diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index 421377c0288..19fea02dbd4 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -191,7 +191,6 @@ rerelease release:
 	@echo "unset NOPORTS!"
 	@exit 1
 .endif
-	-kldload vn.ko
 .if make(release)
 .if exists(${CHROOTDIR})
 # The first command will fail on a handful of files that have their schg