diff --git a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
index bb77b8535c..e2ffd319e5 100644
--- a/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ set(STANDARD_PACKAGES
   MDI
   MEAM
   MESONT
-  MESSAGE
   MGPT
   MISC
   ML-HDNNP
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 foreach(PKG_WITH_INCL KSPACE PYTHON ML-IAP VORONOI COLVARS ML-HDNNP MDI MOLFILE NETCDF
-        PLUMED QMMM ML-QUIP SCAFACOS MACHDYN VTK KIM LATTE MESSAGE MSCG COMPRESS ML-PACE)
+        PLUMED QMMM ML-QUIP SCAFACOS MACHDYN VTK KIM LATTE MSCG COMPRESS ML-PACE)
   if(PKG_${PKG_WITH_INCL})
     include(Packages/${PKG_WITH_INCL})
   endif()
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/Packages/MESSAGE.cmake b/cmake/Modules/Packages/MESSAGE.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index b5a61a1607..0000000000
--- a/cmake/Modules/Packages/MESSAGE.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-if(LAMMPS_SIZES STREQUAL "BIGBIG")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "The MESSAGE Package is not compatible with -DLAMMPS_BIGBIG")
-endif()
-option(MESSAGE_ZMQ "Use ZeroMQ in MESSAGE package" OFF)
-file(GLOB_RECURSE cslib_SOURCES
-        ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/message/cslib/[^.]*.cpp)
-
-add_library(cslib STATIC ${cslib_SOURCES})
-target_compile_definitions(cslib PRIVATE -DLAMMPS_${LAMMPS_SIZES})
-set_target_properties(cslib PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME lammps_cslib${LAMMPS_MACHINE})
-if(BUILD_MPI)
-  target_compile_definitions(cslib PRIVATE -DMPI_YES)
-  set_target_properties(cslib PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "csmpi")
-  target_link_libraries(cslib PRIVATE MPI::MPI_CXX)
-else()
-  target_compile_definitions(cslib PRIVATE -DMPI_NO)
-  target_include_directories(cslib PRIVATE ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/message/cslib/src/STUBS_MPI)
-  set_target_properties(cslib PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "csnompi")
-endif()
-
-if(MESSAGE_ZMQ)
-  target_compile_definitions(cslib PRIVATE -DZMQ_YES)
-  find_package(ZMQ REQUIRED)
-  target_link_libraries(cslib PUBLIC ZMQ::ZMQ)
-else()
-  target_compile_definitions(cslib PRIVATE -DZMQ_NO)
-  target_include_directories(cslib PRIVATE ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/message/cslib/src/STUBS_ZMQ)
-endif()
-
-target_link_libraries(lammps PRIVATE cslib)
-target_include_directories(lammps PRIVATE ${LAMMPS_LIB_SOURCE_DIR}/message/cslib/src)
diff --git a/cmake/presets/all_off.cmake b/cmake/presets/all_off.cmake
index 2893bbab6b..df07aa2989 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/all_off.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/all_off.cmake
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ set(ALL_PACKAGES
   MDI
   MEAM
   MESONT
-  MESSAGE
   MGPT
   MISC
   ML-HDNNP
diff --git a/cmake/presets/all_on.cmake b/cmake/presets/all_on.cmake
index 9f38f1e1e4..7762eef505 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/all_on.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/all_on.cmake
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ set(ALL_PACKAGES
   MDI
   MEAM
   MESONT
-  MESSAGE
   MGPT
   MISC
   ML-HDNNP
diff --git a/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake b/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
index fd9c2ed1ac..cb9c6f26b3 100644
--- a/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
+++ b/cmake/presets/nolib.cmake
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ set(PACKAGES_WITH_LIB
   MACHDYN
   MDI
   MESONT
-  MESSAGE
   ML-HDNNP
   ML-PACE
   ML-QUIP