depends: remove libevent

diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index c377187b..b55ac440 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ WORK_PATH = $(BASEDIR)/work
 BASE_CACHE ?= $(BASEDIR)/built
 SDK_PATH ?= $(BASEDIR)/SDKs
 NO_BOOST ?=
-NO_LIBEVENT ?=
 NO_QT ?=
 NO_QR ?=
 NO_WALLET ?=
@@ -154,8 +153,6 @@ $(host_arch)_$(host_os)_id:=$(shell env CC='$(host_CC)' C_STANDARD='$(C_STANDARD
 
 boost_packages_$(NO_BOOST) = $(boost_packages)
 
-libevent_packages_$(NO_LIBEVENT) = $(libevent_packages)
-
 qrencode_packages_$(NO_QR) = $(qrencode_$(host_os)_packages)
 
 qt_packages_$(NO_QT) = $(qt_packages) $(qt_$(host_os)_packages) $(qt_$(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $(qrencode_packages_)
@@ -167,7 +164,7 @@ zmq_packages_$(NO_ZMQ) = $(zmq_packages)
 ipc_packages_$(NO_IPC) = $(ipc_packages)
 usdt_packages_$(NO_USDT) = $(usdt_$(host_os)_packages)
 
-packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(boost_packages_) $(libevent_packages_) $(qt_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(usdt_packages_)
+packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_packages) $($(host_os)_packages) $(boost_packages_) $(qt_packages_) $(wallet_packages_) $(usdt_packages_)
 native_packages += $($(host_arch)_$(host_os)_native_packages) $($(host_os)_native_packages) $(qt_native_packages_)
 
 ifneq ($(zmq_packages_),)
diff --git a/depends/README.md b/depends/README.md
index b12df135..b7d7d226 100644
--- a/depends/README.md
+++ b/depends/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ The following can be set when running make: `make FOO=bar`
 - `C_STANDARD`: Set the C standard version used. Defaults to `c11`.
 - `CXX_STANDARD`: Set the C++ standard version used. Defaults to `c++20`.
 - `NO_BOOST`: Don't download/build/cache Boost
-- `NO_LIBEVENT`: Don't download/build/cache Libevent
 - `NO_QT`: Don't download/build/cache Qt and its dependencies
 - `NO_QR`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling qrencode
 - `NO_ZMQ`: Don't download/build/cache packages needed for enabling ZeroMQ
diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 33eeed55..00000000
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-package=libevent
-$(package)_version=2.1.12-stable
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-$($(package)_version)/
-$(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=92e6de1be9ec176428fd2367677e61ceffc2ee1cb119035037a27d346b0403bb
-$(package)_patches=cmake_fixups.patch
-$(package)_patches += netbsd_fixup.patch
-$(package)_patches += winver_fixup.patch
-$(package)_build_subdir=build
-
-# When building for Windows, we set _WIN32_WINNT to target the same Windows
-# version as we do in releases. Due to quirks in libevents build system, this
-# is also required to enable support for ipv6. See #19375.
-define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=None -DEVENT__DISABLE_BENCHMARK=ON -DEVENT__DISABLE_OPENSSL=ON
-  $(package)_config_opts+=-DEVENT__DISABLE_SAMPLES=ON -DEVENT__DISABLE_REGRESS=ON
-  $(package)_config_opts+=-DEVENT__DISABLE_TESTS=ON -DEVENT__LIBRARY_TYPE=STATIC
-  $(package)_cflags += -fdebug-prefix-map=$($(package)_extract_dir)=/usr -fmacro-prefix-map=$($(package)_extract_dir)=/usr
-  $(package)_cppflags += -D_GNU_SOURCE -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3
-  $(package)_cppflags_mingw32=-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00
-endef
-
-define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
-  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/cmake_fixups.patch && \
-  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/netbsd_fixup.patch && \
-  patch -p1 < $($(package)_patch_dir)/winver_fixup.patch
-endef
-
-define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_cmake) -S .. -B .
-endef
-
-define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE)
-endef
-
-define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
-endef
-
-define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm -rf bin lib/pkgconfig && \
-  rm include/ev*.h && \
-  rm include/event2/*_compat.h && \
-  rm lib/libevent.a
-endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/packages.mk b/depends/packages/packages.mk
index 22ae4787..a5384331 100644
--- a/depends/packages/packages.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/packages.mk
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ packages:=
 
 boost_packages = boost
 
-libevent_packages = libevent
-
 qrencode_linux_packages = qrencode
 qrencode_freebsd_packages = qrencode
 qrencode_darwin_packages = qrencode
diff --git a/depends/patches/libevent/cmake_fixups.patch b/depends/patches/libevent/cmake_fixups.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a8812afd..00000000
--- a/depends/patches/libevent/cmake_fixups.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-cmake: set minimum version to 3.5
-
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
- #       start libevent.sln
- #
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1 FATAL_ERROR)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5 FATAL_ERROR)
- 
- if (POLICY CMP0054)
-     cmake_policy(SET CMP0054 NEW)
diff --git a/depends/patches/libevent/netbsd_fixup.patch b/depends/patches/libevent/netbsd_fixup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 21d96aaf..00000000
--- a/depends/patches/libevent/netbsd_fixup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-Improve portability on NetBSD
-
-According to GCC documentation, "the various `-std` options disable
-certain keywords".
-This change adheres to GCC's recommendation by replacing the `typeof`
-keyword with its alternative, `__typeof__`.
-
-See https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/1759485e9a59147a47a674f5132fcfe764e7748c.
-
-
---- a/kqueue.c
-+++ b/kqueue.c
-@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
-  * intptr_t, whereas others define it as void*.  There doesn't seem to be an
-  * easy way to tell them apart via autoconf, so we need to use OS macros. */
- #if defined(__NetBSD__)
--#define PTR_TO_UDATA(x) ((typeof(((struct kevent *)0)->udata))(x))
--#define INT_TO_UDATA(x) ((typeof(((struct kevent *)0)->udata))(intptr_t)(x))
-+#define PTR_TO_UDATA(x) ((__typeof__(((struct kevent *)0)->udata))(x))
-+#define INT_TO_UDATA(x) ((__typeof__(((struct kevent *)0)->udata))(intptr_t)(x))
- #elif defined(EVENT__HAVE_INTTYPES_H) && !defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(__darwin__) && !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__CloudABI__)
- #define PTR_TO_UDATA(x)	((intptr_t)(x))
- #define INT_TO_UDATA(x) ((intptr_t)(x))
diff --git a/depends/patches/libevent/winver_fixup.patch b/depends/patches/libevent/winver_fixup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4995c356..00000000
--- a/depends/patches/libevent/winver_fixup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-Cherry-picked from a14ff91254f40cf36e0fee199e26fb11260fab49.
-
-move _WIN32_WINNT defintions before first #include
-
-_WIN32_WINNT and WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN need to be defined
-before the windows.h is included for the first time.
-Avoid the confusion of indirect #include by defining
-before any.
-
-diff --git a/event_iocp.c b/event_iocp.c
-index 6b2a2e15..4955e426 100644
---- a/event_iocp.c
-+++ b/event_iocp.c
-@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
-  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
-  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-  */
--#include "evconfig-private.h"
- 
- #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
- /* Minimum required for InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount */
- #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0403
- #endif
-+
-+#include "evconfig-private.h"
-+
- #include <winsock2.h>
- #include <windows.h>
- #include <process.h>
-diff --git a/evthread_win32.c b/evthread_win32.c
-index 2ec80560..8647f72b 100644
---- a/evthread_win32.c
-+++ b/evthread_win32.c
-@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@
-  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
-  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-  */
--#include "event2/event-config.h"
--#include "evconfig-private.h"
- 
- #ifdef _WIN32
- #ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
- /* Minimum required for InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount */
- #define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0403
- #endif
--#include <winsock2.h>
- #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-+#endif
-+
-+#include "event2/event-config.h"
-+#include "evconfig-private.h"
-+
-+#ifdef _WIN32
-+#include <winsock2.h>
- #include <windows.h>
--#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
- #include <sys/locking.h>
- #endif
- 
-diff --git a/evutil.c b/evutil.c
-index 9817f086..8537ffe8 100644
---- a/evutil.c
-+++ b/evutil.c
-@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@
-  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-  */
- 
-+#ifdef _WIN32
-+#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-+/* For structs needed by GetAdaptersAddresses */
-+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
-+#endif
-+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
-+#endif
-+
- #include "event2/event-config.h"
- #include "evconfig-private.h"
- 
-@@ -31,15 +39,10 @@
- #include <winsock2.h>
- #include <winerror.h>
- #include <ws2tcpip.h>
--#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
- #include <windows.h>
--#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
- #include <io.h>
- #include <tchar.h>
- #include <process.h>
--#undef _WIN32_WINNT
--/* For structs needed by GetAdaptersAddresses */
--#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
- #include <iphlpapi.h>
- #include <netioapi.h>
- #endif
-diff --git a/listener.c b/listener.c
-index f5c00c9c..d1080e76 100644
---- a/listener.c
-+++ b/listener.c
-@@ -24,16 +24,19 @@
-  * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-  */
- 
-+#ifdef _WIN32
-+#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
-+/* Minimum required for InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount */
-+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0403
-+#endif
-+#endif
-+
- #include "event2/event-config.h"
- #include "evconfig-private.h"
- 
- #include <sys/types.h>
- 
- #ifdef _WIN32
--#ifndef _WIN32_WINNT
--/* Minimum required for InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount */
--#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0403
--#endif
- #include <winsock2.h>
- #include <winerror.h>
- #include <ws2tcpip.h>