diff --git a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
index 26d1b88138..774e8524b8 100644
--- a/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
+++ b/doc/10-icinga-template-library.md
@@ -3753,44 +3753,6 @@ Name                       | Description
 ---------------------------|-------------
 running\_kernel\_use\_sudo | Whether to run the plugin with `sudo`. Defaults to false except on Ubuntu where it defaults to true.
 
-#### iostats <a id="plugin-contrib-command-iostats"></a>
-
-The [check_iostats](https://github.com/dnsmichi/icinga-plugins/blob/master/scripts/check_iostats) plugin
-uses the `iostat` binary to monitor I/O on a Linux host. The default thresholds are rather high
-so you can use a grapher for baselining before setting your own.
-
-Custom variables passed as [command parameters](03-monitoring-basics.md#command-passing-parameters):
-
-Name           | Description
----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-iostats\_disk            | **Required.** The device to monitor without path. e.g. sda or vda. (default: sda).
-iostats\_warning\_tps    | **Required.** Warning threshold for tps (default: 3000).
-iostats\_warning\_read   | **Required.** Warning threshold for KB/s reads (default: 50000).
-iostats\_warning\_write  | **Required.** Warning threshold for KB/s writes (default: 10000).
-iostats\_warning\_wait   | **Required.** Warning threshold for % iowait (default: 50).
-iostats\_critical\_tps   | **Required.** Critical threshold for tps (default: 5000).
-iostats\_critical\_read  | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s reads (default: 80000).
-iostats\_critical\_write | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s writes (default: 25000).
-iostats\_critical\_wait  | **Required.** Critical threshold for % iowait (default: 80).
-
-#### iostat <a id="plugin-contrib-command-iostat"></a>
-
-The [check_iostat](https://github.com/dnsmichi/icinga-plugins/blob/master/scripts/check_iostat) plugin
-uses the `iostat` binary to monitor disk I/O on a Linux host. The default thresholds are rather high
-so you can use a grapher for baselining before setting your own.
-
-Custom variables passed as [command parameters](03-monitoring-basics.md#command-passing-parameters):
-
-Name           | Description
----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-iostat\_disk   | **Required.** The device to monitor without path. e.g. sda or vda. (default: sda).
-iostat\_wtps   | **Required.** Warning threshold for tps (default: 100).
-iostat\_wread  | **Required.** Warning threshold for KB/s reads (default: 100).
-iostat\_wwrite | **Required.** Warning threshold for KB/s writes (default: 100).
-iostat\_ctps   | **Required.** Critical threshold for tps (default: 200).
-iostat\_cread  | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s reads (default: 200).
-iostat\_cwrite | **Required.** Critical threshold for KB/s writes (default: 200).
-
 #### systemd <a id="plugin-contrib-command-systemd"></a>
 
 The [check_systemd](https://github.com/Josef-Friedrich/check_systemd) plugin
diff --git a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/operating-system.conf b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/operating-system.conf
index 41a46e8f94..6d7589f52f 100644
--- a/itl/plugins-contrib.d/operating-system.conf
+++ b/itl/plugins-contrib.d/operating-system.conf
@@ -127,69 +127,4 @@ object CheckCommand "yum" {
 	vars.yum_no_warn_on_updates = false
 
 	timeout = 5m
-}
-
-object CheckCommand "iostat" {
-	command = [ PluginContribDir + "/check_iostat" ]
-
-	arguments = {
-		"-d" = {
-			value = "$iostat_disk$"
-			description = "Device to check without path. e.g. sda"
-		}
-		"-w" = {
-			value ="$iostat_wtps$,$iostat_wread$,$iostat_wwrite$"
-			description = "warning threshold for tps, KB_read/s and KB_written/s"
-		}
-		"-c" = {
-			value ="$iostat_ctps$,$iostat_cread$,$iostat_cwrite$"
-			description = "warning threshold for tps, KB_read/s and KB_written/s"
-		}
-	}
-
-	vars.iostat_disk = "sda"
-	vars.iostat_wtps = 100
-	vars.iostat_wread = 100
-	vars.iostat_wwrite = 100
-	vars.iostat_ctps = 200
-	vars.iostat_cread = 200
-	vars.iostat_cwrite = 200
-}
-
-object CheckCommand "iostats" {
-        command = [ PluginContribDir + "/check_iostats" ]
-
-        arguments = {
-                "-d" = {
-                        value = "$iostats_disk$"
-                        description = "Device to check without path. e.g. sda"
-                }
-                "-w" = {
-                        value ="$iostats_warning_tps$,$iostats_warning_read$,$iostats_warning_write$"
-                        description = "Sets the WARNING level for tps, KB_read/s and KB_written/s, respectively"
-                }
-                "-c" = {
-                        value ="$iostats_critical_tps$,$iostats_critical_read$,$iostats_critical_write$"
-                        description = "Sets the CRITICAL level for tps, KB_read/s and KB_written/s, respectively"
-                }
-                "-W" = {
-                        value ="$iostats_warning_wait$"
-                        description = "Sets the WARNING level for iowait"
-                }
-
-                "-C" = {
-                        value ="$iostats_critical_wait$"
-                        description = "Sets the CRITICAL level for iowait"
-                }
-        }
-
-        vars.iostats_disk = "sda"
-        vars.iostats_warning_tps = 3000
-        vars.iostats_warning_read = 50000
-        vars.iostats_warning_write = 10000
-        vars.iostats_warning_wait = 50
-        vars.iostats_critical_tps = 5000
-        vars.iostats_critical_read = 80000
-        vars.iostats_critical_write = 25000
-        vars.iostats_critical_wait = 80
-}
+}
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