diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.mips b/sys/conf/Makefile.mips
index 0b56bb72518..6291d6cb464 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.mips
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.mips
@@ -54,20 +54,12 @@ SYSTEM_LD+=-EB
 EXTRA_FLAGS+=-EB 
 TRAMP_LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-EB 
 HACK_EXTRA_FLAGS+=-EB -Wl,-EB
-.if defined(TARGET_64BIT)
-SYSTEM_LD+=-m elf64btsmip_fbsd
-HACK_EXTRA_FLAGS+=-Wl,-m,elf64btsmip_fbsd
-.endif
 .else
 CFLAGS+=-EL
 SYSTEM_LD+=-EL
 EXTRA_FLAGS+=-EL
 TRAMP_LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-EL
 HACK_EXTRA_FLAGS+=-EL -Wl,-EL
-.if defined(TARGET_64BIT)
-SYSTEM_LD+=-m elf64ltsmip_fbsd
-HACK_EXTRA_FLAGS+=-Wl,-m,elf64ltsmip_fbsd
-.endif
 .endif
 
 
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64 b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
index e7f01c7093b..65b1e986779 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/MALTA64
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ ident		MALTA
 
 makeoptions	ARCH_FLAGS="-march=mips64 -mabi=64"
 makeoptions	MIPS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=defined
-makeoptions	TARGET_64BIT=t
 makeoptions	LDSCRIPT_NAME=	ldscript.mips.mips64
 
 options 	YAMON
diff --git a/sys/mips/conf/OCTEON1 b/sys/mips/conf/OCTEON1
index 3c8b3f2b7f7..f9774dff5a3 100644
--- a/sys/mips/conf/OCTEON1
+++ b/sys/mips/conf/OCTEON1
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ makeoptions	LDSCRIPT_NAME=ldscript.mips.octeon1.64
 # Don't build any modules yet.
 makeoptions	MODULES_OVERRIDE=""
 makeoptions	TARGET_BIG_ENDIAN=defined
-makeoptions	TARGET_64BIT=defined
 makeoptions	KERNLOADADDR=0xffffffff80100000
 
 include		"../cavium/std.octeon1"