diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 598cd9c0ef..9416e9d114 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2025.02.10"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_VCDBG
+	bool "rpi-firmware vcdbg option removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  rpi-firmware upstream has dropped the vcdbg tool
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_FFMPEG
 	bool "opencv3 ffmpeg support removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in b/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
index f99c116ca2..4dda33a713 100644
--- a/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
+++ b/package/rpi-firmware/Config.in
@@ -100,16 +100,4 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB_OVERLAYS
 	  overlays, to support HATs (Hardware Attached on Top, add-on
 	  modules).
 
-config BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_VCDBG
-	bool "vcdbg"
-	depends on BR2_arm # prebuilt arm binary, rpi-userland
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP # rpi-userland
-	help
-	  Install vcdbg, to help debug communication with the GPU.
-
-comment "vcdbg needs a glibc toolchain w/ C++"
-	depends on BR2_arm
-	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC || !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-
 endif # BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE
diff --git a/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk b/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
index 8350d395da..0debb89091 100644
--- a/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
+++ b/package/rpi-firmware/rpi-firmware.mk
@@ -62,26 +62,6 @@ define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DTB_OVERLAYS
 endef
 endif
 
-# Install prebuilt libraries if RPI_USERLAND not enabled
-ifneq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_USERLAND),y)
-define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_LIB
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(if BR2_ARM_EABIHF,hardfp/)opt/vc/lib/libvcos.so \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libvcos.so
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(if BR2_ARM_EABIHF,hardfp/)opt/vc/lib/libdebug_sym.so \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libdebug_sym.so
-endef
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_VCDBG),y)
-define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0700 $(@D)/$(if BR2_ARM_EABIHF,hardfp/)opt/vc/bin/vcdbg \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/sbin/vcdbg
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/$(if BR2_ARM_EABIHF,hardfp/)opt/vc/lib/libelftoolchain.so \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libelftoolchain.so
-	$(RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_TARGET_LIB)
-endef
-endif # INSTALL_VCDBG
-
 define RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 	$(RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_BIN)
 	$(RPI_FIRMWARE_INSTALL_CONFIG)