diff --git a/package/base-files/files/bin/ipcalc.sh b/package/base-files/files/bin/ipcalc.sh
index 318980e5a25..e4826672e8a 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/bin/ipcalc.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/bin/ipcalc.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,27 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 awk -f /usr/lib/common.awk -f - $* <<EOF
+function bitcount(c) {
+	c=and(rshift(c, 1),0x55555555)+and(c,0x55555555)
+	c=and(rshift(c, 2),0x33333333)+and(c,0x33333333)
+	c=and(rshift(c, 4),0x0f0f0f0f)+and(c,0x0f0f0f0f)
+	c=and(rshift(c, 8),0x00ff00ff)+and(c,0x00ff00ff)
+	c=and(rshift(c,16),0x0000ffff)+and(c,0x0000ffff)
+	return c
+}
+
+function ip2int(ip) {
+	for (ret=0,n=split(ip,a,"\."),x=1;x<=n;x++) ret=or(lshift(ret,8),a[x]) 
+	return ret
+}
+
+function int2ip(ip,ret,x) {
+	ret=and(ip,255)
+	ip=rshift(ip,8)
+	for(;x<3;ret=and(ip,255)"."ret,ip=rshift(ip,8),x++);
+	return ret
+}
+
 BEGIN {
 	ipaddr=ip2int(ARGV[1])
 	netmask=ip2int(ARGV[2])
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/usr/lib/common.awk b/package/base-files/files/usr/lib/common.awk
deleted file mode 100644
index b73d4fc23da..00000000000
--- a/package/base-files/files/usr/lib/common.awk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
-
-function bitcount(c) {
-	c=and(rshift(c, 1),0x55555555)+and(c,0x55555555)
-	c=and(rshift(c, 2),0x33333333)+and(c,0x33333333)
-	c=and(rshift(c, 4),0x0f0f0f0f)+and(c,0x0f0f0f0f)
-	c=and(rshift(c, 8),0x00ff00ff)+and(c,0x00ff00ff)
-	c=and(rshift(c,16),0x0000ffff)+and(c,0x0000ffff)
-	return c
-}
-
-function validate_netmask(nm) {
-	return and(-nm,compl(nm))
-}
-
-function ip2int(ip) {
-	for (ret=0,n=split(ip,a,"\."),x=1;x<=n;x++) ret=or(lshift(ret,8),a[x]) 
-	return ret
-}
-
-function int2ip(ip,ret,x) {
-	ret=and(ip,255)
-	ip=rshift(ip,8)
-	for(;x<3;ret=and(ip,255)"."ret,ip=rshift(ip,8),x++);
-	return ret
-}