3 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 07aa1f1fa5..694b58fc9f 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ def check_image_features(d):
     valid_features = (d.getVarFlag('IMAGE_FEATURES', 'validitems') or "").split()
     valid_features += d.getVarFlags('COMPLEMENTARY_GLOB').keys()
     for var in d:
-       if var.startswith("PACKAGE_GROUP_"):
-           bb.warn("PACKAGE_GROUP is deprecated, please use FEATURE_PACKAGES instead")
-           valid_features.append(var[14:])
-       elif var.startswith("FEATURE_PACKAGES_"):
+       if var.startswith("FEATURE_PACKAGES_"):
            valid_features.append(var[17:])
     valid_features.sort()
 
diff --git a/meta/conf/documentation.conf b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
index 44d69197bf..c6544b9698 100644
--- a/meta/conf/documentation.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/documentation.conf
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ PACKAGE_BEFORE_PN[doc] = "Enables easily adding packages to PACKAGES before ${PN
 PACKAGE_CLASSES[doc] = "This variable specifies the package manager to use when packaging data. It is set in the conf/local.conf file in the Build Directory."
 PACKAGE_EXCLUDE[doc] = "Packages to exclude from the installation. If a listed package is required, an error is generated."
 PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS[doc] = "Specifies the list of architectures compatible with the device CPU. This variable is useful when you build for several different devices that use miscellaneous processors."
-PACKAGE_GROUP[doc] = "Defines one or more packages to include in an image when a specific item is included in IMAGE_FEATURES."
 PACKAGE_INSTALL[doc] = "List of the packages to be installed into the image. The variable is generally not user-defined and uses IMAGE_INSTALL as part of the list."
 PACKAGE_INSTALL_ATTEMPTONLY[doc] = "List of packages attempted to be installed. If a listed package fails to install, the build system does not generate an error. This variable is generally not user-defined."
 PACKAGECONFIG[doc] = "This variable provides a means of enabling or disabling features of a recipe on a per-recipe basis."
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/packagegroup.py b/meta/lib/oe/packagegroup.py
index 2419cbb6d3..8fcaecde82 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/packagegroup.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/packagegroup.py
@@ -5,17 +5,11 @@
 import itertools
 
 def is_optional(feature, d):
-    packages = d.getVar("FEATURE_PACKAGES_%s" % feature)
-    if packages:
-        return bool(d.getVarFlag("FEATURE_PACKAGES_%s" % feature, "optional"))
-    else:
-        return bool(d.getVarFlag("PACKAGE_GROUP_%s" % feature, "optional"))
+    return bool(d.getVarFlag("FEATURE_PACKAGES_%s" % feature, "optional"))
 
 def packages(features, d):
     for feature in features:
         packages = d.getVar("FEATURE_PACKAGES_%s" % feature)
-        if not packages:
-            packages = d.getVar("PACKAGE_GROUP_%s" % feature)
         for pkg in (packages or "").split():
             yield pkg