diff --git a/gnome2/abiword/abiword.conf b/gnome2/abiword/abiword.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 495deee18..000000000
--- a/gnome2/abiword/abiword.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../abiword/abiword.conf
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
-# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-if pkginstalled libbonobo; then
-    var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--enable-gnome"
-fi
-
-var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--enable-threads"
-
-# perl scripting interface appears to be broken.
-#var_append extraconfopt ' ' "--enable-scripting"
-
-if pkginstalled wv; then
-	var_append extraconfopt ' ' '--with-sys-wv'
-else
-	echo_warning 'wv not installed, AbiWord will build an ancient version.'
-fi
-
-# two loops, first abi itself
-# and then the plugins
-buildloops=2
-
-abiword_preconf() {
-	if [ $buildloop -eq 1 ]; then
-		cd abi
-	else
-		cd ../abiword-plugins
-	fi
-}
-hook_add preconf 5 'abiword_preconf'
-
diff --git a/gnome2/abiword/abiword.desc b/gnome2/abiword/abiword.desc
index 899942969..7fa5fd024 100644
--- a/gnome2/abiword/abiword.desc
+++ b/gnome2/abiword/abiword.desc
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-
 [COPY] --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
 [COPY] This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 [COPY]
 [COPY] Filename: package/.../abiword/abiword.desc
-[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 The OpenSDE Project
+[COPY] Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 [COPY] Copyright (C) 1998 - 2004 Clifford Wolf
 [COPY]
@@ -31,10 +30,9 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.4.6
+[V] 2.6.4
 [P] X -----5---9 208.900
 
 [O] . $base/package/*/*/gnome2-or-gtk-conf.in
 
-[D] 4285574292 abiword-2.4.6.tar.bz2 http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/2.4.6/source/
-
+[D] 4136961461 abiword-2.6.4.tar.gz http://www.abisource.com/downloads/abiword/2.6.4/source/