Value="gradtabstyle"/>
-      </Item3>
-    </Files>
-    <Type Value="RunAndDesignTime"/>
-    <RequiredPkgs Count="4">
-      <Item1>
-        <PackageName Value="IDEIntf"/>
-      </Item1>
-      <Item2>
-        <PackageName Value="gradbutton"/>
-      </Item2>
-      <Item3>
-        <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
-      </Item3>
-      <Item4>
-        <PackageName Value="FCL"/>
-        <MinVersion Major="1" Valid="True"/>
-      </Item4>
-    </RequiredPkgs>
-    <UsageOptions>
-      <UnitPath Value="$(PkgOutDir)\"/>
-    </UsageOptions>
-    <PublishOptions>
-      <Version Value="2"/>
-      <IgnoreBinaries Value="False"/>
-    </PublishOptions>
-  </Package>
-</CONFIG>
diff --git a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.pas b/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.pas
deleted file mode 100644
index bfa6a05f9..000000000
--- a/components/gradcontrols/packages/gradtabcontrol.pas
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{ Diese Datei wurde automatisch von Lazarus erzeugt. Sie darf nicht bearbeitet 
-  werden!
-  Dieser Quelltext dient nur dem Übersetzen und Installieren des Packages.
- }
-
-unit gradtabcontrol; 
-
-interface
-
-uses
-  ugradtabcontrol, gradtabcontroleditor, gradtabstyle, LazarusPackageIntf;
-
-implementation
-
-procedure Register; 
-begin
-  RegisterUnit('ugradtabcontrol', @ugradtabcontrol.Register); 
-end; 
-
-initialization
-  RegisterPackage('gradtabcontrol', @Register); 
-end.