diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonobo.inc b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonobo.inc
index 9f3642b80b..db5c58a51e 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonobo.inc
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonobo.inc
@@ -27,38 +27,10 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 	install ${WORKDIR}/gtk-doc.make ./
 }
 
-ACTIVATION_HEADERS = "Bonobo_Unknown.h Bonobo_GenericFactory.h Bonobo_Activation_types.h \
-	              bonobo-activation.h bonobo-activation-async.h bonobo-activation-activate.h \
- 		      bonobo-activation-init.h bonobo-activation-shlib.h bonobo-activation-register.h \
- 		      bonobo-activation-server-info.h bonobo-activation-version.h"
-
-BONOBO_HEADERS = "Bonobo.h bonobo-arg.h bonobo-context.h bonobo-event-source.h bonobo-exception.h \
-	          bonobo-generic-factory.h bonobo-item-container.h bonobo-item-handler.h \
-	          bonobo-listener.h bonobo-main.h bonobo-macros.h bonobo-moniker-extender.h \
-		  bonobo-moniker-simple.h bonobo-moniker-util.h bonobo-moniker.h bonobo-object.h \
-		  bonobo-foreign-object.h bonobo-persist-file.h bonobo-persist-stream.h \
-		  bonobo-persist.h bonobo-persist-client.h bonobo-property-bag.h \
-	          bonobo-property-bag-client.h bonobo-shlib-factory.h  bonobo-storage.h \
-		  bonobo-stream.h bonobo-stream-client.h bonobo-stream-memory.h \
-	          bonobo-storage-memory.h bonobo-xobject.h bonobo-i18n.h bonobo-types.h \
-		  bonobo-app-client.h bonobo-application.h"
-
 do_compile() {
 	oe_runmake ORBIT_IDL="${ORBIT_IDL_SRC}"
 }
 
-do_stage() {
-	install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/bonobo-activation-2.0/bonobo-activation
-	for i in ${ACTIVATION_HEADERS}; do install -m 0644 bonobo-activation/$i ${STAGING_INCDIR}/bonobo-activation-2.0/bonobo-activation/; done
-	install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/libbonobo-2.0/bonobo
-	for i in ${BONOBO_HEADERS}; do install -m 0644 bonobo/$i ${STAGING_INCDIR}/libbonobo-2.0/bonobo/; done
-	install -m 0644 libbonobo.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}/libbonobo-2.0/
-	install -d ${STAGING_DATADIR}/idl/bonobo-activation-2.0/
-	install idl/*.idl ${STAGING_DATADIR}/idl/bonobo-activation-2.0/
-	oe_libinstall -so -C bonobo libbonobo-2 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	oe_libinstall -so -C bonobo-activation libbonobo-activation ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-}
-
 do_install() {
 	oe_runmake ORBIT_IDL="${ORBIT_IDL_SRC}" DESTDIR="${D}" install
 }
diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonoboui_2.18.0.bb b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonoboui_2.18.0.bb
index 53380c6fa0..85840f705c 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonoboui_2.18.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libbonoboui_2.18.0.bb
@@ -13,47 +13,3 @@ FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/bonobo-2.0/samples/.debug \
 DEPENDS = "libgnomecanvas libbonobo libgnome glib-2.0 gtk-doc gconf libxml2 libglade"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-gtk-doc"
-
-HEADERS = " \
-bonobo/bonobo-zoomable.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-component.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-dock-layout.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-type-builtins.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-canvas-component.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-widget.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-engine.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-window.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-toolbar.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-dock-band.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-toolbar-item.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-control.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-dock-item.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-config-widget.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-zoomable-frame.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-control-frame.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-dock.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-main.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-canvas-item.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-node.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-socket.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-selector.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-sync.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-util.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-plug.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-toolbar-button-item.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-toolbar-toggle-button-item.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-ui-container.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-file-selector-util.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-property-control.h \
-bonobo/bonobo-selector-widget.h \
-libbonoboui.h \
-bonobo.h \
-"
-
-do_stage() {
-	install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/libbonoboui-2.0/bonobo
-	for i in ${HEADERS}; do
-		install -m 0644 $i ${STAGING_INCDIR}/libbonoboui-2.0/$i
-	done
-	oe_libinstall -C bonobo -a -so libbonoboui-2 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-}
diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnome_2.24.0.bb b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnome_2.24.0.bb
index 549cda2855..21c5aaa8c1 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnome_2.24.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnome_2.24.0.bb
@@ -14,6 +14,3 @@ FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/bonobo/servers ${libdir}/bonobo/monikers/*.so \
 FILES_${PN}-dev += "${libdir}/bonobo/monikers/*a"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/bonobo/monikers/.debug"
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnomeui_2.24.0.bb b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnomeui_2.24.0.bb
index d216942140..c379cee729 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnomeui_2.24.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/libgnomeui_2.24.0.bb
@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-gtk-doc"
 do_configure_prepend() {
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/gnome-stock-pixbufs.h ${S}/libgnomeui/pixmaps/gnome-stock-pixbufs.h
 }
-
-do_stage() {
-    autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/orbit2_2.14.16.bb b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/orbit2_2.14.16.bb
index 5f6e6f6105..42ade84d1f 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/orbit2_2.14.16.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gnome/orbit2_2.14.16.bb
@@ -28,19 +28,3 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 	install ${WORKDIR}/gtk-doc.make ./
 }
 
-do_stage() {
-	oe_libinstall -so -C src/orb libORBit-2 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	oe_libinstall -so -C src/services/name libORBitCosNaming-2 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	oe_libinstall -so -C src/services/imodule libORBit-imodule-2 ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
-	install -m 0644 src/services/name/libname-server-2.a ${STAGING_LIBDIR}/
-
-	for dir in orbit orbit/poa orbit/orb-core orbit/util orbit/dynamic; do
-		install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/$dir
-		( cd include/$dir; for i in *.h; do install -m 0644 $i ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/$dir/$i; done )
-	done
-
-	install -d ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/ORBitservices
-	install -m 0644 src/services/name/CosNaming.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/ORBitservices/
-	install -m 0644 src/services/name/CosNaming_impl.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/ORBitservices/
-	install -m 0644 src/services/imodule/orbit-imodule.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}/orbit-2.0/ORBitservices/
-}
diff --git a/meta-gnome/packages/gthumb/gthumb_2.10.11.bb b/meta-gnome/packages/gthumb/gthumb_2.10.11.bb
index 1b957e0a8d..2e588d71a8 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/packages/gthumb/gthumb_2.10.11.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/packages/gthumb/gthumb_2.10.11.bb
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@ DEPENDS = "glib-2.0 gtk+ libbonobo libgnome libgnomeui gnome-vfs libxml2 libglad
 
 inherit gnome pkgconfig
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/icons"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/gthumb/modules/.debug"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/boost/boost-jam-native.inc b/meta-moblin/packages/boost/boost-jam-native.inc
index 5293ea5e09..fe181ad00f 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/boost/boost-jam-native.inc
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/boost/boost-jam-native.inc
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	./build.sh gcc
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 # This is too terrible - the build script doesn't give any good
 # way I can see to find out where the binaries are placed, so
 # rely on only one bin.foo directory being created.
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/consolekit/consolekit_0.3.0.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/consolekit/consolekit_0.3.0.bb
index b4656c099d..fcd735d7ad 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/consolekit/consolekit_0.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/consolekit/consolekit_0.3.0.bb
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ SRC_URI = "http://people.freedesktop.org/~mccann/dist/ConsoleKit-${PV}.tar.bz2 \
            file://nopolkit.patch;patch=1"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/ConsoleKit-${PV}"
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/ConsoleKit ${datadir}/dbus-1 ${datadir}/PolicyKit"
 
 
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gnome-menus_2.24.1.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gnome-menus_2.24.1.bb
index dae1059b75..c36b3ef50b 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gnome-menus_2.24.1.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gnome-menus_2.24.1.bb
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ inherit gnome pkgconfig
 
 DEPENDS += "intltool"
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-python"
 FILES_${PN} += "${datadir}/desktop-directories/"
 FILES_${PN}-python = "${libdir}/python*"
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gvfs_1.0.2.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gvfs_1.0.2.bb
index b4eab9bd8d..da071c4a64 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gvfs_1.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/gnome/gvfs_1.0.2.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,3 @@ FILES_${PN}-dev += "${libdir}/gio/modules/*.la"
 FILES_gvfsd-ftp = "${libexecdir}/gvfsd-ftp ${sysconfdir}/gvfs/mounts/ftp.mount"
 FILES_gvfsd-sftp = "${libexecdir}/gvfsd-sftp ${sysconfdir}/gvfs/mounts/sftp.mount"
 FILES_gvfsd-trash = "${libexecdir}/gvfsd-trash ${sysconfdir}/gvfs/mounts/trash.mount"
- 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/libnotify/libnotify_0.4.4.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/libnotify/libnotify_0.4.4.bb
index 7c95fb2ad6..a3f622e84d 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/libnotify/libnotify_0.4.4.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/libnotify/libnotify_0.4.4.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,3 @@ PR = "r0"
 SRC_URI = "http://www.galago-project.org/files/releases/source/${PN}/${PN}-${PV}.tar.gz"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
-
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/libcanberra_0.10.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/libcanberra_0.10.bb
index 93f02c8459..c6d25dccb0 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/libcanberra_0.10.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/libcanberra_0.10.bb
@@ -20,10 +20,3 @@ FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${libdir}/gtk-2.0/modules/.debug"
 
 AUTOTOOLS_STAGE_PKGCONFIG = "1"
 
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc b/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc
index 2390e341fd..fd8e60c471 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/pulseaudio/pulseaudio.inc
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ export TARGET_PFPU = "${TARGET_FPU}"
 OE_LT_RPATH_ALLOW = "any"
 OE_LT_RPATH_ALLOW[export]="1"
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 do_install_append() {
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/volatiles
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/volatiles.04_pulse  ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/volatiles/volatiles.04_pulse
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc3-native_3.3.5.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc3-native_3.3.5.bb
index 1203571f5a..68582850a2 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc3-native_3.3.5.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc3-native_3.3.5.bb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ do_compile() {
     oe_runmake sub-tools || die "Building tools failed"
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install -d ${D}/qte3/lib/
diff --git a/meta-moblin/packages/xorg-app/xterm_207.bb b/meta-moblin/packages/xorg-app/xterm_207.bb
index 547b42d0f1..aae600b545 100644
--- a/meta-moblin/packages/xorg-app/xterm_207.bb
+++ b/meta-moblin/packages/xorg-app/xterm_207.bb
@@ -22,7 +22,3 @@ do_configure() {
 
 	oe_runconf
 }
-
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/libspiff/libspiff_0.8.3.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/libspiff/libspiff_0.8.3.bb
index f91005ec8a..f10ff59f69 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/libspiff/libspiff_0.8.3.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/libspiff/libspiff_0.8.3.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "\
 
 CPPFLAGS += "-I${S}/include"
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/liburiparser/liburiparser_0.5.1.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/liburiparser/liburiparser_0.5.1.bb
index 60c88cba23..55ef0a057e 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/liburiparser/liburiparser_0.5.1.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/liburiparser/liburiparser_0.5.1.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,4 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/uriparser-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
 
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libjana_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libjana_svn.bb
index 48779e50fe..85d0f4a631 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libjana_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libjana_svn.bb
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
 	touch gtk-doc.make
 }
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 PACKAGES =+ "libjana-ecal libjana-ecal-dbg \
              libjana-gtk libjana-gtk-dbg \ 
             "
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokogsmd2_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokogsmd2_svn.bb
index 5625bf809d..261116ece7 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokogsmd2_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokogsmd2_svn.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,3 @@ PR = "r2"
 
 inherit openmoko2
 
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokojournal2_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokojournal2_svn.bb
index 354b8e3f26..d9fd351c84 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokojournal2_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokojournal2_svn.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,4 @@ do_configure_prepend() {
         touch gtk-doc.make
 }
 
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
 
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokopanelui2_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokopanelui2_svn.bb
index a8d53ff2d5..a715ff8f0d 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokopanelui2_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokopanelui2_svn.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,3 @@ PV = "0.3.0+svnr${SRCREV}"
 PR = "r0"
 
 inherit openmoko2
-
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokoui2_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokoui2_svn.bb
index 3785074a82..f427fa8f99 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokoui2_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/libmokoui2_svn.bb
@@ -8,8 +8,3 @@ inherit openmoko2
 do_configure_prepend() {
         touch gtk-doc.make
 }
-
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/openmoko-libs.inc b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/openmoko-libs.inc
index 9166934fee..13a9d8d62f 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/openmoko-libs.inc
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/openmoko2/openmoko-libs.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ inherit autotools pkgconfig
 SRC_URI = "svn://svn.openmoko.org/trunk/src/target/OM-2007.2/libraries;module=${REAL_PN};proto=http"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/${PN}"
-
-do_stage() {
-    autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath-native_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath-native_svn.bb
index 3b5ef7bdcd..7389e161c4 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath-native_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath-native_svn.bb
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 require usbpath_svn.bb
 inherit native
 DEPENDS = "libusb-native"
-
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath_svn.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath_svn.bb
index 0a06477b9a..0c0873ffe1 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath_svn.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/usbpath/usbpath_svn.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,3 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/usbpath"
 
 inherit autotools
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta-openmoko/packages/vala/vala_0.1.5.bb b/meta-openmoko/packages/vala/vala_0.1.5.bb
index 0d357945b7..b83d19650a 100644
--- a/meta-openmoko/packages/vala/vala_0.1.5.bb
+++ b/meta-openmoko/packages/vala/vala_0.1.5.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/vala-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools lib_package
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
diff --git a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
index 20dc72a1df..649e269f3e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/autotools.bbclass
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# use autotools_stage_all for native packages
-AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL = "1"
-
 def autotools_dep_prepend(d):
 	if bb.data.getVar('INHIBIT_AUTOTOOLS_DEPS', d, 1):
 		return ''
@@ -204,8 +201,4 @@ autotools_stage_all() {
 	rm -rf ${STAGE_TEMP}
 }
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_install
diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
index 3b1280c07b..513f0b3ce7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan.bbclass
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ cpan_do_compile () {
 	oe_runmake PASTHRU_INC="${CFLAGS}" CCFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" LD="${CCLD}"
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 cpan_do_install () {
 	oe_runmake DESTDIR="${D}" install_vendor
 }
 
-EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_compile do_install do_stage
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_configure do_compile do_install
diff --git a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
index 944e8d4ac0..dd8d5434d5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cpan_build.bbclass
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ cpan_build_do_compile () {
         perl Build
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 cpan_build_do_install () {
 	perl Build install
 }
diff --git a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
index b7dbd86c35..de44e99d70 100644
--- a/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 }
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 #
 # Override the default sysroot staging copy since this won't look like a target system
 #
diff --git a/meta/classes/native.bbclass b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
index 9d678fd802..529f1c259d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/native.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/native.bbclass
@@ -66,25 +66,6 @@ STAGING_DIR_TARGET = ""
 SHLIBSDIR = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}/shlibs"
 PKG_CONFIG_DIR = "${libdir}/pkgconfig"
 
-#
-# If changing this function, please make sure packaged-staging.bbclass is
-# updated too
-#
-do_stage_native () {
-	# If autotools is active, use the autotools staging function, else 
-	# use our "make install" equivalent
-	if [ "${AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL}" == "1" ]
-	then
-		autotools_stage_all
-	else
-		oe_runmake install
-	fi
-}
-
-do_stage () {
-	do_stage_native
-}
-
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH .= "${EXTRA_NATIVE_PKGCONFIG_PATH}"
 PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR = ""
 
@@ -93,11 +74,6 @@ ORIG_DEPENDS := "${DEPENDS}"
 DEPENDS_virtclass-native ?= "${ORIG_DEPENDS}"
 
 python __anonymous () {
-    # If we've a legacy native do_stage, we need to neuter do_install
-    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
-    if (stagefunc.strip() != "do_stage_native" and stagefunc.strip() != "autotools_stage_all") and bb.data.getVar('AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL', d, 1) == "1":
-        bb.data.setVar("do_install", "      :", d)
-
     if "native" in (bb.data.getVar('BBCLASSEXTEND', d, True) or ""):
         pn = bb.data.getVar("PN", d, True)
         depends = bb.data.getVar("DEPENDS_virtclass-native", d, True)
diff --git a/meta/classes/staging.bbclass b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
index b771b92fae..0b2e457a93 100644
--- a/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/staging.bbclass
@@ -76,21 +76,6 @@ sysroot_stage_all() {
 	sysroot_stage_dirs ${D} ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}
 }
 
-def is_legacy_staging(d):
-    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
-    legacy = True
-    if stagefunc is None:
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "use_do_install_for_stage":
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "autotools_stage_all":
-        legacy = False
-    elif stagefunc.strip() == "do_stage_native" and bb.data.getVar('AUTOTOOLS_NATIVE_STAGE_INSTALL', d, 1) == "1":
-        legacy = False
-    elif bb.data.getVar('NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS', d, 1) == "1":
-        legacy = False
-    return legacy
-
 do_populate_sysroot[dirs] = "${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${bindir} ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${libdir} \
 			     ${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}/${includedir} \
 			     ${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE} ${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE} \
@@ -119,36 +104,31 @@ python do_populate_sysroot () {
     pstageactive = (bb.data.getVar("PSTAGING_ACTIVE", d, True) == "1")
     lockfile = bb.data.getVar("SYSROOT_LOCK", d, True)
     stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
-    legacy = is_legacy_staging(d)
-    if legacy:
-        bb.data.setVar("SYSROOT_DESTDIR", "", d)
-        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
-        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
-        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_prehook', d)
-        bb.build.exec_func('do_stage', d)
-        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
-            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
-        bb.build.exec_func('populate_sysroot_posthook', d)
-        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
-    else:
-        dest = bb.data.getVar('D', d, True)
-        sysrootdest = bb.data.expand('${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}', d)
-        bb.mkdirhier(sysrootdest)
 
-        bb.build.exec_func("sysroot_stage_all", d)
-        #os.system('cp -pPR %s/* %s/' % (dest, sysrootdest))
-        for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
-            bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
-        bb.build.exec_func("packagedstaging_fastpath", d)
+    dest = bb.data.getVar('D', d, True)
+    sysrootdest = bb.data.expand('${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}', d)
+    bb.mkdirhier(sysrootdest)
 
-        lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
-        os.system(bb.data.expand('cp -pPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${TMPDIR}/* ${TMPDIR}/', d))
-        bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
+    bb.build.exec_func("sysroot_stage_all", d)
+    #os.system('cp -pPR %s/* %s/' % (dest, sysrootdest))
+    for f in (bb.data.getVar('SYSROOT_PREPROCESS_FUNCS', d, True) or '').split():
+        bb.build.exec_func(f, d)
+    bb.build.exec_func("packagedstaging_fastpath", d)
+
+    lock = bb.utils.lockfile(lockfile)
+    os.system(bb.data.expand('cp -pPR ${SYSROOT_DESTDIR}${TMPDIR}/* ${TMPDIR}/', d))
+    bb.utils.unlockfile(lock)
 }
 
+def is_legacy_staging(d):
+    stagefunc = bb.data.getVar('do_stage', d, True)
+    if stagefunc is None:
+        return False
+    return True
+
 python () {
     if is_legacy_staging(d):
-        bb.note("Legacy staging mode for %s" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
+        bb.fatal("Legacy staging found for %s as it has a do_stage function. This will need conversion to a do_install or often simply removal to work with Poky" % bb.data.getVar("FILE", d, True))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass b/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
index fc52400b9f..7271d7b029 100644
--- a/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/xlibs.bbclass
@@ -5,11 +5,3 @@ XLIBS_CVS = "${FREEDESKTOP_CVS}/xlibs"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-do_stage() {
-	oe_runmake install prefix=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${prefix} \
-	       bindir=${STAGING_BINDIR} \
-	       includedir=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
-	       libdir=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
-	       datadir=${STAGING_DATADIR} \
-		mandir=${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${mandir}
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/automake/automake_1.11.1.bb b/meta/packages/automake/automake_1.11.1.bb
index 067898a44f..a78b6901f1 100644
--- a/meta/packages/automake/automake_1.11.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/automake/automake_1.11.1.bb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ PATHFIXPATCH_virtclass-native = ""
 
 SRC_URI += "${PATHFIXPATCH}"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}
diff --git a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
index 9fe3ed5451..23dfa161eb 100644
--- a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross-canadian.inc
@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@ do_install () {
         install -m 644 ${S}/include/ansidecl.h ${D}${includedir}
         install -m 644 ${S}/include/libiberty.h ${D}${includedir}
 }
-
-do_stage () {
-    use_do_install_for_stage
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross.inc b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
index f784a66ce0..b5310a6187 100644
--- a/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/binutils/binutils-cross.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,3 @@ do_install () {
 	rmdir ${D}${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/${libdir}64 || :
 	rmdir ${D}${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/${prefix} || :
 }
-
-do_stage () {
-	use_do_install_for_stage
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_2.01.bb b/meta/packages/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_2.01.bb
index b4b496f6e7..2421b23640 100644
--- a/meta/packages/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_2.01.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/cdrtools/cdrtools-native_2.01.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ inherit native
 
 STAGE_TEMP="${WORKDIR}/image-temp"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${STAGE_TEMP}
 	make install INS_BASE=${STAGE_TEMP}
diff --git a/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.10.bb b/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.10.bb
index 4d8f6fb8e0..100044b75d 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.10.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.10.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/LOCAL/dosfstools/dosfstools-${PV}
            file://msdos_fat12_undefined.patch;patch=1 \
 	   file://include-linux-types.patch;patch=1"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake "PREFIX=${D}" "SBINDIR=${D}${sbindir}" \
 		   "MANDIR=${D}${mandir}/man8" install
diff --git a/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.11.bb b/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.11.bb
index 91430c0b6b..a5f6e034dd 100644
--- a/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.11.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/dosfstools/dosfstools_2.11.bb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/LOCAL/dosfstools/dosfstools-${PV}
            file://msdos_fat12_undefined.patch;patch=1 \
 	   file://include-linux-types.patch;patch=1"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake "PREFIX=${D}" "SBINDIR=${D}${sbindir}" \
 		   "MANDIR=${D}${mandir}/man8" install
diff --git a/meta/packages/fuse/fuse_2.7.2.bb b/meta/packages/fuse/fuse_2.7.2.bb
index a1795e7f0c..d284a25f5f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/fuse/fuse_2.7.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/fuse/fuse_2.7.2.bb
@@ -20,8 +20,3 @@ FILES_fuse-utils-dbg = "${bindir}/.debug ${base_sbindir}/.debug"
 DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_fuse-utils = "1"
 DEBIAN_NOAUTONAME_fuse-utils-dbg = "1"
 
-fakeroot do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
-
-
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
index 02d44583c9..5347762762 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross-kernel.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,3 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install-common install-headers install-libgcc
 	install -m 0755 xgcc ${D}${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${prefix_native}/bin/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc-${PV}
 }
-
-do_stage () {
-    use_do_install_for_stage
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
index 02b23ffce0..5a796bcde6 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gcc/gcc-cross.inc
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ inherit cross
 DEPENDS = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}binutils virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}libc-for-gcc ${NATIVEDEPS}"
 PROVIDES = "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}gcc virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}g++"
 
-do_stage () {
-    use_do_install_for_stage
-}
-
 require gcc-configure-cross.inc
 require gcc-package-cross.inc
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/glibc/ldconfig-native_2.5.bb b/meta/packages/glibc/ldconfig-native_2.5.bb
index 3c3a1b1a64..d08787af6d 100644
--- a/meta/packages/glibc/ldconfig-native_2.5.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/glibc/ldconfig-native_2.5.bb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ do_compile () {
 	$CC ldconfig.c -std=gnu99 chroot_canon.c xmalloc.c xstrdup.c cache.c readlib.c  -I. dl-cache.c -o ldconfig
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}/${bindir}/
 	install ldconfig ${D}/${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/gnu-config/gnu-config_20080123.bb b/meta/packages/gnu-config/gnu-config_20080123.bb
index 5dc76524d3..66d027e933 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gnu-config/gnu-config_20080123.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gnu-config/gnu-config_20080123.bb
@@ -36,4 +36,3 @@ PACKAGES = "${PN}"
 FILES_${PN} = "${bindir} ${datadir}/gnu-config"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/gtk-doc/gtk-doc.bb b/meta/packages/gtk-doc/gtk-doc.bb
index b60bc85ed3..3f5e29121b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gtk-doc/gtk-doc.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/gtk-doc/gtk-doc.bb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ ALLOW_EMPTY_${PN} = "1"
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}${datadir}/aclocal/
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/gtk-doc.m4 ${D}${datadir}/aclocal/
diff --git a/meta/packages/insserv/insserv_1.11.0.bb b/meta/packages/insserv/insserv_1.11.0.bb
index 0fe439ba69..a45ccda48f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/insserv/insserv_1.11.0.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/insserv/insserv_1.11.0.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/init/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.gz \
         file://crosscompile_fix.patch;patch=1 \
         file://insserv.conf"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 	install -m0644 ${WORKDIR}/insserv.conf ${D}${sysconfdir}/insserv.conf
diff --git a/meta/packages/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb b/meta/packages/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
index 417bcb689b..4e4b86b979 100644
--- a/meta/packages/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/kern-tools/kern-tools-native_git.bb
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ DEPENDS = "git-native"
 PR = r4
 PV = "0.1+git${SRCPV}"
 
-# needed until the native do_stage goes away
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS=1
-
 inherit native
 
 SRC_URI = "git://git.pokylinux.org/wr-kernel-tools.git;protocol=git"
diff --git a/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.31.2.bb b/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.31.2.bb
index da1499b5fc..9a00e07da0 100644
--- a/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.31.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.31.2.bb
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/libsoup-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.4.1.bb b/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.4.1.bb
index 303f667dcf..f48ac3d6c9 100644
--- a/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.4.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/libsoup/libsoup-2.4_2.4.1.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/libsoup-${PV}"
 
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 
-do_stage() {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/makedevs/makedevs_1.0.0.bb b/meta/packages/makedevs/makedevs_1.0.0.bb
index 7e87765207..5db2d9b142 100644
--- a/meta/packages/makedevs/makedevs_1.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/makedevs/makedevs_1.0.0.bb
@@ -19,4 +19,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/mesa/qemugl_git.bb b/meta/packages/mesa/qemugl_git.bb
index 086553fecc..5472901111 100644
--- a/meta/packages/mesa/qemugl_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/mesa/qemugl_git.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ PR = "r6"
 
 DEFAULT_PREFERENCE = "-1"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}${libdir}/
     if [ "${PN}" != "qemugl-nativesdk" ]; then
diff --git a/meta/packages/mtd/mtd-utils_1.3.1.bb b/meta/packages/mtd/mtd-utils_1.3.1.bb
index 909b28b21c..faa2332a25 100644
--- a/meta/packages/mtd/mtd-utils_1.3.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/mtd/mtd-utils_1.3.1.bb
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ do_install () {
 PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/mutter/mutter.inc b/meta/packages/mutter/mutter.inc
index 860d9906d5..456348754f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/mutter/mutter.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/mutter/mutter.inc
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ do_configure_prepend () {
         echo "EXTRA_DIST=" > ${S}/gnome-doc-utils.make
 }		
 
-do_stage () {
-	 autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 pkg_postinst_${PN} () {
 #!/bin/sh -e
 if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
diff --git a/meta/packages/nasm/nasm_2.07.bb b/meta/packages/nasm/nasm_2.07.bb
index 5c4f9f6923..4e482a04d6 100644
--- a/meta/packages/nasm/nasm_2.07.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/nasm/nasm_2.07.bb
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/openssl/openssl.inc b/meta/packages/openssl/openssl.inc
index a2a1ce67b8..2482585c64 100644
--- a/meta/packages/openssl/openssl.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/openssl/openssl.inc
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ do_compile () {
 	oe_runmake
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	install -m 0755 -d ${D}${libdir}/pkgconfig
 	oe_runmake INSTALL_PREFIX="${D}" install
diff --git a/meta/packages/opensync/libopensync_0.37.bb b/meta/packages/opensync/libopensync_0.37.bb
index 0748bec99a..e9b8ce202e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/opensync/libopensync_0.37.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/opensync/libopensync_0.37.bb
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ FILES_${PN} += " ${libdir}/opensync*/formats/*.so \
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += " ${libdir}/opensync*/formats/.debug/*.so \
 	             ${libdir}/opensync*/.debug/osplugin "
 
-do_stage() {
-    autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/opensync/libsyncml_0.5.4.bb b/meta/packages/opensync/libsyncml_0.5.4.bb
index 394b3489de..7feb5e0f18 100644
--- a/meta/packages/opensync/libsyncml_0.5.4.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/opensync/libsyncml_0.5.4.bb
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/libsyncml/0.5.4/libsyncml-0.5.4.tar.bz2 \
 
 inherit cmake pkgconfig
 
-do_stage() {
-        autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 PACKAGES += "${PN}-tools"
 
 FILES_${PN}-tools = "${bindir}"
diff --git a/meta/packages/opkg-utils/opkg-utils_svn.bb b/meta/packages/opkg-utils/opkg-utils_svn.bb
index 18259b3c39..f3b6f1f4cb 100644
--- a/meta/packages/opkg-utils/opkg-utils_svn.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/opkg-utils/opkg-utils_svn.bb
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ do_install() {
 	oe_runmake PREFIX=${prefix} DESTDIR=${D} install
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/meta/packages/osc/osc-native_svn.bb b/meta/packages/osc/osc-native_svn.bb
index ef9a42a00a..ab0ee0ba3a 100755
--- a/meta/packages/osc/osc-native_svn.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/osc/osc-native_svn.bb
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/osc"
 
 inherit native
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
         BUILD_SYS=${BUILD_SYS} HOST_SYS=${HOST_SYS} \
         STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
diff --git a/meta/packages/pango/pango.inc b/meta/packages/pango/pango.inc
index 2e28cc4431..fa22fa578e 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pango/pango.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/pango/pango.inc
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-glibtest \
 LEAD_SONAME = "libpango-1.0*"
 LIBV = "1.6.0"
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
-
 postinst_prologue() {
 if [ "x$D" != "x" ]; then
   exit 1
diff --git a/meta/packages/pax-utils/pax-utils_0.2.1.bb b/meta/packages/pax-utils/pax-utils_0.2.1.bb
index 404b90c69a..f450f32f1c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pax-utils/pax-utils_0.2.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pax-utils/pax-utils_0.2.1.bb
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ do_install() {
     oe_runmake PREFIX=${D}${prefix} DESTDIR=${D} install
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/meta/packages/perl/perl-native_5.8.8.bb b/meta/packages/perl/perl-native_5.8.8.bb
index 05b4c1e64e..534b6700df 100644
--- a/meta/packages/perl/perl-native_5.8.8.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/perl/perl-native_5.8.8.bb
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ do_configure () {
 		-Uusenm -des
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/pseudo/pseudo_git.bb b/meta/packages/pseudo/pseudo_git.bb
index 92ea897d66..88c7ee2c5a 100644
--- a/meta/packages/pseudo/pseudo_git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/pseudo/pseudo_git.bb
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
 
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-iniparse-native_0.3.2.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-iniparse-native_0.3.2.bb
index 85c7a27ac0..41aa13d97a 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-iniparse-native_0.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-iniparse-native_0.3.2.bb
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ inherit native
 DEPENDS = "python-native"
 RDEPENDS = ""
 PR = "r0"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-native_2.6.5.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-native_2.6.5.bb
index d766853c18..cb95e4b964 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-native_2.6.5.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-native_2.6.5.bb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = '\
   STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR_NATIVE} \
 '
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' install
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-pycurl_7.19.0.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-pycurl_7.19.0.bb
index 2af031ebd1..1a04767266 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-pycurl_7.19.0.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-pycurl_7.19.0.bb
@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@ export HOST_SYS
 export STAGING_INCDIR
 export STAGING_LIBDIR
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-pygobject-native_2.21.1.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-pygobject-native_2.21.1.bb
index 7699f74b3b..d3602277a4 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-pygobject-native_2.21.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-pygobject-native_2.21.1.bb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ PARALLEL_MAKE = ""
 
 inherit native
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
 SRC_URI = "ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pygobject/${MAJ_VER}/pygobject-${PV}.tar.bz2"
 
 do_install_append() {
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-pyrex-native_0.9.9.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-pyrex-native_0.9.9.bb
index ba70d7d167..90b6b16836 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-pyrex-native_0.9.9.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-pyrex-native_0.9.9.bb
@@ -3,5 +3,3 @@ inherit native
 DEPENDS = "python-native"
 RDEPENDS = ""
 PR = "r0"
-
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-scons-native_1.3.0.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-scons-native_1.3.0.bb
index d3dd65cbdf..a4bcd4258a 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-scons-native_1.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-scons-native_1.3.0.bb
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ DEPENDS = "python-native"
 RDEPENDS = ""
 PR = "r0"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/python-urlgrabber-native_3.9.1.bb b/meta/packages/python/python-urlgrabber-native_3.9.1.bb
index 61c0f60d80..ff8f02ecd7 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/python-urlgrabber-native_3.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/python-urlgrabber-native_3.9.1.bb
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@ require python-urlgrabber_${PV}.bb
 inherit native
 DEPENDS = "python-native python-pycurl-native"
 RDEPENDS = ""
-
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
diff --git a/meta/packages/python/yum-metadata-parser-native_1.1.4.bb b/meta/packages/python/yum-metadata-parser-native_1.1.4.bb
index d7aae337e0..0a44b99e2c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/python/yum-metadata-parser-native_1.1.4.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/python/yum-metadata-parser-native_1.1.4.bb
@@ -5,5 +5,3 @@ RDEPENDS = ""
 PR = "r0"
 
 #BUILD_CFLAGS += "-I${STAGING_LIBDIR}/glib-2.0"
-
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/shasum/shasum.inc b/meta/packages/shasum/shasum.inc
index ad51bcc608..d5f1e8b928 100644
--- a/meta/packages/shasum/shasum.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/shasum/shasum.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	$CC $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS -o oe_sha256sum main.c sha256.c
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install ${S}/oe_sha256sum ${D}${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/stage-manager/stagemanager-native_0.0.1.bb b/meta/packages/stage-manager/stagemanager-native_0.0.1.bb
index 63beb11add..d6c1b8cf52 100644
--- a/meta/packages/stage-manager/stagemanager-native_0.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/stage-manager/stagemanager-native_0.0.1.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 
 PSTAGING_DISABLED = "1"
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
+# This function is special and allowed to onstall into staging directly
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${STAGING_BINDIR}
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/stage-manager ${STAGING_BINDIR}
diff --git a/meta/packages/syslinux/syslinux_3.86.bb b/meta/packages/syslinux/syslinux_3.86.bb
index fb26a32fab..5edbd24086 100644
--- a/meta/packages/syslinux/syslinux_3.86.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/syslinux/syslinux_3.86.bb
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	oe_runmake CC="${CC}" installer
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	oe_runmake install INSTALLROOT="${D}"
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/tzcode/tzcode-native_2009r.bb b/meta/packages/tzcode/tzcode-native_2009r.bb
index abe4783d00..c9a213b4f8 100644
--- a/meta/packages/tzcode/tzcode-native_2009r.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/tzcode/tzcode-native_2009r.bb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}"
 
 inherit native
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
         install -d ${D}${bindir}/
         install -m 755 zic ${D}${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage-native_1.3.2.bb b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage-native_1.3.2.bb
index 6922d69e07..fcba0d5662 100644
--- a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage-native_1.3.2.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage-native_1.3.2.bb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ do_compile () {
 	oe_runmake tools
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install -m 0755 tools/mkimage ${D}${bindir}/uboot-mkimage
diff --git a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage_2009.08.bb b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage_2009.08.bb
index 6e6ce1fca1..bf07198beb 100644
--- a/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage_2009.08.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/uboot/u-boot-mkimage_2009.08.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ do_compile () {
   oe_runmake tools
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
   install -d ${D}${bindir}
   install -m 0755 tools/mkimage ${D}${bindir}/uboot-mkimage
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
index 5749e0a109..daadf6ec0c 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
@@ -63,6 +63,3 @@ do_install_append_h2200() {
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/50-hostap_cs.rules         ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/50-hostap_cs.rules
 }
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
index ddde694503..9eba5d3bc5 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
@@ -63,6 +63,3 @@ do_install_append_h2200() {
 	install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/50-hostap_cs.rules         ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/50-hostap_cs.rules
 }
 
-do_stage () {
-	autotools_stage_all
-}
diff --git a/meta/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc4-native.inc b/meta/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc4-native.inc
index 23821c3f96..b6933628d9 100644
--- a/meta/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc4-native.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/uicmoc/uicmoc4-native.inc
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	done
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install -m 0755 bin/moc ${D}${bindir}//moc4
diff --git a/meta/packages/unifdef/unifdef-native_2.6.18+git.bb b/meta/packages/unifdef/unifdef-native_2.6.18+git.bb
index acdd6acf22..d879782b29 100644
--- a/meta/packages/unifdef/unifdef-native_2.6.18+git.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/unifdef/unifdef-native_2.6.18+git.bb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -o unifdef ${WORKDIR}/unifdef.c
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
-
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 unifdef ${D}${bindir}
diff --git a/meta/packages/unzip/unzip_6.0.bb b/meta/packages/unzip/unzip_6.0.bb
index 7b0f9dc721..069dfb8781 100644
--- a/meta/packages/unzip/unzip_6.0.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/unzip/unzip_6.0.bb
@@ -23,4 +23,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
diff --git a/meta/packages/update-alternatives/update-alternatives-dpkg.inc b/meta/packages/update-alternatives/update-alternatives-dpkg.inc
index 91f9883ff3..106fa25e14 100644
--- a/meta/packages/update-alternatives/update-alternatives-dpkg.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/update-alternatives/update-alternatives-dpkg.inc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ do_patch () {
     p;' > ${S}/scripts/update-alternatives
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install () {
     install -d ${D}${sbindir} \
                ${D}${localstatedir}/dpkg/alternatives \
diff --git a/meta/packages/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bb b/meta/packages/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bb
index 7f68d866de..03ac5c1a29 100644
--- a/meta/packages/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/update-rc.d/update-rc.d_0.7.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/update-rc.d"
 do_compile() {
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${sbindir}
 	install -m 0755 ${S}/update-rc.d ${D}${sbindir}/update-rc.d
diff --git a/meta/packages/x-load/signgp-native.bb b/meta/packages/x-load/signgp-native.bb
index 36c5b6ce42..7eabb07bce 100644
--- a/meta/packages/x-load/signgp-native.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/x-load/signgp-native.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	${CC} ${WORKDIR}/signGP.c -o signGP
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}/
 	install -m 0755 signGP ${D}${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils.inc b/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils.inc
index a451f968c1..b25cc3b590 100644
--- a/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/yaffs2/yaffs2-utils.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	cd utils && oe_runmake
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${sbindir}/
 	for i in mkyaffsimage mkyaffs2image; do
diff --git a/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/encdec-updater.bb b/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/encdec-updater.bb
index dfc157c026..c59d0e2976 100644
--- a/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/encdec-updater.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/zaurus-updater/encdec-updater.bb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ do_compile() {
 	${CC} -o encdec-updater ${WORKDIR}/encdec-updater.c
 }
 
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"
 do_install() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 encdec-updater ${D}${bindir}/
diff --git a/meta/packages/zip/zip.inc b/meta/packages/zip/zip.inc
index 9a269ea890..9550447264 100644
--- a/meta/packages/zip/zip.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/zip/zip.inc
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ do_install() {
 }
 
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
-NATIVE_INSTALL_WORKS = "1"