diff --git a/MOVED b/MOVED
index a06a4f3a06133..a494580e1b85c 100644
--- a/MOVED
+++ b/MOVED
@@ -3004,3 +3004,4 @@ benchmarks/ramspeed||2024-02-29|Has expired: Upstream is dead and port is unfetc
 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
 devel/codeville||2024-02-29|Has expired: Abandonware, dead upstream for at least 10 years. Consider using devel/git or devel/mercurial
+dns/dns_balance||2024-02-29|Has expired: Abandonware, last release in 2005. Consider using dns/dnsdist
diff --git a/dns/Makefile b/dns/Makefile
index 230a79d9ef623..251cf944634a2 100644
--- a/dns/Makefile
+++ b/dns/Makefile
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
     SUBDIR += dns-ui
     SUBDIR += dns2blackhole
     SUBDIR += dns2tcp
-    SUBDIR += dns_balance
     SUBDIR += dnsblast
     SUBDIR += dnscap
     SUBDIR += dnscheckengine
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/Makefile b/dns/dns_balance/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 53a6a9413fc15..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-PORTNAME=	dns_balance
-PORTVERSION=	2.1
-CATEGORIES=	dns
-MASTER_SITES=	https://BSDforge.com/projects/source/dns/dns_balance/
-
-MAINTAINER=	portmaster@BSDforge.com
-COMMENT=	Dynamic load-balancing DNS server
-WWW=		https://www.netlab.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/~yokota/izumi/dns_balance/
-
-LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
-
-DEPRECATED=	Abandonware, last release in 2005. Consider using dns/dnsdist
-EXPIRATION_DATE=2024-02-29
-
-USES=		ruby shebangfix tar:xz
-USE_RC_SUBR=	dns_balance
-
-NO_BUILD=	yes
-
-SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/dns_balance.rb \
-		${WRKSRC}/sample/makedb.rb \
-		${WRKSRC}/sample/make_namespace.rb
-
-ETCS=		addrdb.rb \
-		namespace.rb
-LIBS=		as_search.rb \
-		cache.rb \
-		datatype.rb \
-		log_writer.rb \
-		multilog.rb \
-		util.rb
-
-PLIST_SUB+=	ETCDIR=${ETCDIR}
-SUB_LIST+=	RUBY=${RUBY}
-
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS EXAMPLES
-
-post-patch:
-	${SED} -E -e "s,%%PREFIX%%,${PREFIX},g" \
-		-e "s,%%PORTNAME%%,${PORTNAME},g" \
-		-e "s,%%ETCDIR%%,${ETCDIR},g" \
-		${WRKSRC}/dns_balance.rb > ${WRKSRC}/dns_balance
-
-do-install:
-	${INSTALL_SCRIPT} ${WRKSRC}/dns_balance ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/sbin
-	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}
-.for FILE in ${ETCS}
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${FILE} ${STAGEDIR}${ETCDIR}/${FILE}.dist
-.endfor
-	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME}
-	(cd ${WRKSRC} && ${INSTALL_DATA} ${LIBS} \
-		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME})
-	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/sample/* ${STAGEDIR}${EXAMPLESDIR}
-	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README* ${WRKSRC}/Q_and_A* ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
-
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/distinfo b/dns/dns_balance/distinfo
deleted file mode 100644
index 218ab3e1f93c1..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/distinfo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1486748693
-SHA256 (dns_balance-2.1.tar.xz) = 6a0c366173d7865c51b322400954a004012f7858be95a23d61884b67ebe0a8f9
-SIZE (dns_balance-2.1.tar.xz) = 15796
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/files/dns_balance.in b/dns/dns_balance/files/dns_balance.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c6598a8dcbdb6..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/files/dns_balance.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# PROVIDE: dns_balance
-# REQUIRE: DAEMON
-
-# Add the following line to /etc/rc.conf to enable dns_balance
-# dns_balance_enable="YES"
-# dns_balance_flags="<set as needed>"
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name=dns_balance
-rcvar=dns_balance_enable
-
-load_rc_config ${name}
-: ${dns_balance_enable="NO"}
-: ${dns_balance_logfile="/var/log/${name}.log"}
-: ${dns_balance_pidfile="/var/log/${name}.pid"}
-
-command="%%PREFIX%%/sbin/${name}"
-command_args="-l ${dns_balance_logfile} -p ${dns_balance_pidfile}"
-command_interpreter=%%RUBY%%
-pidfile=${dns_balance_pidfile}
-
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/files/patch-dns_balance.rb b/dns/dns_balance/files/patch-dns_balance.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b51822704d86..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/files/patch-dns_balance.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
---- dns_balance.rb.orig	2017-02-09 19:28:01.643383000 -0800
-+++ dns_balance.rb	2017-02-09 19:26:31.609711000 -0800
-@@ -8,14 +8,7 @@
- # $Id: dns_balance.rb,v 1.26 2017-02-09 17:18:59 chrish Exp $
- 
- # DNS Balance
--if ENV["ROOT"] == nil
--  warn("\"ROOT\" environment is recommended. Use current directory in this time.")
--  PREFIX = "."
--#  exit(111)
--else
--  PREFIX = ENV["ROOT"]
--  $LOAD_PATH.unshift(PREFIX)
--end
-+$LOAD_PATH.unshift("%%PREFIX%%/etc/%%PORTNAME%%", "%%PREFIX%%/lib/%%PORTNAME%%")
- $LOAD_PATH.freeze
- 
- require 'socket'
-@@ -204,6 +197,14 @@
-   opt.on("--as", "Enable AS namespace") {
-     OPT["as"] = true
-   }
-+  opt.on("-l LOGFILE", String, "Print log to LOGFILE") {
-+    |o|
-+    OPT["l"] = o;
-+  }
-+  opt.on("-p PIDFILE", String, "Record PID to PIDFILE") {
-+    |o|
-+    OPT["p"] = o;
-+  }
-   opt.on_tail("-h", "--help", "Show this help message and exit") {
-     STDERR.printf("%s", opt.to_s)
-     exit(111)
-@@ -212,10 +213,42 @@
- }
- OPT.freeze
- 
--ML = MultiLog::new
--ML.open
-+exit! if fork
-+Process::setsid
-+exit! if fork
-+STDIN.close
-+STDOUT.close
-+STDERR.close
-+
-+$pidfile = nil
-+if OPT["p"]
-+  $pidfile = OPT["p"]
-+  File::open($pidfile, 'w') { |f| f.puts $$ }
-+end
-+
-+$logout = nil                                                               
-+if OPT["l"]
-+  $logout = File::open(OPT["l"], 'a+')
-+  $logout.sync = true
-+end
-+
-+[0, 2, 3, 5, 10, 13, 15].each do |sig|
-+  trap(sig) {
-+    File::unlink($pidfile) if $pidfile
-+    $logout.close if $logout
-+    exit
-+  }
-+end
-+
-+ ML = MultiLog.new
-+if OPT["l"] 
-+  $logout = File::open(OPT["l"], 'a+')
-+  $logout.sync = true
-+  ML.open($logout)
-+else
-+  ML.open
-+end
- 
--ML.log("dir: " + PREFIX)
- ML.log("start")
- 
- 
-@@ -224,7 +257,7 @@
- #
- Thread::start {
-   loop {
--    if test(?r, PREFIX + "/addr") || test(?r, "./addr")
-+    if test(?r, "%%ETCDIR%%" + "/addr")
-       begin
- 	load("addr")
- 
-@@ -234,7 +267,7 @@
-       end
-     end
- 
--    #if test(?r, PREFIX + "/addr-once") || test(?r, "./addr-once")
-+    #if test(?r, "%%ETCDIR%%" + "/addr-once")
-     #  Thread.exit
-     #end
- 
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/pkg-descr b/dns/dns_balance/pkg-descr
deleted file mode 100644
index db346adb0e192..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/pkg-descr
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-DNS Balance is a load-balancing DNS server which:
-
-o Does dynamic load balancing.
-o Can answer the most proper resolution based on the client's IP
-  address.
-o Implements "A" record lookups only.  This would be good for
-  security.
-
-This (FreeBSD) version differs from original in the following:
-- It works as a daemon
-- Has ability to write messages to logfile
-- Can save it's PID
diff --git a/dns/dns_balance/pkg-plist b/dns/dns_balance/pkg-plist
deleted file mode 100644
index d00f5c1286b23..0000000000000
--- a/dns/dns_balance/pkg-plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-sbin/dns_balance
-@sample etc/dns_balance/addrdb.rb.dist etc/dns_balance/addrdb.rb
-@sample etc/dns_balance/namespace.rb.dist etc/dns_balance/namespace.rb
-lib/dns_balance/as_search.rb
-lib/dns_balance/cache.rb
-lib/dns_balance/datatype.rb
-lib/dns_balance/log_writer.rb
-lib/dns_balance/multilog.rb
-lib/dns_balance/util.rb
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/Q_and_A.dns_balance
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/Q_and_A.dns_balance.eng
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.dns_balance
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.dns_balance.eng
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.dnsbalance+daemontools
-%%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README.dnsbalance+daemontools.eng
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/addr
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/addr.ring
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/addr.ring.txt
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/make_namespace.rb
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/makedb.rb
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/makeringdb.rb
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/namespace.rb
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/namespace.txt
-%%PORTEXAMPLES%%%%EXAMPLESDIR%%/ringupdate.sh