diff --git a/MOVED b/MOVED
index f21d069297693..2f678770f5be8 100644
--- a/MOVED
+++ b/MOVED
@@ -3002,3 +3002,4 @@ audio/mp3rename||2024-02-29|Has expired: Doesn't support ID3v2 tags properly
 audio/pm3umpdl||2024-02-29|Has expired: Deprecated utility as this is supported natively in musicpd
 benchmarks/ramspeed||2024-02-29|Has expired: Upstream is dead and port is unfetchable
 comms/comserv||2024-02-29|Has expired: Abandonware, last release in 2002. Consider using comms/remserial
+comms/sms_client||2024-02-29|Has expired: Abandonware, dead upstream and relies on legacy hardware and or networks that are obsolete
diff --git a/comms/Makefile b/comms/Makefile
index 70a1f0c382bcb..0943d7376ae3b 100644
--- a/comms/Makefile
+++ b/comms/Makefile
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
     SUBDIR += serialoverip
     SUBDIR += sigdigger
     SUBDIR += sigutils
-    SUBDIR += sms_client
     SUBDIR += smstools3
     SUBDIR += snap7
     SUBDIR += soapyairspy
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/Makefile b/comms/sms_client/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 6ceea00769c7c..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-PORTNAME=	sms_client
-PORTVERSION=	3.0.2
-PORTREVISION=	3
-CATEGORIES=	comms
-MASTER_SITES=	https://BSDforge.com/projects/source/comms/sms_client/
-
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	Simple UNIX SMS client to send messages to phones or pagers
-WWW=		https://bsdforge.com/projects/comms/sms_client/
-
-LICENSE=	LGPL20+
-
-DEPRECATED=	Abandonware, dead upstream and relies on legacy hardware and or networks that are obsolete
-EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-02-29
-
-USES=		tar:xz
-HAS_CONFIGURE=	yes
-SPOOL=		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/var/spool/sms
-
-MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
-
-post-configure:
-	@${SED} -e 's@gcc@${CC}@g' -e 's@-Wall@${CFLAGS} -Wall@g' \
-		${FILESDIR}/Makefile.config > ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.config
-
-post-patch:
-	@${MV} ${WRKSRC}/sms/services/vodafone_autralia \
-		${WRKSRC}/sms/services/vodafone_australia
-	@${RM} ${WRKSRC}/sms/services/att_web.orig
-
-do-install:
-	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/bin/sms_client \
-		${WRKSRC}/bin/sms_address ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	cd ${WRKSRC}; ${COPYTREE_SHARE} sms/scripts ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc
-	cd ${WRKSRC}; ${COPYTREE_SHARE} sms/services ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc
-	cd ${WRKSRC}/sms && ${INSTALL_DATA} sms_addressbook \
-		sms_config sms_daemons sms_modem sms_services \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/sms
-	cd ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/sms/services ; ${FIND} -s * -type f \
-		-exec mkdir -p ${SPOOL}/errors/{} \; \
-		-exec mkdir -p ${SPOOL}/services/{} \; \
-		-exec touch ${SPOOL}/errors/{}/.keep \; \
-		-exec touch ${SPOOL}/services/{}/.keep \;
-	${MKDIR} -p ${SPOOL}/named_pipes ${SPOOL}/locks ${SPOOL}/incoming
-	${TOUCH} ${SPOOL}/named_pipes/.keep ${SPOOL}/locks/.keep \
-		${SPOOL}/incoming/.keep
-
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/distinfo b/comms/sms_client/distinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index dd4eb67813463..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/distinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-SHA256 (sms_client-3.0.2.tar.xz) = 8db9e51e1a80080dde0245738cf68542199e5da87d7e19bacb5a5384ee9d4e72
-SIZE (sms_client-3.0.2.tar.xz) = 113428
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/Makefile.config b/comms/sms_client/files/Makefile.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d8d7ad724720..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/Makefile.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SMS Client, send messages to mobile phones and pagers
-#
-# Makefile.config
-#
-#  Copyright (C) 2014 portmaster - https://BSDforge.com
-#  Copyright (C) 1997,1998,1999,2000 Angelo Masci
-#
-#  All rights reserved.
-#
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# $Id$
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# FreeBSD
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-PLATFORM = -DFREEBSD
-CC       = gcc
-MAKE     = make
-CFLAGS   = -g -I. -Wall -pedantic $(PLATFORM)
-XTRALIBS =
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-SMSUSER   = bin
-SMSGROUP  = bin
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-BINPREFIX = $(PREFIX)
-ETCPREFIX = $(PREFIX)
-MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)
-SPOOLDIR  = $(PREFIX)/var/spool
-LOGDIR    = $(PREFIX)/var/log
-
-MLOCALSMSRC   = .sms_addressbook
-MGLOBALSMSRC  = $(ETCPREFIX)/etc/sms/sms_addressbook
-MSERVICEDIR   = $(ETCPREFIX)/etc/sms
-MLOGFILE      = $(LOGDIR)/smslog
-MSNPPDLOGFILE = $(LOGDIR)/snppdlog
-MSMSDLOGFILE  = $(LOGDIR)/smsdlog
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SMS_Client can be built to use the libmodem package or its own
-# internal modem routines. Currently the internal routines are known to
-# be unstable and are still considered to be in ALPHA
-# Valid Values for MODEMLIB are:
-#
-#	$(LIBMODEM) - use the libmodem-1.0.0 packages with patches
-# 	$(SMSMODEM) - use the internal modem routines
-
-LIBMODEM = 1
-SMSMODEM = 2
-
-MODEMLIB = $(SMSMODEM)
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-BINDIR  = $(BINPREFIX)/bin
-ETCDIR  = $(ETCPREFIX)/etc
-MANDIR  = $(MANPREFIX)/man
-MANEXT  = 1
-INSTALL = /usr/bin/install -c
-RM      = /bin/rm -f
-CP      = /bin/cp
-TR	= /usr/bin/tr
-AR	= /usr/bin/ar -rc
-STRIP   = /usr/bin/strip
-RANLIB  = ranlib
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-docs-Makefile b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-docs-Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c1f0831375b6e..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-docs-Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- docs/Makefile.orig	2014-04-24 10:47:20.378314784 -0700
-+++ docs/Makefile	2014-04-24 10:48:30.004552476 -0700
-@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
- 	$(CP) sms_client.man sms_client.$(MANEXT)
- 
- install: sms_client.$(MANEXT)
--	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -d $(MANDIR)/man$(MANEXT)
- 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 644 sms_client.$(MANEXT) $(MANDIR)/man$(MANEXT)
- 
- uninstall:
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-format.c b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-format.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c6b37d17bf53..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-format.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- src/common/format.c.orig	2014-04-24 11:16:10.068089322 -0700
-+++ src/common/format.c	2014-04-24 11:17:12.226546612 -0700
-@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
- 					break;
-
- 				default:
-+					break;
- 			}
-
- 			fmt++;
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-server-Makefile b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-server-Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 10cbf8a6653ce..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-server-Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- src/server/Makefile.orig	2014-04-24 10:55:35.585792550 -0700
-+++ src/server/Makefile	2014-04-24 10:56:14.807867981 -0700
-@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
- all: ../../bin/smsd ../../bin/snppd
-
- install: ../../bin/smsd ../../bin/snppd
--	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -d $(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -s ../../bin/smsd $(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -s ../../bin/snppd $(BINDIR)
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-sms-services-att_web b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-sms-services-att_web
deleted file mode 100644
index 37d96990b9a06..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-sms-services-att_web
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- sms/services/att_web.orig	2014-04-24 11:36:45.038436392 -0700
-+++ sms/services/att_web	2014-04-24 11:37:30.333143680 -0700
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- # --------------------------------------------------------------------
- 
- {
--	SMS_url      = "http://www.mobile.att.net/mc/mc_pagersend.cgi"
-+	SMS_url      = "http://www.mymmode.com/messagecenter/pagersend.cgi"
- }
- 
- # --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-client-Makefile b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-client-Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 55d992f2b6ea9..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-client-Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
---- src/client/Makefile.orig	2014-04-24 11:08:01.111278611 -0700
-+++ src/client/Makefile	2014-04-24 11:08:12.588472500 -0700
-@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
- all: ../../bin/sms_client ../../bin/sms_address
-
- install: ../../bin/sms_client ../../bin/sms_address
--	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -d $(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -s ../../bin/sms_client $(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL) -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 -s ../../bin/sms_address $(BINDIR)
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-queue-Makefile b/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-queue-Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c3d2e6409314e..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/files/patch-src-queue-Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- src/queue/Makefile.orig	2014-04-24 11:04:01.471374097 -0700
-+++ src/queue/Makefile	2014-04-24 11:04:32.855637181 -0700
-@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
- all: ../../bin/sms_queue
- 
- install: ../../bin/sms_queue
--	$(INSTALL) -m 755 -d $(BINDIR)
- 	$(INSTALL) -s -o $(SMSUSER) -g $(SMSGROUP) -m 755 ../../bin/sms_queue $(BINDIR)
- 
- uninstall:
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/pkg-descr b/comms/sms_client/pkg-descr
deleted file mode 100644
index e6b2886777322..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/pkg-descr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-A simple UNIX client allowing you to send SMS messages to mobile phones
-and pagers. The software currently supports a number of providers
-and protocols from various countries.
-
-Using an unlisted provider that allows TAP access should be pretty straight
-forward.
-
-There are a large number of services that do not appear to use TAP, but
-instead, simple user interfaces for interactive use by a user dialing up
-with a modem. For several UK based services such as these drivers have been
-written, note that providers often offer more that one service and as such
-you may require a different driver for each one.
diff --git a/comms/sms_client/pkg-plist b/comms/sms_client/pkg-plist
deleted file mode 100644
index a58f92d9d5bf0..0000000000000
--- a/comms/sms_client/pkg-plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-bin/sms_address
-bin/sms_client
-etc/sms/scripts/email
-etc/sms/services/a1
-etc/sms/services/ampi
-etc/sms/services/answer
-etc/sms/services/att_web
-etc/sms/services/azcom
-etc/sms/services/bteasyreach
-etc/sms/services/btmessagemaster
-etc/sms/services/callmax
-etc/sms/services/cellnet
-etc/sms/services/cellnet_web
-etc/sms/services/d2
-etc/sms/services/detemobil
-etc/sms/services/digifone
-etc/sms/services/eirpage
-etc/sms/services/eplus
-etc/sms/services/europolitan
-etc/sms/services/generic
-etc/sms/services/hello
-etc/sms/services/kpn
-etc/sms/services/libertel
-etc/sms/services/lycos_web
-etc/sms/services/minicall
-etc/sms/services/minicall_new
-etc/sms/services/mobistar
-etc/sms/services/mtn
-etc/sms/services/netcom
-etc/sms/services/nextel_web
-etc/sms/services/nz
-etc/sms/services/one2one
-etc/sms/services/orange
-etc/sms/services/orange_web
-etc/sms/services/pagenet_web
-etc/sms/services/pageone
-etc/sms/services/proximus
-etc/sms/services/proximus_web
-etc/sms/services/skytel1
-etc/sms/services/skytel2
-etc/sms/services/snpp
-etc/sms/services/swisscom
-etc/sms/services/telenor
-etc/sms/services/telia
-etc/sms/services/telstra
-etc/sms/services/tim
-etc/sms/services/ucp_tcp
-etc/sms/services/vodacom
-etc/sms/services/vodafone
-etc/sms/services/vodafone_australia
-etc/sms/services/vodafone_tap
-etc/sms/services/vodapage_block
-etc/sms/services/vstream
-etc/sms/sms_addressbook
-etc/sms/sms_config
-etc/sms/sms_daemons
-etc/sms/sms_modem
-etc/sms/sms_services
-var/spool/sms/errors/a1/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/ampi/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/answer/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/att_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/azcom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/bteasyreach/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/btmessagemaster/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/callmax/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/cellnet/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/cellnet_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/d2/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/detemobil/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/digifone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/eirpage/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/eplus/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/europolitan/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/generic/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/hello/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/kpn/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/libertel/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/lycos_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/minicall/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/minicall_new/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/mobistar/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/mtn/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/netcom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/nextel_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/nz/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/one2one/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/orange/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/orange_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/pagenet_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/pageone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/proximus/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/proximus_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/skytel1/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/skytel2/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/snpp/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/swisscom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/telenor/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/telia/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/telstra/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/tim/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/ucp_tcp/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vodacom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vodafone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vodafone_australia/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vodafone_tap/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vodapage_block/.keep
-var/spool/sms/errors/vstream/.keep
-var/spool/sms/incoming/.keep
-var/spool/sms/locks/.keep
-var/spool/sms/named_pipes/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/a1/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/ampi/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/answer/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/att_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/azcom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/bteasyreach/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/btmessagemaster/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/callmax/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/cellnet/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/cellnet_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/d2/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/detemobil/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/digifone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/eirpage/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/eplus/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/europolitan/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/generic/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/hello/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/kpn/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/libertel/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/lycos_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/minicall/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/minicall_new/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/mobistar/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/mtn/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/netcom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/nextel_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/nz/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/one2one/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/orange/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/orange_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/pagenet_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/pageone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/proximus/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/proximus_web/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/skytel1/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/skytel2/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/snpp/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/swisscom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/telenor/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/telia/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/telstra/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/tim/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/ucp_tcp/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vodacom/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vodafone/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vodafone_australia/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vodafone_tap/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vodapage_block/.keep
-var/spool/sms/services/vstream/.keep