diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 745d4e68c..a88082e10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ devel/helloworld -- A sample framework application
 net/ftp-proxy -- Control ftp-proxy processes
 net/haproxy -- Reliable, high performance TCP/HTTP load balancer
 net/igmp-proxy -- IGMP-Proxy Service
-net/intel-em -- Intel Gigabit Base Driver for em(4) and lem(4)
 net/l2tp -- L2TP server based on MPD5
 net/pppoe -- PPPoE server based on MPD5
 net/pptp -- PPTP server based on MPD5
diff --git a/net/intel-em/Makefile b/net/intel-em/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index defc480f5..000000000
--- a/net/intel-em/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-PLUGIN_NAME=		intel-em
-PLUGIN_VERSION=		1.2
-PLUGIN_COMMENT=		Intel Gigabit Base Driver for em(4) and lem(4)
-PLUGIN_DEPENDS=		intel-em-kmod
-PLUGIN_MAINTAINER=	ad@opnsense.org
-
-.include "../../Mk/plugins.mk"
diff --git a/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em b/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eb36f58d..000000000
--- a/net/intel-em/src/etc/rc.loader.d/50-intel-em
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-if_em_updated_load="YES"