diff --git a/lib/libcurses/curses.h b/lib/libcurses/curses.h
index 1142ca5a894d..49982c43d77f 100644
--- a/lib/libcurses/curses.h
+++ b/lib/libcurses/curses.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@
 #define	erasechar()	(__baset.c_cc[VERASE])
 #define	killchar()	(__baset.c_cc[VKILL])
 #define	nocrmode()	nocbreak()
-#define	ospeed		(cfgetospeed(&__baset))
 
 /* WINDOW structure members name compatibility */
 #define _curx   curx
diff --git a/lib/libcurses/setterm.c b/lib/libcurses/setterm.c
index 3ebb5cd7ecde..14ce6ee37e6b 100644
--- a/lib/libcurses/setterm.c
+++ b/lib/libcurses/setterm.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)setterm.c	8.7 (Berkeley) 7/27/94";
 
 #include "curses.h"
 
-#undef ospeed
-extern short ospeed;
-
 static void zap __P((void));
 
 static char	*sflags[] = {
@@ -155,8 +152,6 @@ setterm(type)
 
 	PC = _PC ? _PC[0] : 0;
 
-	_set_ospeed(cfgetospeed(&__baset));
-
 	aoftspace = tspace;
 	ttytype = longname(genbuf, __ttytype);