diff --git a/abstractions/Makefile b/abstractions/Makefile
index 8f28959ea8b8f30c08b8fad19164ff4fe73b7960..e1bbe3cddb393633dde3bc250602e1c2db3866cf 100644
--- a/abstractions/Makefile
+++ b/abstractions/Makefile
@@ -274,33 +274,6 @@ purepd:
 
 purepd_install:
 	make -C $(abstractions_src)/purepd DESTDIR="$(DESTDIR)" objectsdir="$(objectsdir)" install
-	# remove abstractions that clash with default loaded libraries
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/alternate.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/alternate-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/cosh.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/cosh-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/delta~.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/delta~-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/delta.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/delta-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/fifo.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/fifo-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/for++.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/for++-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/inv.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/inv-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/once.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/once-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/oneshot.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/oneshot-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/sgn~.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/sgn~-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/sinh.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/sinh-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/tanh.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/tanh-help.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/velocity.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/purepd/velocity-help.pd
 
 purepd_clean:
 	make -C $(abstractions_src)/purepd clean
@@ -358,13 +331,6 @@ rtc-lib_install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/examples
 	install -p $(abstractions_src)/footils/rtc-lib/rtc/rtc-help/*.pd \
 		$(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/examples
-	# remove abstractions that clash with the names of default loaded
-	# libraries
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/expr_scale.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/inv.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/minus.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/ratio.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(RTC-LIB_NAME)/ratio-help.pd
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # sfruit
@@ -377,9 +343,6 @@ sfruit_install:
 		--author "Luke Iannini" \
 		--license "GNU GPL" \
 		--description "a large collection of assorted handy utilites"
-	# remove abstraction that has a nameclash with list-abs
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(SFRUIT_NAME)/list-swap.pd
-	rm $(DESTDIR)$(objectsdir)/$(SFRUIT_NAME)/list-swap-help.pd
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # TIMESTRETCH