diff --git a/glib/update-pcre/make_utt.py b/glib/update-pcre/make_utt.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 20c720e08..000000000
--- a/glib/update-pcre/make_utt.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
-
-# Reduce the number of relocations using a single string for the
-# keys in the _pcre_utt table.
-
-import re
-
-fin = open('pcre_tables.c')
-data = fin.read()
-fin.close()
-
-mo = re.search(r'const ucp_type_table _pcre_utt\[] = {', data)
-assert mo, '_pcre_utt not found'
-before = data[:mo.start()]
-table_decl = data[mo.start():mo.end()]
-table_start = mo.end()
-
-mo = re.compile('};').search(data, table_start)
-assert mo, 'end of _pcre_utt not found'
-after = data[mo.end():]
-table_end = mo.start()
-
-table = data[table_start:table_end].strip()
-
-rs = '\s*\{\s*"(?P<name>[^"]*)",\s*(?P<type>PT_[A-Z]*),\s*(?P<value>(?:0|ucp_[A-Za-z_]*))\s*},?\s*$'
-r = re.compile(rs)
-
-lines = []
-names = []
-pos = 0
-for line in table.split('\n'):
-    mo = r.match(line)
-    assert mo, 'line not recognized'
-    name, type, value = mo.groups()
-    lines.append('  { %d, %s, %s }' % (pos, type, value))
-    names.append(name)
-    # +1 for the '\0'
-    pos += len(name) + 1
-
-table = ',\n'.join(lines)
-
-names = ['  "%s\\0"' % n for n in names]
-names_string = ' \n'.join(names) + ';'
-
-data = before + \
-       'const char _pcre_ucp_names[] =\n' + \
-       names_string + \
-       '\n\n' + \
-       table_decl + \
-       '\n' + \
-       table + \
-       '\n};' + \
-       after
-
-fout = open('pcre_tables.c', 'w')
-fout.write(data)
-fout.close()
diff --git a/glib/update-pcre/table-reduction.patch b/glib/update-pcre/table-reduction.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7cc78192b..000000000
--- a/glib/update-pcre/table-reduction.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,269 +0,0 @@
---- pcre_compile.c	2006-10-10 12:00:00.000000000 +0200
-+++ pcre_compile.c	2006-10-10 12:00:00.000000000 +0200
-@@ -129,10 +129,21 @@
- terminated by a zero length entry. The first three must be alpha, lower, upper,
- as this is assumed for handling case independence. */
- 
--static const char *const posix_names[] = {
--  "alpha", "lower", "upper",
--  "alnum", "ascii", "blank", "cntrl", "digit", "graph",
--  "print", "punct", "space", "word",  "xdigit" };
-+static const char posix_names[] =
-+  "alpha\0" 
-+  "lower\0" 
-+  "upper\0"
-+  "alnum\0" 
-+  "ascii\0" 
-+  "blank\0" 
-+  "cntrl\0" 
-+  "digit\0" 
-+  "graph\0"
-+  "print\0" 
-+  "punct\0" 
-+  "space\0" 
-+  "word\0"  
-+  "xdigit";
- 
- static const uschar posix_name_lengths[] = {
-   5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 6, 0 };
-@@ -173,76 +184,138 @@
- they are documented. Always add a new error instead. Messages marked DEAD below
- are no longer used. */
- 
--static const char *error_texts[] = {
--  "no error",
--  "\\ at end of pattern",
--  "\\c at end of pattern",
--  "unrecognized character follows \\",
--  "numbers out of order in {} quantifier",
-+#define DEAD(s) "\0"
-+
-+static const char error_texts[] =
-+  "no error\0"
-+  "\\ at end of pattern\0"
-+  "\\c at end of pattern\0"
-+  "unrecognized character follows \\\0"
-+  "numbers out of order in {} quantifier\0"
-   /* 5 */
--  "number too big in {} quantifier",
--  "missing terminating ] for character class",
--  "invalid escape sequence in character class",
--  "range out of order in character class",
--  "nothing to repeat",
-+  "number too big in {} quantifier\0"
-+  "missing terminating ] for character class\0"
-+  "invalid escape sequence in character class\0"
-+  "range out of order in character class\0"
-+  "nothing to repeat\0"
-   /* 10 */
--  "operand of unlimited repeat could match the empty string",  /** DEAD **/
--  "internal error: unexpected repeat",
--  "unrecognized character after (?",
--  "POSIX named classes are supported only within a class",
--  "missing )",
-+  DEAD("operand of unlimited repeat could match the empty string")
-+  "internal error: unexpected repeat\0"
-+  "unrecognized character after (?\0"
-+  "POSIX named classes are supported only within a class\0"
-+  "missing )\0"
-   /* 15 */
--  "reference to non-existent subpattern",
--  "erroffset passed as NULL",
--  "unknown option bit(s) set",
--  "missing ) after comment",
--  "parentheses nested too deeply",  /** DEAD **/
-+  "reference to non-existent subpattern\0"
-+  "erroffset passed as NULL\0"
-+  "unknown option bit(s) set\0"
-+  "missing ) after comment\0"
-+  DEAD("parentheses nested too deeply")
-   /* 20 */
--  "regular expression too large",
--  "failed to get memory",
--  "unmatched parentheses",
--  "internal error: code overflow",
--  "unrecognized character after (?<",
-+  "regular expression too large\0"
-+  "failed to get memory\0"
-+  "unmatched parentheses\0"
-+  "internal error: code overflow\0"
-+  "unrecognized character after (?<\0"
-   /* 25 */
--  "lookbehind assertion is not fixed length",
--  "malformed number or name after (?(",
--  "conditional group contains more than two branches",
--  "assertion expected after (?(",
--  "(?R or (?digits must be followed by )",
-+  "lookbehind assertion is not fixed length\0"
-+  "malformed number or name after (?(\0"
-+  "conditional group contains more than two branches\0"
-+  "assertion expected after (?(\0"
-+  "(?R or (?digits must be followed by )\0"
-   /* 30 */
--  "unknown POSIX class name",
--  "POSIX collating elements are not supported",
--  "this version of PCRE is not compiled with PCRE_UTF8 support",
--  "spare error",  /** DEAD **/
--  "character value in \\x{...} sequence is too large",
-+  "unknown POSIX class name\0"
-+  "POSIX collating elements are not supported\0"
-+  "this version of PCRE is not compiled with PCRE_UTF8 support\0"
-+  DEAD("spare error")
-+  "character value in \\x{...} sequence is too large\0"
-   /* 35 */
--  "invalid condition (?(0)",
--  "\\C not allowed in lookbehind assertion",
--  "PCRE does not support \\L, \\l, \\N, \\U, or \\u",
--  "number after (?C is > 255",
--  "closing ) for (?C expected",
-+  "invalid condition (?(0)\0"
-+  "\\C not allowed in lookbehind assertion\0"
-+  "PCRE does not support \\L, \\l, \\N, \\U, or \\u\0"
-+  "number after (?C is > 255\0"
-+  "closing ) for (?C expected\0"
-   /* 40 */
--  "recursive call could loop indefinitely",
--  "unrecognized character after (?P",
--  "syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator)",
--  "two named subpatterns have the same name",
--  "invalid UTF-8 string",
-+  "recursive call could loop indefinitely\0"
-+  "unrecognized character after (?P\0"
-+  "syntax error in subpattern name (missing terminator)\0"
-+  "two named subpatterns have the same name\0"
-+  "invalid UTF-8 string\0"
-   /* 45 */
--  "support for \\P, \\p, and \\X has not been compiled",
--  "malformed \\P or \\p sequence",
--  "unknown property name after \\P or \\p",
--  "subpattern name is too long (maximum " XSTRING(MAX_NAME_SIZE) " characters)",
--  "too many named subpatterns (maximum " XSTRING(MAX_NAME_COUNT) ")",
-+  "support for \\P, \\p, and \\X has not been compiled\0"
-+  "malformed \\P or \\p sequence\0"
-+  "unknown property name after \\P or \\p\0"
-+  "subpattern name is too long (maximum " XSTRING(MAX_NAME_SIZE) " characters)\0"
-+  "too many named subpatterns (maximum " XSTRING(MAX_NAME_COUNT) ")\0"
-   /* 50 */
--  "repeated subpattern is too long",
--  "octal value is greater than \\377 (not in UTF-8 mode)",
--  "internal error: overran compiling workspace",
--  "internal error: previously-checked referenced subpattern not found",
--  "DEFINE group contains more than one branch",
-+  "repeated subpattern is too long\0"
-+  "octal value is greater than \\377 (not in UTF-8 mode)\0"
-+  "internal error: overran compiling workspace\0"
-+  "internal error: previously-checked referenced subpattern not found\0"
-+  "DEFINE group contains more than one branch\0"
-   /* 55 */
--  "repeating a DEFINE group is not allowed",
--  "inconsistent NEWLINE options",
--  "\\g is not followed by an (optionally braced) non-zero number"
-+  "repeating a DEFINE group is not allowed\0"
-+  "inconsistent NEWLINE options\0"
-+  "\\g is not followed by an (optionally braced) non-zero number";
-+
-+static const int error_texts_offsets[] = {
-+  0,
-+  9,
-+  29,
-+  50,
-+  83,
-+  121,
-+  153,
-+  195,
-+  238,
-+  276,
-+  294,
-+  295,
-+  329,
-+  361,
-+  415,
-+  425,
-+  462,
-+  487,
-+  513,
-+  537,
-+  538,
-+  567,
-+  588,
-+  610,
-+  640,
-+  673,
-+  714,
-+  749,
-+  799,
-+  828,
-+  866,
-+  891,
-+  934,
-+  994,
-+  995,
-+  1044,
-+  1068,
-+  1107,
-+  1151,
-+  1177,
-+  1204,
-+  1243,
-+  1276,
-+  1329,
-+  1370,
-+  1391,
-+  1440,
-+  1468,
-+  1505,
-+  1557,
-+  1600,
-+  1632,
-+  1685,
-+  1729,
-+  1796,
-+  1839,
-+  1879,
-+  1908
- };
- 
- 
-@@ -1453,14 +1526,16 @@
- static int
- check_posix_name(const uschar *ptr, int len)
- {
--register int yield = 0;
--while (posix_name_lengths[yield] != 0)
--  {
--  if (len == posix_name_lengths[yield] &&
--    strncmp((const char *)ptr, posix_names[yield], len) == 0) return yield;
--  yield++;
--  }
--return -1;
-+  int offset = 0;
-+  int yield = 0;
-+  while (posix_name_lengths[yield] != 0)
-+    {
-+      if (len == posix_name_lengths[yield] &&
-+	  strcmp((const char *)ptr, posix_names + offset) == 0) return yield;
-+      offset += posix_name_lengths[yield] + 1;
-+      yield++;
-+    }
-+  return -1;
- }
- 
- 
-@@ -5200,7 +5275,7 @@
- #ifdef SUPPORT_UTF8
-   PCRE_UTF8_ERROR_RETURN:
- #endif
--  *errorptr = error_texts[errorcode];
-+  *errorptr = error_texts + error_texts_offsets[errorcode];
-   if (errorcodeptr != NULL) *errorcodeptr = errorcode;
-   return NULL;
-   }
-@@ -5297,7 +5372,7 @@
- if (code - codestart > length)
-   {
-   (pcre_free)(re);
--  *errorptr = error_texts[ERR23];
-+  *errorptr = error_texts + error_texts_offsets[ERR23];
-   *erroroffset = ptr - (uschar *)pattern;
-   if (errorcodeptr != NULL) *errorcodeptr = ERR23;
-   return NULL;