diff --git a/WORKSPACE.bazel b/WORKSPACE.bazel
index dca6750619..39ddfe03e9 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE.bazel
+++ b/WORKSPACE.bazel
@@ -217,15 +217,6 @@ versioned_http_file(
     version = "721fa05",
 )
 
-versioned_http_archive(
-    name = "natpmp",
-    build_file = "//bazel/third_party/natpmp:natpmp.BUILD",
-    sha256 = "0684ed2c8406437e7519a1bd20ea83780db871b3a3a5d752311ba3e889dbfc70",
-    strip_prefix = "libnatpmp-{version}",
-    url = "http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/libnatpmp-{version}.tar.gz",
-    version = "20230423",
-)
-
 versioned_http_file(
     name = "solid_pill",
     sha256 = "8b658fcee6978e2b19004a54233cab953e77ea0bb6c3a04d1bfda4ddc6be63c5",
diff --git a/bazel/third_party/natpmp/BUILD.bazel b/bazel/third_party/natpmp/BUILD.bazel
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/bazel/third_party/natpmp/natpmp.BUILD b/bazel/third_party/natpmp/natpmp.BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index b3a7edd7e0..0000000000
--- a/bazel/third_party/natpmp/natpmp.BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-cc_library(
-    name = "natpmp",
-    srcs = ["natpmp.c", "getgateway.c"],
-    hdrs = ["natpmp.h", "getgateway.h", "natpmp_declspec.h"],
-    copts = ["-O3"],
-    linkstatic = True,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
diff --git a/pkg/vere/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/vere/BUILD.bazel
index 6303b87201..e736d0e8e1 100644
--- a/pkg/vere/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/vere/BUILD.bazel
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ vere_library(
         "@lmdb",
         "@openssl",
         "@uv",
-        "@natpmp",
     ] + select({
         "@platforms//os:macos": [],
         "@platforms//os:linux": [
diff --git a/pkg/vere/io/ames.c b/pkg/vere/io/ames.c
index a92a38d019..7cd462b7d6 100644
--- a/pkg/vere/io/ames.c
+++ b/pkg/vere/io/ames.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "ur.h"
 
 #include "zlib.h"
-#include "natpmp.h"
 
 #include <ent.h>
 
@@ -72,11 +71,6 @@ typedef enum u3_stun_state {
       u3_lane        sef_u;             //  our lane, if we know it
       c3_o           wok_o;             //  STUN worked, set on first success
     } sun_u;                            //
-    struct {
-      natpmp_t       req_u;             //  libnatpmp struct for mapping request
-      uv_poll_t      pol_u;             //  handle waits on libnatpmp socket
-      uv_timer_t     tim_u;             //  every two hours if mapping succeeds
-    } nat_u;                            //  libnatpmp stuff for port forwarding
     c3_o             nal_o;             //  lane cache backcompat flag
     struct {                            //    config:
       c3_o           net_o;             //  can send
@@ -2771,51 +2765,6 @@ _ames_recv_cb(uv_udp_t*        wax_u,
   }
 }
 
-static void natpmp_init(uv_timer_t* handle);
-
-static void
-natpmp_cb(uv_poll_t* handle,
-          c3_i        status,
-          c3_i        events)
-{
-  u3_ames* sam_u = handle->data;
-
-  natpmpresp_t response;
-  c3_i res_i = readnatpmpresponseorretry(&sam_u->nat_u.req_u, &response);
-  if ( NATPMP_TRYAGAIN == res_i ) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  uv_poll_stop(handle);
-
-  if ( 0 != res_i ) {
-    u3l_log("ames: natpmp error %i", res_i);
-    closenatpmp(&sam_u->nat_u.req_u);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  u3l_log("ames: mapped public port %hu to localport %hu lifetime %u",
-         response.pnu.newportmapping.mappedpublicport,
-         response.pnu.newportmapping.privateport,
-         response.pnu.newportmapping.lifetime);
-
-  closenatpmp(&sam_u->nat_u.req_u);
-  sam_u->nat_u.tim_u.data = sam_u;
-  uv_timer_start(&sam_u->nat_u.tim_u, natpmp_init, 7200000, 0);
-}
-
-static void
-natpmp_init(uv_timer_t *handle)
-{
-  u3_ames* sam_u = handle->data;
-  c3_s por_s = sam_u->pir_u->por_s;
-
-  sendnewportmappingrequest(&sam_u->nat_u.req_u, NATPMP_PROTOCOL_UDP, por_s, por_s, 7200);
-
-  sam_u->nat_u.pol_u.data = sam_u;
-  uv_poll_start(&sam_u->nat_u.pol_u, UV_READABLE, natpmp_cb);
-}
-
 static void
 _mdns_dear_bail(u3_ovum* egg_u, u3_noun lud)
 {
@@ -2936,11 +2885,6 @@ _ames_io_start(u3_ames* sam_u)
     u3z(our);
 
     mdns_init(por_s, !sam_u->pir_u->fak_o, our_s, _ames_put_dear, (void *)sam_u);
-
-    if ( c3n == sam_u->pir_u->fak_o ) {
-      uv_timer_start(&sam_u->nat_u.tim_u, natpmp_init, 0, 0);
-    }
-
     c3_free(our_s);
   }
 
@@ -3284,12 +3228,6 @@ u3_ames_io_init(u3_pier* pir_u)
   sam_u->sun_u.tim_u.data = sam_u;
   sam_u->sun_u.dns_u.data = sam_u;
 
-  //  initialize libnatpmp
-  sam_u->nat_u.tim_u.data = sam_u;
-  initnatpmp(&sam_u->nat_u.req_u, 0, 0);
-  uv_timer_init(u3L, &sam_u->nat_u.tim_u);
-  uv_poll_init(u3L, &sam_u->nat_u.pol_u, sam_u->nat_u.req_u.s);
-
   //  enable forwarding on galaxies only
   u3_noun who = u3i_chubs(2, sam_u->pir_u->who_d);
   u3_noun rac = u3do("clan:title", who);