diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
index 0afca58d47b7..d965004ee0d0 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/GENERIC
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ options 	SMP			# Symmetric MultiProcessor Kernel
 
 # Standard busses
 device		isa
-device		pci	1		# Unit count is for ahc/ahd
+device		pci
 
 # Floppy drives
 device		fdc
diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
index 1caa85a4b835..a7724ee3ffe1 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/NOTES
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ options 	DEC_KN300		# AlphaServer 4100 (Rawhide),
 # HARDWARE BUS CONFIGURATION
 
 device		isa
-device		pci	1		# Unit count is for ahc/ahd
+device		pci
 
 
 #####################################################################
diff --git a/sys/alpha/conf/SIMOS b/sys/alpha/conf/SIMOS
index 4382b7053718..ff95cf11ef1a 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/conf/SIMOS
+++ b/sys/alpha/conf/SIMOS
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ options 	PSEUDOFS		#Pseudo-filesystem framework
 options 	COMPAT_43		#Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP THIS!]
 options 	SCSI_DELAY=100		#Be pessimistic about Joe SCSI device
 
-device		pci	1		#Unit count is for ahc/ahd
+device		pci
 
 device		simos