Well, fuck you Intel.
The Reddit post linked in the article contains downloads which combined weigh in at less than 2MB. Two fucking megabytes.
The last version of their new UHD drivers for Windows 10 64 alone weigh close to a fucking gigabyte:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29195/Intel-Graphics-Windows-10-DCH-Drivers?product=122139
Also, these older drivers require no maintenance, no updates, nothing. I really don't understand the need to remove them.