diff --git a/Jamrules b/Jamrules
index 60fb1d5f18..090acc7050 100644
--- a/Jamrules
+++ b/Jamrules
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) CommandLineArguments ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) ConfigRules ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) DocumentationRules ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) FileRules ] ;
-include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) FreetypeRules ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) HeadersRules ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) KernelRules ] ;
 include [ FDirName $(HAIKU_BUILD_RULES_DIR) ImageRules ] ;
diff --git a/build/jam/FreetypeRules b/build/jam/FreetypeRules
deleted file mode 100644
index fcee016945..0000000000
--- a/build/jam/FreetypeRules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# FreeType 2 specific rules and variables
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-FT2_INCLUDE = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) headers libs freetype2 ] ;
-FT2_SRC     = [ FDirName $(HAIKU_TOP) src libs freetype2 ] ;
-
-FT2_LIB     = freetype ;
-
-FT2_COMPONENTS ?= gzip       # support for gzip-compressed files.
-		  autofit
-                  base       # base component (public APIs)
-                  bdf        # BDF font driver
-                  cache      # cache sub-system
-                  cff        # CFF/CEF font driver
-                  cid        # Postscript CID-keyed font driver
-		lzw	   # LZW routines
-                  pcf        # PCF font driver
-                  pfr        # PFR/TrueDoc font driver
-                  psaux      # Common Postscript routines module
-                  pshinter   # Postscript hinter module
-                  psnames    # Postscript names handling
-                  raster     # Monochrome rasterizer
-                  smooth     # Anti-aliased rasterizer
-                  sfnt       # SFNT-based format support routines
-                  truetype   # TrueType font driver
-                  type1      # Postscript Type 1 font driver
-                  type42     # Postscript Type 42 (embedded TrueType) driver
-                  winfonts   # Windows FON/FNT font driver
-                  ;
-
-rule UseFreeTypeHeaders
-{
-	SubDirSysHdrs $(FT2_INCLUDE) ;
-}
-
-rule UseFreeTypeObjectHeaders
-{
-	# UseFreeTypeObjectHeaders <sources> [ : <objects> ] ;
-	SourceSysHdrs $(1) : $(FT2_INCLUDE) : $(2) ;
-}
-
-rule FT2_SubDir
-{
-	# FT2_SubDir <dir>
-	# <dir>: Components of a directory in the original hierarchy.
-	local dir = $(1) ;
-	local topDir ;
-	switch $(dir[1])
-	{
-		case "include"	: topDir = $(FT2_INCLUDE) ;
-		case src		: topDir = $(FT2_SRC) ;
-		case *			: ECHO "Unknown FreeType2 directory: " $(dir) ;
-	}
-	return [ FDirName $(topDir) $(dir[2-]) ] ;
-}
-
-rule FT2_Library
-{
-	# FT2_Library <libname> : <sources>
-	# Builds objects from sources and adds the objects to the list of objects
-	# to be linked into the library.
-	# <libname> The name of the library.
-	# <sources> The sources.
-
-	DEFINES += FT2_BUILD_LIBRARY ;
-
-	local library = lib$(1).so ;
-	local sources = $(2) ;
-	
-	Objects $(sources) ;
-	LIBRARY_OBJECTS on $(library) += [ FGristFiles $(sources:S=$(SUFOBJ)) ] ;
-}
-
-rule FT2_LinkLibrary
-{
-	# FT2_LinkLibrary <libname>
-	# Links the library from the objects build with FT2_LIBRARY before.
-
-	local library = lib$(1).so ;
-	local objects = [ on $(library) return $(LIBRARY_OBJECTS) ] ;
-	ObjectReferences $(objects) ;
-	objects = [ FGristFiles $(objects) ] ;
-	SharedLibraryFromObjects $(library) : $(objects) ;
-}
diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalPackages b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
index d9f5ec739f..c4220bdba2 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalPackages
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@ if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded DevelopmentMin ] && $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 {
 	AddHeaderDirectoryToHaikuImage compatibility gnu : gnu ;
 
 	# third party libs headers
-	AddHeaderDirectoryToHaikuImage libs freetype2 : 3rdparty ;
 	AddHeaderDirectoryToHaikuImage libs jpeg : 3rdparty ;
 	AddHeaderDirectoryToHaikuImage libs ncurses : 3rdparty ;
 	AddHeaderDirectoryToHaikuImage libs png : 3rdparty ;