diff --git a/share/Makefile b/share/Makefile
index d6854b230ae..c4e12b05f7d 100644
--- a/share/Makefile
+++ b/share/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ SUBDIR=	${_colldef} \
 	${_syscons} \
 	tabset \
 	termcap \
-	terminfo \
 	${_timedef} \
 	${_vt} \
 	${_zoneinfo}
diff --git a/share/terminfo/Makefile b/share/terminfo/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 7bb11f3fdf2..00000000000
--- a/share/terminfo/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-PACKAGE=	runtime
-
-.PATH: ${SRCTOP}/contrib/ncurses/misc
-TINFOBUILDDIR=	${.OBJDIR}/builddir
-CLEANDIRS+=	builddir
-
-.include <src.tools.mk>
-
-.if !defined(_SKIP_BUILD)
-all: terminfo
-.endif
-META_TARGETS+=	terminfo install-terminfo
-
-terminfo: terminfo.src
-	mkdir -p ${TINFOBUILDDIR}
-	${TIC_CMD} -x -o ${TINFOBUILDDIR} ${.ALLSRC}
-
-.if make(*install*)
-TINFOS!=	 cd ${TINFOBUILDDIR} && find * -type f | LC_ALL=C sort
-TINFOSDIRS=	${TINFOS:C/(.).*/\1/g:O:u}
-.endif
-
-beforeinstall: install-terminfo
-install-terminfo:
-	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo
-	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo; mkdir -p ${TINFOSDIRS}
-.for f in ${TINFOS}
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS} \
-	    -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m ${NOBINMODE} \
-	    ${TINFOBUILDDIR}/${f} ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/terminfo/${f}
-.endfor
-
-.include <bsd.prog.mk>
-