diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4e2017a6db..da45912c2c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "block-io-wrapper",
- "byteorder 1.4.3",
+ "byteorder",
  "common",
  "log",
  "partitionlib",
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "common",
- "netutils",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox_event 0.1.0",
  "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ source = "git+https://github.com/rw-vanc/acpi.git?branch=cumulative#e4eb93891367
 dependencies = [
  "bit_field",
  "bitvec",
- "byteorder 1.4.3",
+ "byteorder",
  "log",
  "spinning_top",
 ]
@@ -117,11 +116,6 @@ version = "1.0.75"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a4668cab20f66d8d020e1fbc0ebe47217433c1b6c8f2040faf858554e394ace6"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "arg_parser"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/arg-parser.git#1c434b55f3e1a0375ebcca85b3e88db7378e82fa"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "arrayvec"
 version = "0.5.2"
@@ -222,12 +216,6 @@ version = "3.13.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a3e2c3daef883ecc1b5d58c15adae93470a91d425f3532ba1695849656af3fc1"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "byteorder"
-version = "0.5.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0fc10e8cc6b2580fda3f36eb6dc5316657f812a3df879a44a66fc9f0fdbc4855"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "byteorder"
 version = "1.4.3"
@@ -332,16 +320,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "maybe-uninit",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossbeam-channel"
-version = "0.5.8"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a33c2bf77f2df06183c3aa30d1e96c0695a313d4f9c453cc3762a6db39f99200"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "crossbeam-utils 0.8.16",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossbeam-queue"
 version = "0.3.8"
@@ -387,7 +365,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "common",
  "driver-network",
- "netutils",
  "pcid",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox_event 0.1.0",
@@ -527,7 +504,7 @@ checksum = "be4136b2a15dd319360be1c07d9933517ccf0be8f16bf62a3bee4f0d618df427"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
  "libc",
- "wasi 0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -603,17 +580,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "idna"
-version = "0.1.5"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "38f09e0f0b1fb55fdee1f17470ad800da77af5186a1a76c026b679358b7e844e"
-dependencies = [
- "matches",
- "unicode-bidi",
- "unicode-normalization",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "ihdad"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -674,7 +640,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "common",
  "driver-network",
- "netutils",
  "pcid",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox_event 0.1.0",
@@ -749,12 +714,6 @@ version = "0.4.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b5e6163cb8c49088c2c36f57875e58ccd8c87c7427f7fbd50ea6710b2f3f2e8f"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "matches"
-version = "0.1.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2532096657941c2fea9c289d370a250971c689d4f143798ff67113ec042024a5"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "maybe-uninit"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -767,43 +726,6 @@ version = "2.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f232d6ef707e1956a43342693d2a31e72989554d58299d7a88738cc95b0d35c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "net2"
-version = "0.2.37"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/net2-rs.git?branch=master#db0604dcb0a355e6b2fa5bcaad8f175bd6aeb5aa"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "netutils"
-version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git#d1998d5aa2809b7f0c433f2df3125eecfbfa5c86"
-dependencies = [
- "arg_parser",
- "libc",
- "net2",
- "ntpclient",
- "pbr",
- "redox-daemon",
- "redox_event 0.1.0",
- "redox_syscall 0.3.5",
- "redox_termios",
- "termion",
- "url",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "ntpclient"
-version = "0.0.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/willem66745/ntpclient-rust#7e3bdf60eb940825789a8da5181025320e3050b0"
-dependencies = [
- "byteorder 0.5.3",
- "time",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "num-derive"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -838,7 +760,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "block-io-wrapper",
  "common",
- "crossbeam-channel 0.4.4",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures",
  "log",
  "partitionlib",
@@ -965,17 +887,6 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7f0b59668fe80c5afe998f0c0bf93322bf2cd66cafeeb80581f291716f3467f2"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "pbr"
-version = "1.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ed5827dfa0d69b6c92493d6c38e633bbaa5937c153d0d7c28bf12313f8c6d514"
-dependencies = [
- "crossbeam-channel 0.5.8",
- "libc",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pci_types"
 version = "0.6.1"
@@ -993,7 +904,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "bit_field",
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
- "byteorder 1.4.3",
+ "byteorder",
  "common",
  "libc",
  "log",
@@ -1017,12 +928,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "percent-encoding"
-version = "1.0.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "31010dd2e1ac33d5b46a5b413495239882813e0369f8ed8a5e266f173602f831"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.13"
@@ -1230,7 +1135,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "common",
  "driver-network",
  "log",
- "netutils",
  "pcid",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox-log",
@@ -1246,7 +1150,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "common",
  "driver-network",
  "log",
- "netutils",
  "pcid",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox-log",
@@ -1526,32 +1429,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.31",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "time"
-version = "0.1.45"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1b797afad3f312d1c66a56d11d0316f916356d11bd158fbc6ca6389ff6bf805a"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "wasi 0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
- "winapi",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tinyvec"
-version = "1.6.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "87cc5ceb3875bb20c2890005a4e226a4651264a5c75edb2421b52861a0a0cb50"
-dependencies = [
- "tinyvec_macros",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "tinyvec_macros"
-version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1f3ccbac311fea05f86f61904b462b55fb3df8837a366dfc601a0161d0532f20"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "toml"
 version = "0.5.11"
@@ -1595,27 +1472,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "winnow",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-bidi"
-version = "0.3.13"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "92888ba5573ff080736b3648696b70cafad7d250551175acbaa4e0385b3e1460"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "301abaae475aa91687eb82514b328ab47a211a533026cb25fc3e519b86adfc3c"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "unicode-normalization"
-version = "0.1.22"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5c5713f0fc4b5db668a2ac63cdb7bb4469d8c9fed047b1d0292cc7b0ce2ba921"
-dependencies = [
- "tinyvec",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-segmentation"
 version = "1.10.1"
@@ -1628,17 +1490,6 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c0edd1e5b14653f783770bce4a4dabb4a5108a5370a5f5d8cfe8710c361f6c8b"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "url"
-version = "1.7.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dd4e7c0d531266369519a4aa4f399d748bd37043b00bde1e4ff1f60a120b355a"
-dependencies = [
- "idna",
- "matches",
- "percent-encoding",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "usbctl"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1799,7 +1650,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "driver-network",
  "futures",
  "log",
- "netutils",
  "pcid",
  "redox-daemon",
  "redox_syscall 0.4.1",
@@ -1816,12 +1666,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "utf8parse",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1a143597ca7c7793eff794def352d41792a93c481eb1042423ff7ff72ba2c31f"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.11.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@@ -1995,7 +1839,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags 1.3.2",
  "chashmap",
  "common",
- "crossbeam-channel 0.4.4",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
  "futures",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 275cb4b681..2d7456de34 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ lto = "fat"
 
 [patch.crates-io]
 mio = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/mio.git", branch = "redox-unix" }
-net2 = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/net2-rs.git", branch = "master" }
 orbclient = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/orbclient.git", version = "0.3.44" }
 redox-daemon = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redox-daemon.git" }
diff --git a/alxd/Cargo.toml b/alxd/Cargo.toml
index 8830c189f8..3b509dbf64 100644
--- a/alxd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/alxd/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
 redox_event = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/event.git" }
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
diff --git a/alxd/src/device/mod.rs b/alxd/src/device/mod.rs
index e3d8ff4996..3a20c9fc81 100644
--- a/alxd/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/alxd/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use syscall::io::{Io, Mmio};
 use syscall::scheme;
 
 use common::dma::Dma;
-use netutils::setcfg;
 
 use self::regs::*;
 
@@ -1706,7 +1705,6 @@ impl Alx {
 
         let mac = self.get_perm_macaddr();
         println!("   - MAC: {:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}\n", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
-        let _ = setcfg("mac", &format!("{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}\n", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]));
 
         if ! self.get_phy_info() {
             println!("   - Identify PHY failed");
diff --git a/alxd/src/main.rs b/alxd/src/main.rs
index 9bd0d6edb3..ef1f745681 100644
--- a/alxd/src/main.rs
+++ b/alxd/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #![feature(concat_idents)]
 
 extern crate event;
-extern crate netutils;
 extern crate syscall;
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
diff --git a/e1000d/Cargo.toml b/e1000d/Cargo.toml
index 8a958db6ca..023d95b5d4 100644
--- a/e1000d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/e1000d/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
 redox_event = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/event.git" }
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
diff --git a/e1000d/src/device.rs b/e1000d/src/device.rs
index d6e89495f8..7da6965d13 100644
--- a/e1000d/src/device.rs
+++ b/e1000d/src/device.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::{cmp, mem, ptr, slice};
 
 use driver_network::NetworkAdapter;
-use netutils::setcfg;
 
 use syscall::error::Result;
 
@@ -296,13 +295,6 @@ impl Intel8254x {
             )
         );
         self.mac_address = mac;
-        let _ = setcfg(
-            "mac",
-            &format!(
-                "{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}\n",
-                mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]
-            ),
-        );
 
         //
         // MTA => 0;
diff --git a/ixgbed/Cargo.toml b/ixgbed/Cargo.toml
index 780fc29e08..c9399ace7d 100644
--- a/ixgbed/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ixgbed/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1.0"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
 redox_event = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/event.git" }
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
diff --git a/ixgbed/src/device.rs b/ixgbed/src/device.rs
index 690dfb1be0..b36309e14f 100644
--- a/ixgbed/src/device.rs
+++ b/ixgbed/src/device.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use driver_network::NetworkAdapter;
 use syscall::error::Result;
 
 use common::dma::Dma;
-use netutils::setcfg;
 
 use crate::ixgbe::*;
 
@@ -285,13 +284,6 @@ impl Intel8259x {
             mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]
         );
 
-        let _ = setcfg(
-            "mac",
-            &format!(
-                "{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}\n",
-                mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]
-            ),
-        );
         self.mac_address = mac;
 
         // section 4.6.3 - wait for EEPROM auto read completion
diff --git a/rtl8139d/Cargo.toml b/rtl8139d/Cargo.toml
index e296be4330..b03dcea6ef 100644
--- a/rtl8139d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtl8139d/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1"
 log = "0.4"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
 redox_event = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/event.git" }
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
diff --git a/rtl8139d/src/device.rs b/rtl8139d/src/device.rs
index 746ecd5646..4b6ce854f0 100644
--- a/rtl8139d/src/device.rs
+++ b/rtl8139d/src/device.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use syscall::error::{Error, EIO, EMSGSIZE, Result};
 use syscall::io::{Mmio, Io, ReadOnly};
 
 use common::dma::Dma;
-use netutils::setcfg;
 
 const RX_BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 64 * 1024;
 
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ impl Rtl8139 {
                     mac_high as u8,
                     (mac_high >> 8) as u8];
         println!("   - MAC: {:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
-        let _ = setcfg("mac", &format!("{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}\n", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]));
         self.mac_address = mac;
 
         // Reset - this will disable tx and rx, reinitialize FIFOs, and set the system buffer pointer to the initial value
diff --git a/rtl8168d/Cargo.toml b/rtl8168d/Cargo.toml
index c04b5c8478..ca59181391 100644
--- a/rtl8168d/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rtl8168d/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2018"
 [dependencies]
 bitflags = "1"
 log = "0.4"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
 redox_event = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/event.git" }
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
diff --git a/rtl8168d/src/device.rs b/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
index 5dd76a8504..25b6aea64a 100644
--- a/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
+++ b/rtl8168d/src/device.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use syscall::error::{Error, Result, EMSGSIZE};
 use syscall::io::{Mmio, Io, ReadOnly};
 
 use common::dma::Dma;
-use netutils::setcfg;
 
 #[repr(packed)]
 struct Regs {
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ impl Rtl8168 {
                     mac_high as u8,
                     (mac_high >> 8) as u8];
         println!("   - MAC: {:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]);
-        let _ = setcfg("mac", &format!("{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}-{:>02X}\n", mac[0], mac[1], mac[2], mac[3], mac[4], mac[5]));
         self.mac_address = mac;
 
         // Reset - this will disable tx and rx, reinitialize FIFOs, and set the system buffer pointer to the initial value
diff --git a/virtio-netd/Cargo.toml b/virtio-netd/Cargo.toml
index ae6927fb33..dc622bae92 100644
--- a/virtio-netd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/virtio-netd/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,4 +15,3 @@ driver-network = { path = "../driver-network" }
 
 redox-daemon = "0.1"
 redox_syscall = "0.4"
-netutils = { git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/netutils.git" }
diff --git a/virtio-netd/src/main.rs b/virtio-netd/src/main.rs
index ecda97d2cd..8357e3bfed 100644
--- a/virtio-netd/src/main.rs
+++ b/virtio-netd/src/main.rs
@@ -95,19 +95,6 @@ fn deamon(daemon: redox_daemon::Daemon) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>
     let device = VirtioNet::new(mac_address, rx_queue, tx_queue);
     let mut scheme = NetworkScheme::new(device, "network");
 
-    let _ = netutils::setcfg(
-        "mac",
-        &format!(
-            "{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}:{:>02X}",
-            mac_address[0],
-            mac_address[1],
-            mac_address[2],
-            mac_address[3],
-            mac_address[4],
-            mac_address[5]
-        ),
-    );
-
     let mut event_queue = File::open("event:")?;
     event_queue.write(&syscall::Event {
         id: scheme.event_handle() as usize,