diff --git a/.checkpackageignore b/.checkpackageignore
index c18cc4d417..6a45e1593c 100644
--- a/.checkpackageignore
+++ b/.checkpackageignore
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ package/berkeleydb/0001-cwd-db_config.patch Upstream
 package/berkeleydb/0002-atomic_compare_exchange.patch Upstream
 package/bind/0001-cross.patch Upstream
 package/bind/S81named Indent Shellcheck Variables
-package/binutils/2.39/0001-sh-conf.patch Upstream
-package/binutils/2.39/0002-poison-system-directories.patch Upstream
-package/binutils/2.39/0003-bfd-elf32-or1k-fix-building-with-gcc-version-5.patch Upstream
 package/bird/0001-configure.ac-fix-build-with-autoconf-2.70.patch Upstream
 package/bitcoin/0001-src-randomenv.cpp-fix-build-on-uclibc.patch Upstream
 package/bmx7/0001-Fix-schedule.c-378-36-error-SIOCGSTAMP-undeclared.patch Upstream
diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index a869279af7..94756a70ff 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2024.02"
 
+config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X
+	bool "binutils 2.39 has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  binutils 2.39 has been removed, use a newer version.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_TINYMEMBENCH
 	bool "tinymembench removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/binutils/2.39/0001-sh-conf.patch b/package/binutils/2.39/0001-sh-conf.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fcc597e4d9..0000000000
--- a/package/binutils/2.39/0001-sh-conf.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-From 33f3c1f804efc2e4f97849081589efb70cda31e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:38:13 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] sh-conf
-
-Likewise, binutils has no idea about any of these new targets either, so we
-fix that up too.. now we're able to actually build a real toolchain for
-sh2a_nofpu- and other more ineptly named toolchains (and yes, there are more
-inept targets than that one, really. Go look, I promise).
-
-[Romain: rebase on top of 2.32]
-Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-[Thomas: rebase on top of 2.29, in which sh64 support was removed.]
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
----
- configure    | 2 +-
- configure.ac | 2 +-
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/configure b/configure
-index 3dd206525a7..6881ce632f5 100755
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -3892,7 +3892,7 @@ case "${target}" in
-   nvptx*-*-*)
-     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-libssp target-libstdc++-v3 target-libobjc"
-     ;;
--  sh-*-*)
-+  sh*-*-*)
-     case "${target}" in
-       sh*-*-elf)
-          ;;
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 797a624621e..1f9256bbf18 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ case "${target}" in
-   nvptx*-*-*)
-     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-libssp target-libstdc++-v3 target-libobjc"
-     ;;
--  sh-*-*)
-+  sh*-*-*)
-     case "${target}" in
-       sh*-*-elf)
-          ;;
--- 
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/package/binutils/2.39/0002-poison-system-directories.patch b/package/binutils/2.39/0002-poison-system-directories.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d9447b5c2..0000000000
--- a/package/binutils/2.39/0002-poison-system-directories.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,298 +0,0 @@
-From 4d8705ddb55897e8a74b617ab95736d520d9e1ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:45:38 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] poison-system-directories
-
-Patch adapted to binutils 2.23.2 and extended to use
-BR_COMPILER_PARANOID_UNSAFE_PATH by Thomas Petazzoni.
-
-[Waldemar: rebase on top of 2.39]
-Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
-[Romain: rebase on top of 2.33.1]
-Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-[Gustavo: adapt to binutils 2.25]
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
-Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
-
-Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [distribution: codesourcery]
-
-Patch originally created by Mark Hatle, forward-ported to
-binutils 2.21 by Scott Garman.
-
-purpose:  warn for uses of system directories when cross linking
-
-Code Merged from Sourcery G++ binutils 2.19 - 4.4-277
-
-2008-07-02  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    ld/
-    * ld.h (args_type): Add error_poison_system_directories.
-    * ld.texinfo (--error-poison-system-directories): Document.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Check
-    command_line.error_poison_system_directories.
-    * ldmain.c (main): Initialize
-    command_line.error_poison_system_directories.
-    * lexsup.c (enum option_values): Add
-    OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES.
-    (ld_options): Add --error-poison-system-directories.
-    (parse_args): Handle new option.
-
-2007-06-13  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    ld/
-    * config.in: Regenerate.
-    * ld.h (args_type): Add poison_system_directories.
-    * ld.texinfo (--no-poison-system-directories): Document.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Check
-    command_line.poison_system_directories.
-    * ldmain.c (main): Initialize
-    command_line.poison_system_directories.
-    * lexsup.c (enum option_values): Add
-    OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES.
-    (ld_options): Add --no-poison-system-directories.
-    (parse_args): Handle new option.
-
-2007-04-20  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    Merge from Sourcery G++ binutils 2.17:
-
-    2007-03-20  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-    Based on patch by Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>.
-    ld/
-    * configure.ac (--enable-poison-system-directories): New option.
-    * configure, config.in: Regenerate.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): If
-    ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES defined, warn for use of /lib,
-    /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib or /usr/X11R6/lib.
-
-Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>
-Signed-off-by: Scott Garman <scott.a.garman@intel.com>
----
- ld/config.in    |  3 +++
- ld/configure    | 14 ++++++++++++++
- ld/configure.ac | 10 ++++++++++
- ld/ld.h         |  8 ++++++++
- ld/ld.texi      | 12 ++++++++++++
- ld/ldfile.c     | 17 +++++++++++++++++
- ld/ldlex.h      |  2 ++
- ld/ldmain.c     |  2 ++
- ld/lexsup.c     | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
- 9 files changed, 89 insertions(+)
-
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/config.in binutils-2.39/ld/config.in
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/config.in	2022-08-05 11:56:56.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/config.in	2022-08-11 13:00:55.310472243 +0200
-@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
-    language is requested. */
- #undef ENABLE_NLS
- 
-+/* Define to warn for use of native system library directories */
-+#undef ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES
-+
- /* Additional extension a shared object might have. */
- #undef EXTRA_SHLIB_EXTENSION
- 
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/configure binutils-2.39/ld/configure
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/configure	2022-08-05 11:56:54.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/configure	2022-08-11 13:00:55.370470806 +0200
-@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@
- enable_targets
- enable_64_bit_bfd
- with_sysroot
-+enable_poison_system_directories
- enable_gold
- enable_got
- enable_compressed_debug_sections
-@@ -1514,6 +1515,8 @@
-   --enable-checking       enable run-time checks
-   --enable-targets        alternative target configurations
-   --enable-64-bit-bfd     64-bit support (on hosts with narrower word sizes)
-+  --enable-poison-system-directories
-+                          warn for use of native system library directories
-   --enable-gold[=ARG]     build gold [ARG={default,yes,no}]
-   --enable-got=<type>     GOT handling scheme (target, single, negative,
-                           multigot)
-@@ -15370,7 +15373,18 @@
- fi
- 
- 
-+# Check whether --enable-poison-system-directories was given.
-+if test "${enable_poison_system_directories+set}" = set; then :
-+  enableval=$enable_poison_system_directories;
-+else
-+  enable_poison_system_directories=no
-+fi
-+
-+if test "x${enable_poison_system_directories}" = "xyes"; then
- 
-+$as_echo "#define ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES 1" >>confdefs.h
-+
-+fi
- 
- # Check whether --enable-got was given.
- if test "${enable_got+set}" = set; then :
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/configure.ac binutils-2.39/ld/configure.ac
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/configure.ac	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/configure.ac	2022-08-11 13:00:55.370470806 +0200
-@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@
- AC_SUBST(TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT)
- AC_SUBST(TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT_DEFINE)
- 
-+AC_ARG_ENABLE([poison-system-directories],
-+         AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-poison-system-directories],
-+                [warn for use of native system library directories]),,
-+         [enable_poison_system_directories=no])
-+if test "x${enable_poison_system_directories}" = "xyes"; then
-+  AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES],
-+       [1],
-+       [Define to warn for use of native system library directories])
-+fi
-+
- dnl Use --enable-gold to decide if this linker should be the default.
- dnl "install_as_default" is set to false if gold is the default linker.
- dnl "installed_linker" is the installed BFD linker name.
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldfile.c binutils-2.39/ld/ldfile.c
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldfile.c	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/ldfile.c	2022-08-11 13:00:55.394470231 +0200
-@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@
-     new_dirs->name = concat (ld_sysroot, name + strlen ("$SYSROOT"), (const char *) NULL);
-   else
-     new_dirs->name = xstrdup (name);
-+
-+#ifdef ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES
-+  if (command_line.poison_system_directories
-+  && ((!strncmp (name, "/lib", 4))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/lib", 8))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/local/lib", 14))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/X11R6/lib", 14))))
-+   {
-+     if (command_line.error_poison_system_directories)
-+       einfo (_("%X%P: error: library search path \"%s\" is unsafe for "
-+            "cross-compilation\n"), name);
-+     else
-+       einfo (_("%P: warning: library search path \"%s\" is unsafe for "
-+            "cross-compilation\n"), name);
-+   }
-+#endif
-+
- }
- 
- /* Try to open a BFD for a lang_input_statement.  */
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ld.h binutils-2.39/ld/ld.h
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ld.h	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/ld.h	2022-08-11 13:00:55.382470519 +0200
-@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@
-      in the linker script.  */
-   bool force_group_allocation;
- 
-+  /* If TRUE (the default) warn for uses of system directories when
-+     cross linking.  */
-+  bool poison_system_directories;
-+
-+  /* If TRUE (default FALSE) give an error for uses of system
-+     directories when cross linking instead of a warning.  */
-+  bool error_poison_system_directories;
-+
-   /* Big or little endian as set on command line.  */
-   enum endian_enum endian;
- 
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldlex.h binutils-2.39/ld/ldlex.h
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldlex.h	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/ldlex.h	2022-08-11 13:03:35.462636396 +0200
-@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
-   OPTION_CTF_VARIABLES,
-   OPTION_NO_CTF_VARIABLES,
-   OPTION_CTF_SHARE_TYPES,
-+  OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES,
-+  OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES,
-   OPTION_WARN_EXECSTACK,
-   OPTION_NO_WARN_EXECSTACK,
-   OPTION_WARN_RWX_SEGMENTS,
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldmain.c binutils-2.39/ld/ldmain.c
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ldmain.c	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/ldmain.c	2022-08-11 13:00:55.402470040 +0200
-@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@
-   command_line.warn_mismatch = true;
-   command_line.warn_search_mismatch = true;
-   command_line.check_section_addresses = -1;
-+  command_line.poison_system_directories = true;
-+  command_line.error_poison_system_directories = false;
- 
-   /* We initialize DEMANGLING based on the environment variable
-      COLLECT_NO_DEMANGLE.  The gcc collect2 program will demangle the
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ld.texi binutils-2.39/ld/ld.texi
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/ld.texi	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/ld.texi	2022-08-11 13:02:44.627853889 +0200
-@@ -2936,6 +2936,18 @@
- Passing @code{none} for @var{style} disables the setting from any
- @code{--build-id} options earlier on the command line.
- 
-+@kindex --no-poison-system-directories
-+@item --no-poison-system-directories
-+Do not warn for @option{-L} options using system directories such as
-+@file{/usr/lib} when cross linking.  This option is intended for use
-+in chroot environments when such directories contain the correct
-+libraries for the target system rather than the host.
-+
-+@kindex --error-poison-system-directories
-+@item --error-poison-system-directories
-+Give an error instead of a warning for @option{-L} options using
-+system directories when cross linking.
-+
- @kindex --package-metadata=@var{JSON}
- @item --package-metadata=@var{JSON}
- Request the creation of a @code{.note.package} ELF note section.  The
-diff -Nur binutils-2.39.orig/ld/lexsup.c binutils-2.39/ld/lexsup.c
---- binutils-2.39.orig/ld/lexsup.c	2022-07-08 11:46:48.000000000 +0200
-+++ binutils-2.39/ld/lexsup.c	2022-08-11 13:00:55.434469274 +0200
-@@ -608,6 +608,14 @@
- 		   "                                <method> is: share-unconflicted (default),\n"
- 		   "                                             share-duplicated"),
-     TWO_DASHES },
-+  { {"no-poison-system-directories", no_argument, NULL,
-+    OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES},
-+    '\0', NULL, N_("Do not warn for -L options using system directories"),
-+    TWO_DASHES },
-+  { {"error-poison-system-directories", no_argument, NULL,
-+    OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES},
-+    '\0', NULL, N_("Give an error for -L options using system directories"),
-+    TWO_DASHES },
- };
- 
- #define OPTION_COUNT ARRAY_SIZE (ld_options)
-@@ -620,6 +628,7 @@
-   int ingroup = 0;
-   char *default_dirlist = NULL;
-   char *shortopts;
-+  char *BR_paranoid_env;
-   struct option *longopts;
-   struct option *really_longopts;
-   int last_optind;
-@@ -1679,6 +1688,14 @@
- 	  }
- 	  break;
- 
-+	case OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES:
-+	  command_line.poison_system_directories = false;
-+	  break;
-+
-+	case OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES:
-+	  command_line.error_poison_system_directories = true;
-+	  break;
-+
- 	case OPTION_PUSH_STATE:
- 	  input_flags.pushed = xmemdup (&input_flags,
- 					sizeof (input_flags),
-@@ -1824,6 +1841,10 @@
-       command_line.soname = NULL;
-     }
- 
-+  BR_paranoid_env = getenv("BR_COMPILER_PARANOID_UNSAFE_PATH");
-+  if (BR_paranoid_env && strlen(BR_paranoid_env) > 0)
-+    command_line.error_poison_system_directories = true;
-+
-   while (ingroup)
-     {
-       einfo (_("%P: missing --end-group; added as last command line option\n"));
--- 
-2.31.1
diff --git a/package/binutils/2.39/0003-bfd-elf32-or1k-fix-building-with-gcc-version-5.patch b/package/binutils/2.39/0003-bfd-elf32-or1k-fix-building-with-gcc-version-5.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bfd531b818..0000000000
--- a/package/binutils/2.39/0003-bfd-elf32-or1k-fix-building-with-gcc-version-5.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-From ef4ba1da823e8366ea4f126f50885a44ebf4dcf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@benettiengineering.com>
-Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:28:27 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] bfd/elf32-or1k: fix building with gcc version < 5
-
-Gcc version >= 5 has standard C mode not set to -std=gnu11, so if we use
-an old compiler(i.e. gcc 4.9) build fails on:
-```
-elf32-or1k.c:2251:3: error: 'for' loop initial declarations are only allowed in
-C99 or C11 mode
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < insn_count; i++)
-    ^
-```
-
-So let's declare `size_t i` at the top of the function instead of inside
-for loop.
-
-Signed-off-by: Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@benettiengineering.com>
----
- bfd/elf32-or1k.c | 5 +++--
- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-or1k.c b/bfd/elf32-or1k.c
-index 4ae7f324d33..32063ab0289 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-or1k.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-or1k.c
-@@ -2244,9 +2244,10 @@ or1k_write_plt_entry (bfd *output_bfd, bfd_byte *contents, unsigned insnj,
- {
-   unsigned nodelay = elf_elfheader (output_bfd)->e_flags & EF_OR1K_NODELAY;
-   unsigned output_insns[PLT_MAX_INSN_COUNT];
-+  size_t i;
- 
-   /* Copy instructions into the output buffer.  */
--  for (size_t i = 0; i < insn_count; i++)
-+  for (i = 0; i < insn_count; i++)
-     output_insns[i] = insns[i];
- 
-   /* Honor the no-delay-slot setting.  */
-@@ -2277,7 +2278,7 @@ or1k_write_plt_entry (bfd *output_bfd, bfd_byte *contents, unsigned insnj,
-     }
- 
-   /* Write out the output buffer.  */
--  for (size_t i = 0; i < (insn_count+1); i++)
-+  for (i = 0; i < (insn_count+1); i++)
-     bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, output_insns[i], contents + (i*4));
- }
- 
--- 
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/package/binutils/Config.in.host b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
index 7c2797e5fd..85ec9b1d11 100644
--- a/package/binutils/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/binutils/Config.in.host
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ choice
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
 
-config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X
-	bool "binutils 2.39"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_BINUTILS_HAS_NO_LIBSFRAME
-
 config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X
 	bool "binutils 2.40"
 
@@ -37,7 +33,6 @@ endchoice
 config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION
 	string
 	default "arc-2023.09-release"	if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_ARC
-	default "2.39"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X
 	default "2.40"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X
 	default "2.41"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_41_X
 	default "2.42"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_42_X
diff --git a/package/binutils/binutils.hash b/package/binutils/binutils.hash
index e4c6a0b0b6..ac724d5c15 100644
--- a/package/binutils/binutils.hash
+++ b/package/binutils/binutils.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # From https://gcc.gnu.org/pub/binutils/releases/sha512.sum
-sha512  68e038f339a8c21faa19a57bbc447a51c817f47c2e06d740847c6e9cc3396c025d35d5369fa8c3f8b70414757c89f0e577939ddc0d70f283182504920f53b0a3  binutils-2.39.tar.xz
 sha512  a37e042523bc46494d99d5637c3f3d8f9956d9477b748b3b1f6d7dfbb8d968ed52c932e88a4e946c6f77b8f48f1e1b360ca54c3d298f17193f3b4963472f6925  binutils-2.40.tar.xz
 sha512  5df45d0bd6ddabdce4f35878c041e46a92deef01e7dea5facc97fd65cc06b59abc6fba0eb454b68e571c7e14038dc823fe7f2263843e6e627b7444eaf0fe9374  binutils-2.41.tar.xz
 sha512  155f3ba14cd220102f4f29a4f1e5cfee3c48aa03b74603460d05afb73c70d6657a9d87eee6eb88bf13203fe6f31177a5c9addc04384e956e7da8069c8ecd20a6  binutils-2.42.tar.xz
diff --git a/package/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk b/package/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
index 0def282c02..aa5595843f 100644
--- a/package/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
+++ b/package/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ HOST_ELF2FLT_AUTORECONF = YES
 # considered because Buildroot only supports ARC CPUs with a MMU and
 # therefore host-elf2flt is never used on ARC. libiberty.a has
 # remained at the same location.
-ifeq ($(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_39_X)$(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X),y)
 HOST_ELF2FLT_LIBBFD_PATH = $(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR)/bfd/libbfd.a
 else
 HOST_ELF2FLT_LIBBFD_PATH = $(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR)/bfd/.libs/libbfd.a
