diff --git a/0001-remove-the-old-crufty-u-boot-support.patch b/0001-remove-the-old-crufty-u-boot-support.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6f5e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-remove-the-old-crufty-u-boot-support.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+From aa4472dbc10f3d669e24ac07293d7ac19e606866 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 14:03:45 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 1/8] remove the old crufty u-boot support
+
+Fedora has only supported extlinux.conf for a few releases now
+as a result it should be the only way we boot systems. Remove
+the no longer needed uboot file
+
+Signed-off-by: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+---
+ new-kernel-pkg | 116 -------------------------------------------------
+ uboot          |  43 ------------------
+ 2 files changed, 159 deletions(-)
+ delete mode 100644 uboot
+
+diff --git a/new-kernel-pkg b/new-kernel-pkg
+index b634388a83f..962008e3c9d 100755
+--- a/new-kernel-pkg
++++ b/new-kernel-pkg
+@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ else
+ fi
+ 
+ [ -f /etc/sysconfig/kernel ] && . /etc/sysconfig/kernel
+-[ -f /etc/sysconfig/uboot ] && . /etc/sysconfig/uboot
+ 
+ cfgGrub2=""
+ cfgGrub2Efi=""
+@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ grubConfig=""
+ grub2Config=""
+ grub2EfiConfig=""
+ extlinuxConfig=""
+-ubootScript="/boot/boot.scr"
+ 
+ ARCH=$(uname -m)
+ 
+@@ -84,13 +82,6 @@ elif [[ ${ARCH} =~ armv[5|7].*l ]] ; then
+     liloConfig=""
+     bootPrefix=/boot
+     extlinuxConfig=$(readlink -f /etc/extlinux.conf 2>/dev/null)
+-    ubootDir=${UBOOT_DIR:-"/boot"}
+-    ubootScript=$ubootDir/${UBOOT_SCR:-"boot.scr"}
+-    ubootKList=${UBOOT_KLIST:-"klist.txt"}
+-    ubootDevice=/dev/${UBOOT_DEVICE:-"mmcblk0p1"}
+-    ubootDefaultImage=${UBOOT_UIMAGE:-"uImage"}
+-    ubootDefaultInitrd=${UBOOT_UINITRD:-"uInitrd"}
+-    ubootAddress=${UBOOT_IMGADDR:-"0x00008000"}
+     mounted=""
+     liloFlag=""
+     isx86=""
+@@ -382,53 +373,6 @@ remove() {
+ 	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "$liloConfig does not exist, not running grubby"
+     fi
+ 
+-    if [ -n "$cfguBoot" ]; then
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "removing $version from $ubootDir..."
+-
+-	if [ -f $ubootDir/$ubootKList ]; then
+-	    tmpKList=`mktemp $ubootDir/$ubootKList.XXXX`
+-	    curversion=`tail -n1 $ubootDir/$ubootKList`
+-	    sed "/$version$/d" $ubootDir/$ubootKList > $tmpKList
+-	    newversion=`tail -n1 $tmpKList`
+-	    if [ -f $ubootDir/uImage-$newversion ] && [ -f $ubootDir/uInitrd-$newversion ]; then
+-		if [ "$curversion" != "$newversion" ]; then
+-		    cp -fp $ubootDir/uImage-$newversion $ubootDir/${ubootDefaultImage}
+-		    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+-			[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "copy uImage-$newversion error, default kernel not replaced!" && exit
+-		    fi
+-		    cp -fp $ubootDir/uInitrd-$newversion $ubootDir/${ubootDefaultInitrd}
+-		    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+-			[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "copy uInitrd-$newversion error, default Initrd not replaced!" && exit
+-		    fi
+-		fi
+-
+-		[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "removing uImage-$version"
+-		if [ -f $ubootDir/uImage-$version ]; then
+-		    rm -f $ubootDir/uImage-$version
+-		else
+-		    [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "uImage-$version did not exist!"
+-		fi
+-
+-		[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "removing uInitrd-$version"
+-		if [ -f $ubootDir/uInitrd-$version ]; then
+-		    rm -f $ubootDir/uInitrd-$version
+-		else
+-		    [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "uInitrd-$version did not exist!"
+-		fi
+-
+-		mv $tmpKList $ubootDir/$ubootKList
+-		[ -x /sbin/a-b-c ] && /sbin/a-b-c
+-	    else
+-		[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "uImage $newversion does not exist!"
+-		[ -f $tmpKList ] && rm -f $tmpKList
+-	    fi
+-        else
+-            [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "No previous kernel version.  U-Boot images not removed!"
+-        fi
+-    else
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "$ubootScript does not exist, not modifying $ubootDir"
+-    fi
+-
+     if [ -n "$cfgExtlinux" ]; then
+ 	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "removing $version from $extlinuxConfig"
+ 	$grubby --extlinux -c $extlinuxConfig \
+@@ -530,36 +474,6 @@ update() {
+ 	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "$liloConfig does not exist, not running grubby"
+     fi
+ 
+-    if [ -n "$cfguBoot" ]; then
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "adding $version to $ubootDir..."
+-
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "creating uImage-$version"
+-	mkimage -A arm -O linux -T kernel -C none -a $ubootAddress \
+-		-e $ubootAddress -n $version \
+-		-d $kernelImage $ubootDir/uImage-$version
+-
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "creating uInitrd-$version"
+-	mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -C none -a 0 -e 0 \
+-		-n initramfs -d $initrdfile $ubootDir/uInitrd-$version
+-
+-	if [ -f $ubootDir/uImage-$version ] && [ -f $ubootDir/uInitrd-$version ]; then
+-	    cp -fp $ubootDir/uImage-$version $ubootDir/${ubootDefaultImage}
+-	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+-		[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "copy uImage-$version error, kernel not installed!" && exit
+-	    fi
+-	    cp -fp $ubootDir/uInitrd-$version $ubootDir/${ubootDefaultInitrd}
+-	    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+-		[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "copy uInitrd-$version error, kernel not installed!" && exit
+-	    fi
+-	    echo $version >> $ubootDir/$ubootKList
+-	    [ -x /sbin/a-b-c ] && /sbin/a-b-c
+-	else
+-	    [ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "cannot make $version the default"
+-	fi
+-    else
+-	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "$ubootScript does not exist, not setting up $ubootDir"
+-    fi
+-
+     if [ -n "$cfgExtlinux" ]; then
+ 	[ -n "$verbose" ] && echo "updating $version from $extlinuxConfig"
+ 	ARGS="--extlinux -c $extlinuxConfig --update-kernel=$kernelImage \
+@@ -877,33 +791,6 @@ fi
+ [ -n "$liloConfig" ] && [ -f "$liloConfig" ] && cfgLilo=1;
+ [ -n "$extlinuxConfig" ] && [ -f "$extlinuxConfig" ] && cfgExtlinux=1;
+ 
+-# if we have a U-Boot directory, but no boot script, check if the directory
+-# is mounted.  If not, mount it, and then check if a boot script exists.
+-if [ -n "$ubootDir" ]; then
+-    if [ -f "$ubootScript" ]; then
+-        cfguBoot=1
+-    else
+-	mountEntry=`mount | grep $ubootDir`
+-	if [ -z "$mountEntry" ]; then
+-	    mount $ubootDevice $ubootDir
+-	    mounted=1
+-	fi
+-	[ -f "$ubootScript" ] && cfguBoot=1;
+-    fi
+-fi
+-
+-# if we're using U-Boot, check if the default load address should change
+-if [ -n "$cfguBoot" -a -z "$UBOOT_IMGADDR" ]; then
+-    [[ $version  =~ .([^.]*)$ ]]
+-    platform=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
+-    # A few platforms use an alternate kernel load address
+-    if [ "$platform" = "omap" ]; then
+-        ubootAddress=0x80008000
+-    elif [ "$platform" = "imx" ]; then
+-        ubootAddress=0x90008000
+-    fi
+-fi
+-
+ # if we have a lilo config on an x86 box, see if the default boot loader
+ # is lilo to determine if it should be run
+ if [ -n "$cfgLilo" -a -n "$isx86" ]; then
+@@ -920,7 +807,4 @@ elif [ "$mode" == "--rpmposttrans" ]; then
+     rpmposttrans
+ fi
+ 
+-# if we mounted the U-Boot directory, unmount it.
+-[ -n "$mounted" ] && umount $ubootDir
+-
+ exit 0
+diff --git a/uboot b/uboot
+deleted file mode 100644
+index 07d8671822f..00000000000
+--- a/uboot
++++ /dev/null
+@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
+-# Settings for uBoot setup in /sbin/new-kernel-pkg
+-#
+-# Default values are provided below (as comments)
+-#
+-# WARNING: These values affect where grubby installs and removes
+-#          uBoot kernel images.  Changing these _after_ kernels have
+-#          been installed may cause removing a kernel image to fail.
+-
+-# directory where uBoot images and scripts are found
+-#UBOOT_DIR=/boot
+-
+-# Override the load address when running mkimage on the kernel.
+-# OMAP such as Beagleboard and Pandaboard: Use 0x80008000
+-# Tegra such as Trimslice: Use 0x00008000
+-# IMX such as Efika mx51 smarttop: Use 0x90008000
+-# Kirkwood such as Dreamplug, Guruplug, Sheevaplug: Use 0x00008000
+-# If left undefined grubby will use defults for Tegra or OMAP depending
+-# upon the contents of /proc/cpuinfo.
+-#UBOOT_IMGADDR=0x0x00008000
+-
+-# name of the text file containing the list of installed kernel versions
+-# NOTE: The versions are in order of installation.  The last entry should
+-#       always be the default boot kernel version.
+-#UBOOT_KLIST=klist.txt
+-
+-# device partition where uBoot images reside; mounted on $UBOOT_DIR
+-#UBOOT_DEVICE=mmcblk0p1
+-
+-
+-# NOTE: Both of the following files are automatically overwritte
+-#       when a kernel package is installed or removed.
+-
+-# default kernel uImage file name
+-#UBOOT_UIMAGE=uImage
+-
+-# default initrd uInitrd file name
+-#UBOOT_UINITRD=uInitrd
+-
+-# defualt for platform shipping an onboard dtb.
+-#SHIPSDTB=no
+-
+-# option to tell new-kernel-pkg a specific dtb file to load in extlinux.conf
+-#dtbfile=foo.dtb
+-- 
+2.17.1
+