diff --git a/packages/ilcsoft/package.py b/packages/ilcsoft/package.py
index 0e88f323..bd0b53ba 100644
--- a/packages/ilcsoft/package.py
+++ b/packages/ilcsoft/package.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ class Ilcsoft(BundlePackage, Key4hepPackage):
     # todo: figure out the api for the whizard gitlab instance
     # depends_on('whizard@master +lcio +openloops hepmc=2', when="@master")
 
-    depends_on("k4lcioreader")
     depends_on("k4simdelphes")
     depends_on("delphes")
 
diff --git a/packages/k4lcioreader/package.py b/packages/k4lcioreader/package.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ab2849b..00000000
--- a/packages/k4lcioreader/package.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-from spack.pkg.k4.key4hep_stack import Key4hepPackage
-
-
-class K4lcioreader(CMakePackage, Key4hepPackage):
-    """LCIO reader based on PODIO and EDM4hep"""
-
-    homepage = "https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader"
-    url = "https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/archive/v0.1.0.tar.gz"
-    git = "https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader.git"
-
-    maintainers = ["mirguest"]
-
-    version("master", branch="master")
-    version(
-        "0.5",
-        sha256="bdd97befeba4caa3ee2fcaea99a1f3b8cc2cb53dedf8e11f3c23a0b9f012b7f7",
-        url="https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/archive/refs/tags/v00.05.tar.gz",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.3",
-        sha256="58e7cf2f47b71e0645ff90b24b6746561a6993377ef752901cd901a6cf8fe643",
-        url="https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/archive/refs/tags/v00.04.03.tar.gz",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.2",
-        sha256="2bb8383d95b973676b87b4c8af00fdbd8bb84c2d4e45cacf98490d1946f909b0",
-        url="https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/archive/refs/tags/v00.04.02.tar.gz",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.1",
-        sha256="bb93892bb38d4bb3176706f1fc55da8a21742a6fe7d5571914e9cfbc3478a847",
-        url="https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/archive/refs/tags/v00.04.01.tar.gz",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.0",
-        sha256="aa1f2bcfabc5b5e3a09cab5408af1402b8a4ddf0927f2f69e62084f568306174",
-    )
-
-    patch(
-        "https://github.com/key4hep/k4LCIOReader/commit/81f4f47ecc7ce904189986e08b949d477c0e4f08.patch",
-        sha256="5c88414128ccc9af6b53669f79ac5e4a61c4841d7de5b00a56400c9e92b7d37d",
-        when="@0.4.1",
-    )
-
-    depends_on("lcio")
-    depends_on("podio@0.12:")
-    depends_on("edm4hep")
-    depends_on("edm4hep@0.5:", when="@0.4.2:")
-    depends_on("edm4hep@0.8:", when="@0.5:")
-    depends_on("k4fwcore@0.3.0:", when="@0.4:")
-    depends_on("root")
-
-    def cmake_args(self):
-        args = []
-        args.append(
-            "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=%s" % self.spec["root"].variants["cxxstd"].value
-        )
-        return args
diff --git a/packages/k4marlinwrapper/package.py b/packages/k4marlinwrapper/package.py
index 3d31ce68..dc7c468b 100644
--- a/packages/k4marlinwrapper/package.py
+++ b/packages/k4marlinwrapper/package.py
@@ -17,34 +17,7 @@ class K4marlinwrapper(CMakePackage, Ilcsoftpackage):
 
     version("master", branch="master")
     version(
-        "0.6", sha256="8f276fe5246c12e3ccf460a03a5621a129f172a5047cf7321957f1eeb807f821"
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.5", sha256="080f86700fd141b288878688a5c8f14fe48f1247a4fa1ce37147f528484e826a"
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.2",
-        sha256="8ec51ba4e0348d67377179e9d3e9043267a42a0d360d884c331ce52c51b61b03",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4.1",
-        sha256="7e3c76bd21a2f2bea196fcae270e29e26ed2abc8d70a4c3d37ce88bacbd22528",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.4", sha256="6609dacb158f8fd2f8532e0881b0acb73ea23f31578eab44085876a8a59a5946"
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.3.1",
-        sha256="a8ef66f6500b9a709b950cdfd3bcb0c775d7fa42336b2aa5c80e2efef7c95b19",
-    )
-    version(
-        "0.3", sha256="381fd96e2ede03bec048afaeef13b8efffe80030fc097fe18fae62b03c0fba94"
-    )
-
-    patch(
-        "https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/key4hep/k4MarlinWrapper/pull/81.diff",
-        sha256="86348f9e346decb70e88fc0aa071630b97b155660314a01eed3e44e447d00d10",
-        when="@0.4.1",
+        "0.7", sha256="aff49b9885d3c5e0804d5bcd3752ac77f3e3bbce6910fa9277252b907656914a"
     )
 
     depends_on("root")
@@ -53,12 +26,8 @@ class K4marlinwrapper(CMakePackage, Ilcsoftpackage):
     depends_on("gaudi@35.0:")
     depends_on("k4fwcore")
     depends_on("edm4hep")
-    depends_on("edm4hep@0.4.1:", when="@0.4.1:")
-    depends_on("edm4hep@0.8:", when="@0.6:")
-    depends_on("k4lcioreader")
-    depends_on("k4edm4hep2lcioconv", when="@0.4.2:")
-    depends_on("wget", type=("test"))
-    depends_on("catch2@3.0.1:", when="@0.3.2:", type=("test"))
+    depends_on("edm4hep@0.10:1")
+    depends_on("k4edm4hep2lcioconv")
     # for the doctest:
     depends_on("py-jupytext", type=("test"))
     depends_on("py-ipykernel", type=("test"))
diff --git a/packages/key4hep-stack/package.py b/packages/key4hep-stack/package.py
index 642e15dd..1bdef1f8 100644
--- a/packages/key4hep-stack/package.py
+++ b/packages/key4hep-stack/package.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class Key4hepStack(BundlePackage, Key4hepPackage):
     depends_on("k4edm4hep2lcioconv")
     depends_on("k4fwcore")
     depends_on("k4gen")
-    depends_on("k4lcioreader")
     depends_on("k4projecttemplate")
     depends_on("k4simdelphes")
     depends_on("k4simgeant4")
diff --git a/scripts/fetch_nightly_versions.py b/scripts/fetch_nightly_versions.py
index 8eae3779..0c396431 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch_nightly_versions.py
+++ b/scripts/fetch_nightly_versions.py
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ def add_latest_commit(
     add_latest_commit("fccdetectors", "hep-fcc/fccdetectors", date=date)
     add_latest_commit("k4reccalorimeter", "hep-fcc/k4reccalorimeter", date=date)
     add_latest_commit("cepcsw", "cepc/cepcsw", date=date)
-    add_latest_commit("k4lcioreader", "key4hep/k4LCIOReader", date=date)
     add_latest_commit("aidatt", "aidasoft/aidatt", date=date)
     add_latest_commit("cedviewer", "ilcsoft/cedviewer", date=date)
     add_latest_commit("conformaltracking", "ilcsoft/conformaltracking", date=date)