diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
index 06922c718b2..fe7e39a6b78 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ SRCS= \
 	libmap.c
 MAN?=		rtld.1
 ACFLAGS+=	-DLOCORE
-CFLAGS+=	-Wall -DFREEBSD_ELF -DIN_RTLD -ffreestanding
+CFLAGS+=	-Wall -DIN_RTLD -ffreestanding
 CFLAGS+=	-I${SRCTOP}/lib/csu/common
 .if exists(${RTLD_ELF_DIR}/${MACHINE_ARCH:S/powerpc64le/powerpc64/})
 RTLD_ARCH=	${MACHINE_ARCH:S/powerpc64le/powerpc64/}
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf.c b/stand/common/load_elf.c
index d53c0f8b5b8..8877e5f8b7e 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <machine/elf.h>
 #include <stand.h>
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
 
 #include "bootstrap.h"
diff --git a/stand/common/load_elf_obj.c b/stand/common/load_elf_obj.c
index 263553df5e9..9ff1d238b8c 100644
--- a/stand/common/load_elf_obj.c
+++ b/stand/common/load_elf_obj.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <machine/elf.h>
 #include <stand.h>
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
 
 #include "bootstrap.h"
diff --git a/stand/common/reloc_elf.c b/stand/common/reloc_elf.c
index cf5010a06cc..e68e59a303a 100644
--- a/stand/common/reloc_elf.c
+++ b/stand/common/reloc_elf.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include <stand.h>
 
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
 
 #include "bootstrap.h"
diff --git a/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef.c b/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef.c
index 5d052cc90a6..72e023e3078 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <machine/elf.h>
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 
 #include "ef.h"
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef_obj.c b/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef_obj.c
index 953e54dc0d2..027408876a5 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef_obj.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/kldxref/ef_obj.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <machine/elf.h>
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 
 #include "ef.h"
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/kldxref/kldxref.c b/usr.sbin/kldxref/kldxref.c
index 59b4f346c7e..ae0d2218168 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/kldxref/kldxref.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/kldxref/kldxref.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <sys/linker.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/module.h>
-#define FREEBSD_ELF
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <err.h>