diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0eb7336ac2..6b4c44d20e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.5-877 | 2018-08-20 14:58:58 -0500
+
+  * Remove the node-specific local-*.bro scripts (Daniel Thayer)
+
 2.5-875 | 2018-08-20 12:45:32 -0500
 
   * Improve diff-remove-abspath canonifier: collapse '/' sequences
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index afe19d91b9..6d1c628039 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ Removed Functionality
 - BroControl: The "IPv6Comm" and "ZoneID" options are no longer
   available (though Broker should be able to handle IPv6 automatically).
 
+- The node-specific ``site/local-*.bro`` scripts have been removed.
+
 Deprecated Functionality
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f77e8fcc00..fea70a1577 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5-875
+2.5-877
diff --git a/aux/broctl b/aux/broctl
index 70a8b2e151..336e719c33 160000
--- a/aux/broctl
+++ b/aux/broctl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 70a8b2e15105f4c238765a882151718162e46208
+Subproject commit 336e719c33d64efebe65f11322e2fbc6d11c946b
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index fb20ba6fdb..96c682871a 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,19 +14,3 @@ InstallPackageConfigFile(
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/site/local.bro
     ${BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH}/site
     local.bro)
-InstallPackageConfigFile(
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/site/local-manager.bro
-    ${BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH}/site
-    local-manager.bro)
-InstallPackageConfigFile(
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/site/local-logger.bro
-    ${BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH}/site
-    local-logger.bro)
-InstallPackageConfigFile(
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/site/local-proxy.bro
-    ${BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH}/site
-    local-proxy.bro)
-InstallPackageConfigFile(
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/site/local-worker.bro
-    ${BRO_SCRIPT_INSTALL_PATH}/site
-    local-worker.bro)
diff --git a/scripts/site/local-logger.bro b/scripts/site/local-logger.bro
deleted file mode 100644
index 0642e86ce3..0000000000
--- a/scripts/site/local-logger.bro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-##! Local site policy loaded only by the logger if Bro is running as a cluster.
diff --git a/scripts/site/local-manager.bro b/scripts/site/local-manager.bro
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e6005f21e..0000000000
--- a/scripts/site/local-manager.bro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-##! Local site policy loaded only by the manager if Bro is running as a cluster.
diff --git a/scripts/site/local-proxy.bro b/scripts/site/local-proxy.bro
deleted file mode 100644
index 478ba6d048..0000000000
--- a/scripts/site/local-proxy.bro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-##! Local site policy loaded only by the proxies if Bro is running as a cluster.
diff --git a/scripts/site/local-worker.bro b/scripts/site/local-worker.bro
deleted file mode 100644
index b2a100e135..0000000000
--- a/scripts/site/local-worker.bro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-##! Local site policy loaded only by the workers if Bro is running as a cluster.
\ No newline at end of file