diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index d57d7350a50..e2cebcbb346 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -1200,8 +1200,8 @@ device		vt
 hint.vt.0.at="isa"
 options 	XSERVER			# support for running an X server on vt
 options 	FAT_CURSOR		# start with block cursor
-# This PCVT option is for keyboards such as those used on IBM ThinkPad laptops
-options 	PCVT_SCANSET=2 		# IBM keyboards are non-std
+# This PCVT option is for keyboards such as those used on really old ThinkPads
+options 	PCVT_SCANSET=2
 # Other PCVT options are documented in pcvt(4).
 options 	PCVT_24LINESDEF
 options 	PCVT_CTRL_ALT_DEL
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NEWCARD b/sys/i386/conf/NEWCARD
index 3251862a7a4..96b83a834b0 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NEWCARD
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NEWCARD
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ device		sc	1
 #device		vt
 #options 	XSERVER			# support for X server on a vt console
 #options 	FAT_CURSOR		# start with block cursor
-# If you have a ThinkPAD, uncomment this along with the rest of the PCVT lines
-#options 	PCVT_SCANSET=2		# IBM keyboards are non-std
 
 # Floating point support - do not disable.
 device		npx
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index d57d7350a50..e2cebcbb346 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -1200,8 +1200,8 @@ device		vt
 hint.vt.0.at="isa"
 options 	XSERVER			# support for running an X server on vt
 options 	FAT_CURSOR		# start with block cursor
-# This PCVT option is for keyboards such as those used on IBM ThinkPad laptops
-options 	PCVT_SCANSET=2 		# IBM keyboards are non-std
+# This PCVT option is for keyboards such as those used on really old ThinkPads
+options 	PCVT_SCANSET=2
 # Other PCVT options are documented in pcvt(4).
 options 	PCVT_24LINESDEF
 options 	PCVT_CTRL_ALT_DEL