diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index 09fc658d34a..cf35cb7e5e6 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ BDECFLAGS=	-W -Wall -ansi -pedantic -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align \
 #NO_TCSH=	true	# do not build and install /bin/csh (which is tcsh)
 #NO_X=		true	# do not compile in XWindows support (e.g. doscmd)
 #NOCRYPT=	true	# do not build any crypto code
-#NODESCRYPTLINKS=true	# do not replace libcrypt -> libscrypt links
 #NOGAMES=	true	# do not build games (games/ subdir)
 #NOINFO=	true	# do not make or install info files
 #NOLIBC_R=	true	# do not build libc_r (re-entrant version of libc)
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 09fc658d34a..cf35cb7e5e6 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ BDECFLAGS=	-W -Wall -ansi -pedantic -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align \
 #NO_TCSH=	true	# do not build and install /bin/csh (which is tcsh)
 #NO_X=		true	# do not compile in XWindows support (e.g. doscmd)
 #NOCRYPT=	true	# do not build any crypto code
-#NODESCRYPTLINKS=true	# do not replace libcrypt -> libscrypt links
 #NOGAMES=	true	# do not build games (games/ subdir)
 #NOINFO=	true	# do not make or install info files
 #NOLIBC_R=	true	# do not build libc_r (re-entrant version of libc)
diff --git a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
index 498bf354fdd..f708112d249 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
@@ -280,10 +280,6 @@ instead of
 .Cm "${MAKE} cleandir" .
 .It Ar NOCRYPT
 (bool) Set to not build any crypto code.
-.It Ar NODESCRYPTLINKS
-(bool) Set to not replace 
-.Pa libcrypt -> libscrypt
-links.
 .It Ar NOGAMES
 (bool) Set to not build games.
 .It Ar NOINFO