diff --git a/libatalk/compat/Makefile.am b/libatalk/compat/Makefile.am
index efb8d13a5b..62561b928c 100644
--- a/libatalk/compat/Makefile.am
+++ b/libatalk/compat/Makefile.am
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libcompat.la
 
-libcompat_la_CFLAGS = @QUOTA_CFLAGS@
-libcompat_la_LIBADD = @QUOTA_LIBS@
-
 libcompat_la_SOURCES =	\
 	misc.c \
-	rquota_xdr.c	\
 	strlcpy.c
diff --git a/libatalk/compat/meson.build b/libatalk/compat/meson.build
index b12c83393c..e29b82ba1c 100644
--- a/libatalk/compat/meson.build
+++ b/libatalk/compat/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 compat_sources = [
     'misc.c',
-    'rquota_xdr.c',
     'strlcpy.c',
 ]
 
@@ -8,7 +7,5 @@ libcompat = static_library(
     'compat',
     compat_sources,
     include_directories: root_includes,
-    dependencies: tirpc,
-    link_args: quota_link_args,
     install: false,
 )
diff --git a/libatalk/compat/rquota_xdr.c b/libatalk/compat/rquota_xdr.c
deleted file mode 100644
index eb73c9754e..0000000000
--- a/libatalk/compat/rquota_xdr.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *
- * taken from the quota-1.55 used on linux. here's the bsd copyright:
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1980, 1990 Regents of the University of California. All
- * rights reserved.
- *
- * This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by Robert Elz at
- * The University of Melbourne.
- */
-
-#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
-#include "config.h"
-#endif /* HAVE_CONFIG_H */
-
-#include <stdio.h> /* to get __GNU_LIBRARY__ */
-
-/* list of machines that don't have these functions:
-	solaris
-	linux libc5
-*/
-#if defined(NEED_RQUOTA) || defined(SOLARIS) || (defined(__GNU_LIBRARY__) && __GNU_LIBRARY__ < 6)
-
-#include <rpc/rpc.h>
-#include <rpcsvc/rquota.h>
-
-#ifndef u_int
-#define u_int unsigned
-#endif
-
-bool_t
-xdr_getquota_args(xdrs, objp)
-	XDR *xdrs;
-	getquota_args *objp;
-{
-	if (!xdr_string(xdrs, &objp->gqa_pathp, RQ_PATHLEN)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_int(xdrs, &objp->gqa_uid)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	return (TRUE);
-}
-
-
-bool_t
-xdr_rquota(xdrs, objp)
-	XDR *xdrs;
-	rquota *objp;
-{
-	if (!xdr_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_bsize)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_bool(xdrs, &objp->rq_active)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_bhardlimit)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_bsoftlimit)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_curblocks)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_fhardlimit)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_fsoftlimit)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_curfiles)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_btimeleft)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	if (!xdr_u_int(xdrs, &objp->rq_ftimeleft)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	return (TRUE);
-}
-
-
-
-
-bool_t
-xdr_gqr_status(xdrs, objp)
-	XDR *xdrs;
-	gqr_status *objp;
-{
-	if (!xdr_enum(xdrs, (enum_t *)objp)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	return (TRUE);
-}
-
-
-bool_t
-xdr_getquota_rslt(xdrs, objp)
-	XDR *xdrs;
-	getquota_rslt *objp;
-{
-	if (!xdr_gqr_status(xdrs, &objp->status)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	switch (objp->status) {
-	case Q_OK:
-		if (!xdr_rquota(xdrs, &objp->getquota_rslt_u.gqr_rquota)) {
-			return (FALSE);
-		}
-		break;
-	case Q_NOQUOTA:
-		break;
-	case Q_EPERM:
-		break;
-	default:
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-	return (TRUE);
-}
-#endif