diff --git a/sys/compat/freebsd32/capabilities.conf b/sys/compat/freebsd32/capabilities.conf
index e14ff2db637..6d815f1ab52 100644
--- a/sys/compat/freebsd32/capabilities.conf
+++ b/sys/compat/freebsd32/capabilities.conf
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ renameat
 symlinkat
 unlinkat
 freebsd32_utimensat
-open
 pdfork
 pdgetpid
 pdkill
diff --git a/sys/kern/capabilities.conf b/sys/kern/capabilities.conf
index 97fb88144b8..1c8ca0811d8 100644
--- a/sys/kern/capabilities.conf
+++ b/sys/kern/capabilities.conf
@@ -459,14 +459,6 @@ symlinkat
 unlinkat
 utimensat
 
-##
-## Allow entry into open(2). This system call will fail, since access to the
-## global file namespace has been disallowed, but allowing entry into the
-## syscall means that an audit trail will be generated (which is also very
-## useful for debugging).
-##
-open
-
 ##
 ## Process descriptor-related system calls are allowed.
 ##