diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 9e8be3d14..c6bb2fe34 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -101,6 +101,16 @@ endif
 ###############################################################################
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2014.08"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_TOOLS
+	bool "support for gettext-tools on target has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  The option to install the gettext utilities on the target
+	  has been removed. This is not necessary as Buildroot is not
+	  designed to provide a full development environment on the
+	  target. gettext tools should be used on the build machine
+	  instead.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS
 	bool "procps has been replaced by procps-ng"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PROCPS_NG
diff --git a/package/gettext/Config.in b/package/gettext/Config.in
index d33dd3a05..158b14ebe 100644
--- a/package/gettext/Config.in
+++ b/package/gettext/Config.in
@@ -13,20 +13,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT
 
 	  http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
 
-if BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_TOOLS
-	bool "Install gettext tools"
-	depends on BR2_USE_MMU # fork()
-	depends on BR2_LARGEFILE
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBICONV if !BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE
-	help
-	  This option allows to install the complete gettext suite in
-	  the target filesystem. This is typically not useful for
-	  correct operation of programs.
-
-endif
-
 comment "gettext needs a toolchain w/ wchar"
 	depends on BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT
 	depends on !BR2_USE_WCHAR
diff --git a/package/gettext/gettext.mk b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
index b5efa766d..52a72db71 100644
--- a/package/gettext/gettext.mk
+++ b/package/gettext/gettext.mk
@@ -46,16 +46,12 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),)
 GETTEXT_CONF_OPT += --enable-nls
 endif
 
-# When the gettext tools are not enabled in the configuration, we only
-# install libintl to the target.
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT_TOOLS),)
 # When static libs are preferred the .so files aren't created
 ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),)
 define GETTEXT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libintl*.so* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
 endef
 endif
-endif # GETTEXT_TOOLS = n
 
 # Disable interactive confirmation in host gettextize for package fixups
 define HOST_GETTEXT_GETTEXTIZE_CONFIRMATION