diff --git a/etc/root/dot.cshrc b/etc/root/dot.cshrc
index 5afc0cac9893..34f9022eb523 100644
--- a/etc/root/dot.cshrc
+++ b/etc/root/dot.cshrc
@@ -17,7 +17,4 @@ if ($?prompt) then
 	set history = 100
 	set savehist = 100
 	set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
-
-	# make mail(1) happy:
-	setenv	crt	24
 endif
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.cshrc b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
index a9aaae46d6d8..c67d7636b106 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.cshrc
+++ b/share/skel/dot.cshrc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: dot.cshrc,v 1.7 1997/02/22 13:56:32 peter Exp $
+#	$Id: dot.cshrc,v 1.8 1997/09/26 08:28:29 joerg Exp $
 #
 # .cshrc - csh resource script, read at beginning 
 #	   of execution by each shell
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@ if ($?prompt) then
 	set history = 100
 	set savehist = 100
 	set mail = (/var/mail/$USER)
-
-	# make mail(1) happy:
-	setenv	crt	24
 endif
diff --git a/share/skel/dot.profile b/share/skel/dot.profile
index 4f936274e3d3..082b2abc6903 100644
--- a/share/skel/dot.profile
+++ b/share/skel/dot.profile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.16 1998/06/06 15:01:46 kuriyama Exp $
+#	$Id: dot.profile,v 1.17 1998/08/14 13:49:57 thepish Exp $
 #
 # .profile - Bourne Shell startup script for login shells
 #
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:$HOM
 BLOCKSIZE=K;	export BLOCKSIZE
 EDITOR=vi;   	export EDITOR
 PAGER=more;  	export PAGER
-# make mail(1) happy:
-#crt=24;		export crt
-#set crt='' to have mail(1) use the setting from stty(1) by default
-crt='';		export crt
 
 # set ENV to a file invoked each time sh is started for interactive use.
 ENV=$HOME/.shrc; export ENV