diff --git a/rtypes/gen_types.go b/rtypes/gen_types.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ce77526dc..0000000000
--- a/rtypes/gen_types.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by "go run types_generate.go"; DO NOT EDIT.
-
-package rtypes
-
-// // NS is the fields needed to store a DNS record of typeNS
-// type NS struct {
-// 	Ns
-// }
-
-// // A is the fields needed to store a DNS record of typeA
-// type A struct {
-// 	A [4]byte
-// }
-
-// // CNAME is the fields needed to store a DNS record of typeCNAME
-// type CNAME struct {
-// 	Target
-// }
-
-// // MX is the fields needed to store a DNS record of typeMX
-// type MX struct {
-// 	Preference
-// 	Mx string
-// }
-
-// func init() {
-// 	rtypectl.Register("A", rtypectl.RegisterOpts{
-// 		FromRaw: FromRawA,
-// 	})
-// }
-// func FromRawMX()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rtypes/types_generate.go b/rtypes/types_generate.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ba7a8b9425..0000000000
--- a/rtypes/types_generate.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-//go:build ignore
-// +build ignore
-
-// types_generate.go is meant to run with go generate.
-// The generated source is written to gen_types.go and is meant to be checked into git.
-
-package main
-
-// import (
-// 	"bytes"
-// 	"go/format"
-// 	"log"
-// 	"os"
-
-// 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/pkg/rtypectl"
-// )
-
-// gen_types_tmpl := ```
-// // Code generated by "go run types_generate.go"; DO NOT EDIT.
-
-// package rtypes
-
-// // for each type in the TYPES.yml file, generate a struct with the appropriate fields.
-// {{- range .Types }}
-// {{- . }}
-// {{- end }}
-
-// ```
-
-// func main() {
-// 	db, err := rtypectl.New("TYPES.yml")
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		fatalIfErr(err)
-// 	}
-
-// 	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
-// 	b.WriteString(packageHdr)
-
-// 	for _, rt := range db.Types {
-// 		b.WriteString(GenStruct(rt))
-// 	}
-
-// 	// gofmt
-// 	res, err := format.Source(b.Bytes())
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		b.WriteTo(os.Stderr)
-// 		log.Fatal(err)
-// 	}
-
-// 	// write result
-// 	f, err := os.Create("gen_types.go")
-// 	fatalIfErr(err)
-// 	defer f.Close()
-// 	f.Write(res)
-// }
-
-// func fatalIfErr(err error) {
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		log.Fatal(err)
-// 	}
-// }
-// func GenStruct(rt *rtypectl.RTypeConfig) string {
-
-// 	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
-
-// tmpl, err := template.New("gen_types.go").Parse( ```
-// 	// {{.Name}} is the fields needed to store a DNS record of type{{.Name}}
-// 	```
-// )
-// if err != nil { panic(err) }
-// err = tmpl.Execute(b, rt)
-// if err != nil { panic(err) }
-
-// 	b.WriteString("\n")
-// 	b.WriteString("// " + rt.Name + " is the fields needed to store a DNS record of type" + rt.Name + "\n")
-// 	b.WriteString("type " + rt.Name + " struct {\n")
-// 	for _, field := range rt.Fields {
-// 		var ty string
-// 		switch field.Type {
-// 		case "ipv4":
-// 			ty = "[4]byte"
-// 		case "hostname_or_dot":
-// 			ty = "string"
-// 		case "ipv6":
-// 			ty = "[16]byte"
-// 		}
-// 		b.WriteString("\t" + field.Name + " " + ty + "\n")
-// 	}
-// 	b.WriteString("}\n")
-// 	return b.String()
-// }