Index: archive/perl-class-factory-util.xml
===================================================================
--- archive/perl-class-factory-util.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
+++ archive/perl-class-factory-util.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../../general.ent">
+  %general-entities;
+
+  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/Class-Factory-Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "aebd79da361b676a7ecd3245fc3d1b3f">
+
+]>
+
+  <!-- Begin Class::Factory::Util -->
+  <sect2 id="perl-class-factory-util" xreflabel="Class-Factory-Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;">
+
+    <title>Class::Factory::Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;</title>
+
+    <indexterm zone="perl-class-factory-util">
+      <primary sortas="a-Class-Factory-Util">Class::Factory::Util</primary>
+    </indexterm>
+
+    <sect3 role="package">
+      <title>Introduction to Class::Factory::Util</title>
+
+      <para>
+        Class::Factory::Util exports a method that is useful for factory
+        classes.
+      </para>
+
+      &lfs90_checked;
+
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
+      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&my-download-http;"/>
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Download MD5 sum: &my-md5sum;
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Class::Factory::Util Dependencies</bridgehead>
+
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
+      <para role="required">
+        <xref linkend="perl-module-build"/>
+      </para>
+
+    </sect3>
+
+    <sect3 role="installation">
+      <title>Installation of Class::Factory::Util</title>
+
+      <!-- Although this package can be installed using perl Makefile.PL,
+           that actually invokes perl Build.PL so it seems clearer to
+           specifically use that. -->
+
+      <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+                  href="../../../xincludes/perl-build-install.xml"/>
+
+    </sect3>
+
+  </sect2>
Index: archive/perl-test-simple.xml
===================================================================
--- archive/perl-test-simple.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
+++ archive/perl-test-simple.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../../general.ent">
+  %general-entities;
+
+ <!-- despite the Test:: name, this provides Test2:: modules such as Test2::API
+      as well as Test:: modules  -->
+  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/E/EX/EXODIST/Test-Simple-&Test-Simple-version;.tar.gz">
+  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "8a14b307496794039ca46e56d75b3a12">
+
+]>
+
+  <!-- Begin Test::Simple -->
+  <sect2 id="perl-test-simple" xreflabel="Test-Simple-&Test-Simple-version;">
+
+    <title>Test::Simple-&Test-Simple-version;</title>
+
+    <indexterm zone="perl-test-simple">
+      <primary sortas="a-Test-Simple">Test::Simple</primary>
+    </indexterm>
+
+    <sect3 role="package">
+      <title>Introduction to Test::Simple</title>
+
+      <para>
+        Test::Simple provides basic utilities for writing tests.
+      </para>
+
+      &lfs90_checked;
+
+      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
+      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&my-download-http;"/>
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Download MD5 sum: &my-md5sum;
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
+      </itemizedlist>
+
+    </sect3>
+
+    <sect3 role="installation">
+      <title>Installation of Test::Simple</title>
+
+      <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
+                  href="../../../xincludes/perl-standard-install.xml"/>
+
+      <para>
+        Unusually, this distribution installs both Test:: and Test2:: modules.
+      </para>
+
+    </sect3>
+
+  </sect2>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -103,9 +103,4 @@
       <listitem>
         <para>
-          <xref linkend="perl-class-factory-util"/>
-        </para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>
           <xref linkend="perl-class-inspector"/>
         </para>
@@ -464,9 +459,4 @@
         <para>
           <xref linkend="perl-test-requiresinternet"/>
-        </para>
-      </listitem>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>
-          <xref linkend="perl-test-simple"/>
         </para>
       </listitem>
@@ -586,7 +576,4 @@
 
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-    href="perl-deps/perl-class-factory-util.xml"/>
-
-  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
     href="perl-deps/perl-class-inspector.xml"/>
 
@@ -805,7 +792,4 @@
 
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-    href="perl-deps/perl-test-simple.xml"/>
-
-  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
     href="perl-deps/perl-test-utf8.xml"/>
 
Index: neral/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-factory-util.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-class-factory-util.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,66 +1,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
-   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
-  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../../general.ent">
-  %general-entities;
-
-  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/D/DR/DROLSKY/Class-Factory-Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "aebd79da361b676a7ecd3245fc3d1b3f">
-
-]>
-
-  <!-- Begin Class::Factory::Util -->
-  <sect2 id="perl-class-factory-util" xreflabel="Class-Factory-Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;">
-
-    <title>Class::Factory::Util-&Class-Factory-Util-version;</title>
-
-    <indexterm zone="perl-class-factory-util">
-      <primary sortas="a-Class-Factory-Util">Class::Factory::Util</primary>
-    </indexterm>
-
-    <sect3 role="package">
-      <title>Introduction to Class::Factory::Util</title>
-
-      <para>
-        Class::Factory::Util exports a method that is useful for factory
-        classes.
-      </para>
-
-      &lfs90_checked;
-
-      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
-      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&my-download-http;"/>
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Download MD5 sum: &my-md5sum;
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-
-      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Class::Factory::Util Dependencies</bridgehead>
-
-      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
-      <para role="required">
-        <xref linkend="perl-module-build"/>
-      </para>
-
-    </sect3>
-
-    <sect3 role="installation">
-      <title>Installation of Class::Factory::Util</title>
-
-      <!-- Although this package can be installed using perl Makefile.PL,
-           that actually invokes perl Build.PL so it seems clearer to
-           specifically use that. -->
-
-      <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-                  href="../../../xincludes/perl-build-install.xml"/>
-
-    </sect3>
-
-  </sect2>
Index: neral/prog/perl-deps/perl-test-simple.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-test-simple.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ 	(revision )
@@ -1,60 +1,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
-   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
-  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../../general.ent">
-  %general-entities;
-
- <!-- despite the Test:: name, this provides Test2:: modules such as Test2::API
-      as well as Test:: modules  -->
-  <!ENTITY my-download-http "&metacpan_authors;/E/EX/EXODIST/Test-Simple-&Test-Simple-version;.tar.gz">
-  <!ENTITY my-md5sum "8a14b307496794039ca46e56d75b3a12">
-
-]>
-
-  <!-- Begin Test::Simple -->
-  <sect2 id="perl-test-simple" xreflabel="Test-Simple-&Test-Simple-version;">
-
-    <title>Test::Simple-&Test-Simple-version;</title>
-
-    <indexterm zone="perl-test-simple">
-      <primary sortas="a-Test-Simple">Test::Simple</primary>
-    </indexterm>
-
-    <sect3 role="package">
-      <title>Introduction to Test::Simple</title>
-
-      <para>
-        Test::Simple provides basic utilities for writing tests.
-      </para>
-
-      &lfs90_checked;
-
-      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
-      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&my-download-http;"/>
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-        <listitem>
-          <para>
-            Download MD5 sum: &my-md5sum;
-          </para>
-        </listitem>
-      </itemizedlist>
-
-    </sect3>
-
-    <sect3 role="installation">
-      <title>Installation of Test::Simple</title>
-
-      <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
-                  href="../../../xincludes/perl-standard-install.xml"/>
-
-      <para>
-        Unusually, this distribution installs both Test:: and Test2:: modules.
-      </para>
-
-    </sect3>
-
-  </sect2>
Index: general/prog/perl-deps/perl-test2-suite.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-deps/perl-test2-suite.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ general/prog/perl-deps/perl-test2-suite.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
         <xref linkend="perl-module-pluggable"/>,
         <xref linkend="perl-scope-guard"/>,
-        <xref linkend="perl-sub-info"/>,
-        <xref linkend="perl-term-table"/> and
-        <xref linkend="perl-test-simple"/>
+        <xref linkend="perl-sub-info"/> and
+        <xref linkend="perl-term-table"/>
       </para>
 
Index: general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-format-builder.xml
===================================================================
--- general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-format-builder.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ general/prog/perl-modules/perl-datetime-format-builder.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -46,5 +46,4 @@
       <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
       <para role="required">
-        <xref linkend="perl-class-factory-util"/>,
         <xref linkend="perl-datetime-format-strptime"/> and
         <!-- perl-datetime-format-strptime fulls in perl-datetime -->
Index: introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
===================================================================
--- introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ introduction/welcome/changelog.xml	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -45,4 +45,9 @@
       <para>February 18th, 2020</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Remove perl dependant modules Class::Factory::Util and
+          Test::Simple which are no longer used by anything in the book. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;13160">#13160</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[renodr] - Update to xf86-video-intel-20200218. Fixes
Index: packages.ent
===================================================================
--- packages.ent	(revision 88902ba7166937830ee1b97e88694720c8058e8e)
+++ packages.ent	(revision d434fc4f56031a52843deb833f3360f808b387ab)
@@ -428,5 +428,4 @@
 <!ENTITY Capture-Tiny-version         "0.48">
 <!ENTITY Class-Data-Inheritable-version "0.08">
-<!ENTITY Class-Factory-Util-version   "1.7">
 <!ENTITY Class-Inspector-version      "1.36">
 <!ENTITY Class-Singleton-version      "1.5">
@@ -501,5 +500,4 @@
 <!ENTITY Test-Requires-version        "0.10">
 <!ENTITY Test-RequiresInternet-version "0.05">
-<!ENTITY Test-Simple-version          "1.302164">
 <!ENTITY Test-utf8-version            "1.01">
 <!ENTITY Test-Warnings-version        "0.026">
