diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index c922cceec8..9f5fd45cc5 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -145,6 +145,12 @@ endif
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2017.08"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MKE2IMG
+	bool "host mke2img has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  We now call mkfs directly to generate ext2/3/4 filesystem image.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_BLOCKS
 	int "exact size in blocks has been removed"
 	default 0
diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 209491aef7..4faa1a8b2e 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -1783,7 +1783,6 @@ F:	package/libiscsi/
 F:	package/libseccomp/
 F:	package/linux-tools/
 F:	package/mesa3d-headers/
-F:	package/mke2img/
 F:	package/nbd/
 F:	package/nut/
 F:	package/nvidia-driver/
diff --git a/package/Config.in.host b/package/Config.in.host
index 0932b9f1f9..c5a852b858 100644
--- a/package/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/Config.in.host
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ menu "Host utilities"
 	source "package/lpc3250loader/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/lttng-babeltrace/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mfgtools/Config.in.host"
-	source "package/mke2img/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mkpasswd/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mtd/Config.in.host"
 	source "package/mtools/Config.in.host"
diff --git a/package/mke2img/Config.in.host b/package/mke2img/Config.in.host
deleted file mode 100644
index b5bcb8455f..0000000000
--- a/package/mke2img/Config.in.host
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_MKE2IMG
-	bool "host mke2img"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_E2FSPROGS
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENEXT2FS
-	help
-	  Easily create filesystems of the extend familly: ext2/3/4.
-
-	  This tool is bundled by, and specific to Buildroot. However, it can
-	  be used from post-images scripts is needed.
-
-	  https://code.google.com/p/mke2img/
diff --git a/package/mke2img/mke2img b/package/mke2img/mke2img
deleted file mode 100755
index 399012a2be..0000000000
--- a/package/mke2img/mke2img
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,205 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# Buildroot wrapper to the collection of ext2/3/4 filesystem tools:
-# - genext2fs, to generate ext2 filesystem images
-# - tune2fs, to modify an ext2/3/4 filesystem (possibly in an image file)
-# - e2fsck, to check and fix an ext2/3/4 filesystem (possibly in an image file)
-
-set -e
-
-main() {
-    local OPT OPTARG
-    local nb_blocks nb_inodes nb_res_blocks root_dir image gen rev label uuid
-    local -a genext2fs_opts
-    local -a tune2fs_opts
-    local tune2fs_O_opts
-
-    # Default values
-    gen=2
-    rev=1
-    nb_extra_inodes=0
-
-    while getopts :hB:b:i:I:r:d:o:G:R:l:u: OPT; do
-        case "${OPT}" in
-        h)  help; exit 0;;
-        B)  block_size="${OPTARG}";;
-        b)  nb_blocks=${OPTARG};;
-        i)  nb_inodes=${OPTARG};;
-        I)  nb_extra_inodes=${OPTARG};;
-        r)  nb_res_blocks=${OPTARG};;
-        d)  root_dir="${OPTARG}";;
-        o)  image="${OPTARG}";;
-        G)  gen=${OPTARG};;
-        R)  rev=${OPTARG};;
-        l)  label="${OPTARG}";;
-        u)  uuid="${OPTARG}";;
-        :)  error "option '%s' expects a mandatory argument\n" "${OPTARG}";;
-        \?) error "unknown option '%s'\n" "${OPTARG}";;
-        esac
-    done
-
-    # Sanity checks
-    if [ -z "${root_dir}" ]; then
-        error "you must specify a root directory with '-d'\n"
-    fi
-    if [ -z "${image}" ]; then
-        error "you must specify an output image file with '-o'\n"
-    fi
-    if [ -z "${nb_blocks}" ]; then
-        error "you must specify the size of the output image with '-b'\n"
-    fi
-    case "${block_size}" in
-    1024|2048|4096) ;; # Sole valid values
-    '') error "you must specify the size of a block with -B\n";;
-    *)  error "invalid block size '%s' (valid: 1024. 2048, 4096)\n" "${block_size}";;
-    esac
-    case "${gen}:${rev}" in
-    2:0|2:1|3:1|4:1)
-        ;;
-    3:0|4:0)
-        error "revision 0 is invalid for ext3 and ext4\n"
-        ;;
-    *)  error "unknown ext generation '%s' and/or revision '%s'\n" \
-               "${gen}" "${rev}"
-        ;;
-    esac
-
-    # calculate needed inodes
-    if [ ${nb_inodes:-0} -eq 0 ]; then
-        nb_inodes=$(find "${root_dir}" | wc -l)
-        nb_inodes=$((nb_inodes+400))
-    fi
-    nb_inodes=$((nb_inodes+nb_extra_inodes))
-
-    # Upgrade to rev1 if needed
-    if [ ${rev} -ge 1 ]; then
-        tune2fs_O_opts+=",filetype,sparse_super"
-    fi
-
-    # Add a journal for ext3 and above
-    if [ ${gen} -ge 3 ]; then
-        tune2fs_opts+=( -j -J size=1 )
-    fi
-
-    # Add ext4 specific features
-    if [ ${gen} -ge 4 ]; then
-        tune2fs_O_opts+=",extents,uninit_bg,dir_index"
-    fi
-
-    # Add our -O options (there will be at most one leading comma, remove it)
-    if [ -n "${tune2fs_O_opts}" ]; then
-        tune2fs_opts+=( -O "${tune2fs_O_opts#,}" )
-    fi
-
-    # Add the label if specified
-    if [ -n "${label}" ]; then
-        tune2fs_opts+=( -L "${label}" )
-    fi
-
-    # Generate the filesystem
-    genext2fs_opts=( -z -B ${block_size} -b ${nb_blocks} -N ${nb_inodes} -d "${root_dir}" )
-    if [ -n "${nb_res_blocks}" ]; then
-        genext2fs_opts+=( -m ${nb_res_blocks} )
-    fi
-    genext2fs "${genext2fs_opts[@]}" "${image}"
-
-    # genext2fs does not generate a UUID, but fsck will whine if one
-    # is missing, so we need to add a UUID.
-    # Of course, this has to happen _before_ we run fsck.
-    # Also, some ext4 metadata are based on the UUID, so we must
-    # set it before we can convert the filesystem to ext4.
-    # If the user did not specify a UUID, we generate a random one.
-    # Although a random UUID may seem bad for reproducibility, there
-    # already are so many things that are not reproducible in a
-    # filesystem: file dates, file ordering, content of the files...
-    tune2fs -U "${uuid:-random}" "${image}"
-
-    # Upgrade the filesystem
-    if [ ${#tune2fs_opts[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
-        tune2fs "${tune2fs_opts[@]}" "${image}"
-    fi
-
-    # After changing filesystem options, running fsck is required
-    # (see: man tune2fs). Running e2fsck in other cases will ensure
-    # coherency of the filesystem, although it is not required.
-    # 'e2fsck -pDf' means:
-    #  - automatically repair
-    #  - optimise and check for duplicate entries
-    #  - force checking
-    # Sending output to oblivion, as e2fsck can be *very* verbose,
-    # especially with filesystems generated by genext2fs.
-    # Exit codes 1 & 2 are OK, it means fs errors were successfully
-    # corrected, hence our little trick with $ret.
-    ret=0
-    e2fsck -pDf "${image}" >/dev/null || ret=$?
-    case ${ret} in
-       0|1|2) ;;
-       *)   errorN ${ret} "failed to run e2fsck on '%s' (ext%d)\n" \
-                   "${image}" ${gen}
-    esac
-    printf "\n"
-    trace "e2fsck was successfully run on '%s' (ext%d)\n" "${image}" ${gen}
-    printf "\n"
-
-    # Remove count- and time-based checks, they are not welcome
-    # on embedded devices, where they can cause serious boot-time
-    # issues by tremendously slowing down the boot.
-    tune2fs -c 0 -i 0 "${image}"
-}
-
-help() {
-    cat <<_EOF_
-NAME
-    ${my_name} - Create an ext2/3/4 filesystem image
-
-SYNOPSIS
-    ${my_name} [OPTION]...
-
-DESCRIPTION
-    Create ext2/3/4 filesystem image from the content of a directory.
-
-    -b BLOCKS
-        Create a filesystem of BLOCKS 1024-byte blocs. The default is to
-        compute the required number of blocks.
-
-    -i INODES
-        Create a filesystem with INODES inodes. The default is to compute
-        the required number of inodes.
-
-    -r RES_BLOCKS
-        Create a filesystem with RES_BLOCKS reserved blocks. The default
-        is to reserve 0 block.
-
-    -d ROOT_DIR
-        Create a filesystem, using the content of ROOT_DIR as the content
-        of the root of the filesystem. Mandatory.
-
-    -o FILE
-        Create the filesystem in FILE. Madatory.
-
-    -G GEN -R REV
-        Create a filesystem of generation GEN (2, 3 or 4), and revision
-        REV (0 or 1). The default is to generate an ext2 revision 1
-        filesystem; revision 0 is invalid for ext3 and ext4.
-
-    -l LABEL
-        Create a filesystem with label LABEL. The default is to not set
-        a label.
-
-    -u UUID
-        Create filesystem with uuid UUID. The default is to set a random
-        UUID.
-
-  Exit status:
-    0   if OK
-    !0  in case of error
-_EOF_
-}
-
-trace()  { local msg="${1}"; shift; printf "%s: ${msg}" "${my_name}" "${@}"; }
-warn()   { trace "${@}" >&2; }
-errorN() { local ret="${1}"; shift; warn "${@}"; exit ${ret}; }
-error()  { errorN 1 "${@}"; }
-
-my_name="${0##*/}"
-main "$@"
diff --git a/package/mke2img/mke2img.mk b/package/mke2img/mke2img.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 9de387a3a3..0000000000
--- a/package/mke2img/mke2img.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# mke2img
-#
-################################################################################
-
-HOST_MKE2IMG_DEPENDENCIES = host-genext2fs host-e2fsprogs
-
-define HOST_MKE2IMG_INSTALL_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/mke2img/mke2img $(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/mke2img
-endef
-
-$(eval $(host-generic-package))
