diff --git a/config b/config
index 10d57e6..3d867cf 100755
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ musl_url="git://git.musl-libc.org/musl"
 netdata_version="1.7.0"
 netdata_url="https://github.com/firehol/netdata/releases/download/v${netdata_version}/netdata-${netdata_version}.tar.gz"
 
-# mongodb source build
-#mongodb_version="3.4.6"
-#mongodb_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/src/mongodb-src-r${mongodb_version}.tar.gz"
-# mongodb binary build
-mongodb_version="3.4.9"
-mongodb_url="https://fastdl.mongodb.org/linux/mongodb-linux-x86_64-debian81-${mongodb_version}.tgz"
-
 # XXX: multichain currently installed from compiled binaries, needs db4.8 (devuan pkg)
 multichain_version="1.0.1"
 multichain_url="https://www.multichain.com/download/multichain-${multichain_version}.tar.gz"
diff --git a/decode.blend b/decode.blend
index 6e41538..bc9162d 100644
--- a/decode.blend
+++ b/decode.blend
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ blend_postinst() {
 
 	notice "executing $blend_name postinst"
 
-	nopackage=(musl tomb golang netdata mongodb multichain)
+	nopackage=(musl tomb golang netdata multichain)
 	for app in $nopackage; do
 		blend_install_${app} || zerr
 	done || zerr
@@ -149,27 +149,6 @@ EOF
 	chroot-script install-netdata || zerr
 }
 ## }}}
-## {{{ blend_install_mongodb()
-blend_install_mongodb() {
-	# XXX: should be a from-source build at a later point
-	fn blend_install_mongodb
-	req=(strapdir mongodb_version mongodb_url)
-	ckreq || return 1
-
-	notice "downloading mongodb tarball"
-	sudo wget -O "$strapdir/root/mongodb.tgz" "$mongodb_url" || zerr
-
-	notice "installing mongodb in $strapdir"
-	cat <<EOF | sudo tee ${strapdir}/install-mongodb >/dev/null
-#!/bin/sh
-cd /root
-tar xvf mongodb.tgz || exit 1
-mv -v $(basename -s .tgz $mongodb_url)/bin/* /usr/local/bin/
-rm -rf mongodb.tgz $(basename -s .tgz $mongodb_url)
-EOF
-	chroot-script install-mongodb || zerr
-}
-## }}}
 ## {{{ blend_install_multichain()
 blend_install_multichain() {
 	fn blend_install_multichain