diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 2bd81901d7..01b0af24b3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -2643,7 +2643,9 @@ (define-public rfkill
 which is used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically
 WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.")
     (license (license:non-copyleft "file://COPYING"
-                                   "See COPYING in the distribution."))))
+                                   "See COPYING in the distribution."))
+    ;; rfkill is part of util-linux as of 2.31.
+    (properties `((superseded . ,util-linux)))))
 
 (define-public acpi
   (package
diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 5f562b48bb..2ccae364de 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ (define %base-packages
 
          ;; wireless-tools is deprecated in favor of iw, but it's still what
          ;; many people are familiar with, so keep it around.
-         iw wireless-tools rfkill
+         iw wireless-tools
 
          iproute
          net-tools                        ; XXX: remove when Inetutils suffices