diff --git a/paludis/use.conf b/paludis/use.conf
index 43b5473..0bd4eb9 100644
--- a/paludis/use.conf
+++ b/paludis/use.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 */* CURL_SSL: -* -polarssl openssl
 */* INPUT_DEVICES: -* evdev keyboard mouse joystick
 */* LIBREOFFICE_EXTENSIONS: -* pdfimport presenter-console presenter-minimizer
-*/* LINGUAS: -* en
+*/* LINGUAS: -* en de
 */* PYTHON_TARGETS: -* python2_7 python3_2 python3_3 python3_4
 */* PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET: -* python2_7
 */* QEMU_SOFTMMU_TARGETS: -* arm i386 ppc ppc64 x86_64
diff --git a/texmf/language.dat.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat b/texmf/language.dat.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat
deleted file mode 100644
index 8866fd3..0000000
--- a/texmf/language.dat.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-german-x-2012-05-30 dehypht-x-2012-05-30.tex
-=german-x-latest
-ngerman-x-2012-05-30 dehyphn-x-2012-05-30.tex
-=ngerman-x-latest
-german loadhyph-de-1901.tex
-ngerman loadhyph-de-1996.tex
-swissgerman loadhyph-de-ch-1901.tex
diff --git a/texmf/language.dat.lua.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat.lua b/texmf/language.dat.lua.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 9fbb615..0000000
--- a/texmf/language.dat.lua.d/language.texlive-langgerman.dat.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-	['german-x-2012-05-30'] = {
-		loader = 'dehypht-x-2012-05-30.tex',
-		lefthyphenmin = 2,
-		righthyphenmin = 2,
-		synonyms = { 'german-x-latest' },
-		patterns = 'hyph-de-1901.pat.txt',
-		hyphenation = 'hyph-de-1901.hyp.txt',
-	},
-	['ngerman-x-2012-05-30'] = {
-		loader = 'dehyphn-x-2012-05-30.tex',
-		lefthyphenmin = 2,
-		righthyphenmin = 2,
-		synonyms = { 'ngerman-x-latest' },
-		patterns = 'hyph-de-1996.pat.txt',
-		hyphenation = 'hyph-de-1996.hyp.txt',
-	},
-	['german'] = {
-		loader = 'loadhyph-de-1901.tex',
-		lefthyphenmin = 2,
-		righthyphenmin = 2,
-		synonyms = { },
-		patterns = 'hyph-de-1901.pat.txt',
-	},
-	['ngerman'] = {
-		loader = 'loadhyph-de-1996.tex',
-		lefthyphenmin = 2,
-		righthyphenmin = 2,
-		synonyms = { },
-		patterns = 'hyph-de-1996.pat.txt',
-	},
-	['swissgerman'] = {
-		loader = 'loadhyph-de-ch-1901.tex',
-		lefthyphenmin = 2,
-		righthyphenmin = 2,
-		synonyms = { },
-		patterns = 'hyph-de-ch-1901.pat.txt',
-	},
diff --git a/texmf/language.def.d/language.texlive-langgerman.def b/texmf/language.def.d/language.texlive-langgerman.def
deleted file mode 100644
index 26e4e2c..0000000
--- a/texmf/language.def.d/language.texlive-langgerman.def
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-\addlanguage{german-x-2012-05-30}{dehypht-x-2012-05-30.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{german-x-latest}{dehypht-x-2012-05-30.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{ngerman-x-2012-05-30}{dehyphn-x-2012-05-30.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{ngerman-x-latest}{dehyphn-x-2012-05-30.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{german}{loadhyph-de-1901.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{ngerman}{loadhyph-de-1996.tex}{}{2}{2}
-\addlanguage{swissgerman}{loadhyph-de-ch-1901.tex}{}{2}{2}
diff --git a/texmf/ls-R b/texmf/ls-R
index 18dec14..3d0c250 100644
--- a/texmf/ls-R
+++ b/texmf/ls-R
@@ -27,17 +27,14 @@ format.xmltex.cnf
 ./language.dat.d:
 .keep_app-text_texlive-core-0
 language.texlive-langenglish.dat
-language.texlive-langgerman.dat
 
 ./language.dat.lua.d:
 .keep_app-text_texlive-core-0
 language.texlive-langenglish.dat.lua
-language.texlive-langgerman.dat.lua
 
 ./language.def.d:
 .keep_app-text_texlive-core-0
 language.texlive-langenglish.def
-language.texlive-langgerman.def
 
 
 ./texmf.d: