diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f13a7ef5a608..0baace4b457e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ daxctl/lib/libdaxctl.pc
 *.a
 ndctl/lib/libndctl.pc
 ndctl/ndctl
-ndctl/ndctl-udev
 rhel/
 sles/ndctl.spec
 util/log.lo
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7880eef1c890..e0c463a3493a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ bashcompletiondir = $(BASH_COMPLETION_DIR)
 dist_bashcompletion_DATA = contrib/ndctl
 endif
 
-udevrulesdir = $(UDEVDIR)/rules.d
-dist_udevrules_DATA = contrib/80-ndctl.rules
-
 noinst_LIBRARIES = libccan.a
 libccan_a_SOURCES = \
 	ccan/str/str.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9dc11da194d1..bb6b03324ea8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -153,17 +153,8 @@ fi
 AC_SUBST([systemd_unitdir])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_SYSTEMD_UNITS], [test "x$with_systemd" = "xyes"])
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([tmpfilesdir],
-	[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-tmpfilesdir=DIR], [Directory for temporary runtime files])],
-	[tmpfilesdir=$withval],
-	[tmpfilesdir="/run"])
-
-UDEVDIR="$(pkg-config udev --variable=udevdir)"
-AC_SUBST([UDEVDIR])
-
 my_CFLAGS="\
 -D DEF_CONF_FILE='\"${sysconfdir}/ndctl/monitor.conf\"' \
--D DEF_TMPFS_DIR='\"${tmpfilesdir}/ndctl\"' \
 -Wall \
 -Wchar-subscripts \
 -Wformat-security \
@@ -204,7 +195,6 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT([
         sysconfdir:             ${sysconfdir}
         libdir:                 ${libdir}
         includedir:             ${includedir}
-        tmpfilesdir:            ${tmpfilesdir}
 
         compiler:               ${CC}
         cflags:                 ${CFLAGS}
diff --git a/contrib/80-ndctl.rules b/contrib/80-ndctl.rules
deleted file mode 100644
index 54788c40ea9d..000000000000
--- a/contrib/80-ndctl.rules
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# do not edit this file, it will be overwritten on update
-
-ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="nmem*", RUN+="ndctl-udev $kernel"
diff --git a/ndctl.spec.in b/ndctl.spec.in
index 98394a924030..26396d4abad7 100644
--- a/ndctl.spec.in
+++ b/ndctl.spec.in
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ make check
 %postun -n DAX_LNAME -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %define bashcompdir %(pkg-config --variable=completionsdir bash-completion)
-%define udevdir  %(pkg-config --variable=udevdir udev)
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
@@ -120,8 +119,6 @@ make check
 %{bashcompdir}/
 %{_sysconfdir}/ndctl/monitor.conf
 %{_unitdir}/ndctl-monitor.service
-%{_udevrulesdir}/80-ndctl.rules
-%{udevdir}/ndctl-udev
 
 %files -n daxctl
 %defattr(-,root,root)
diff --git a/ndctl/Makefile.am b/ndctl/Makefile.am
index d6839e4a9fb6..8a5e5f87e6c5 100644
--- a/ndctl/Makefile.am
+++ b/ndctl/Makefile.am
@@ -51,8 +51,3 @@ EXTRA_DIST += $(monitor_config_file)
 if ENABLE_SYSTEMD_UNITS
 systemd_unit_DATA = ndctl-monitor.service
 endif
-
-ndctl_udevdir = $(UDEVDIR)
-ndctl_udev_PROGRAMS = ndctl-udev
-ndctl_udev_SOURCES = ndctl-udev.c
-ndctl_udev_LDADD = lib/libndctl.la
diff --git a/ndctl/ndctl-udev.c b/ndctl/ndctl-udev.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b174b61d8cd..000000000000
--- a/ndctl/ndctl-udev.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/* Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. */
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <ndctl/libndctl.h>
-
-/**
- * mkdir_p
- *
- * Copied from util-linux lib/fileutils.c
- */
-static int mkdir_p(const char *path, mode_t mode)
-{
-	char *p, *dir;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (!path || !*path)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	dir = p = strdup(path);
-	if (!dir)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (*p == '/')
-		p++;
-
-	while (p && *p) {
-		char *e = strchr(p, '/');
-		if (e)
-			*e = '\0';
-		if (*p) {
-			rc = mkdir(dir, mode);
-			if (rc && errno != EEXIST)
-				break;
-			rc = 0;
-		}
-		if (!e)
-			break;
-		*e = '/';
-		p = e + 1;
-	}
-
-	free(dir);
-	return rc;
-}
-
-static struct ndctl_dimm *find_dimm(struct ndctl_ctx *ctx, const char *devname)
-{
-	struct ndctl_bus *bus;
-	struct ndctl_dimm *dimm;
-
-	ndctl_bus_foreach(ctx, bus) {
-		ndctl_dimm_foreach(bus, dimm) {
-			if (strcmp(ndctl_dimm_get_devname(dimm), devname) == 0)
-				return dimm;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static void ack_shutdown(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm)
-{
-	struct ndctl_cmd *cmd;
-
-	cmd = ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_ack_shutdown_count(dimm);
-	if (!cmd)
-		return;
-	ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd);
-	ndctl_cmd_unref(cmd);
-}
-
-static void save_unsafe_shutdown_count(struct ndctl_dimm *dimm,
-				       const char *devname)
-{
-	char *path, *usc, count[16];
-	unsigned int shutdown;
-	struct ndctl_cmd *cmd;
-	int fd;
-
-	cmd = ndctl_dimm_cmd_new_smart(dimm);
-	if (!cmd)
-		return;
-
-	if (ndctl_cmd_submit(cmd))
-		goto unref_cmd;
-
-	shutdown = ndctl_cmd_smart_get_shutdown_count(cmd);
-	if (shutdown == UINT_MAX)
-		goto unref_cmd;
-
-	if (asprintf(&path, DEF_TMPFS_DIR "/%s", devname) < 0)
-		goto unref_cmd;
-
-	if (mkdir_p(path, 0755))
-		goto free_path;
-
-	if (asprintf(&usc, "%s/usc", path) < 0)
-		goto free_path;
-
-	fd = open(usc, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, 0644);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		goto free_usc;
-
-	if (snprintf(count, sizeof(count), "%u\n", shutdown) < 0)
-		goto close_fd;
-
-	if (write(fd, count, strlen(count)) < 0)
-		goto close_fd;
-
- close_fd:
-	close(fd);
- free_usc:
-	free(usc);
- free_path:
-	free(path);
- unref_cmd:
-	ndctl_cmd_unref(cmd);
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	struct ndctl_ctx *ctx;
-	struct ndctl_dimm *dimm = NULL;
-	const char *devname;
-
-	if (argc < 2)
-		return EINVAL;
-
-	devname = argv[1];
-	if (ndctl_new(&ctx))
-		return ENOMEM;
-
-	dimm = find_dimm(ctx, devname);
-	if (!dimm)
-		return ENODEV;
-
-	ack_shutdown(dimm);
-	save_unsafe_shutdown_count(dimm, devname);
-
-	ndctl_unref(ctx);
-	return 0;
-}
