diff --git a/crypto/openssh/session.c b/crypto/openssh/session.c
index c11a68a1f4ca..9fa7213d0c56 100644
--- a/crypto/openssh/session.c
+++ b/crypto/openssh/session.c
@@ -893,24 +893,6 @@ do_motd(void)
 {
 	FILE *f;
 	char buf[256];
-#ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_CAP
-	const char *fname;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_CAP
-	fname = login_getcapstr(lc, "copyright", NULL, NULL);
-	if (fname != NULL && (f = fopen(fname, "r")) != NULL) {
-		while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f) != NULL)
-			fputs(buf, stdout);
-			fclose(f);
-	} else
-#endif /* HAVE_LOGIN_CAP */
-		(void)printf("%s\n\t%s %s\n",
-	"Copyright (c) 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994",
-	"The Regents of the University of California. ",
-	"All rights reserved.");
-
-	(void)printf("\n");
 
 	if (options.print_motd) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_CAP
diff --git a/usr.bin/login/login.c b/usr.bin/login/login.c
index da182aa90e89..3e826d57bda8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/login/login.c
+++ b/usr.bin/login/login.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
  * login -f name	(for pre-authenticated login: datakit, xterm, etc.)
  */
 
-#include <sys/copyright.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -590,12 +589,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (!quietlog) {
 		const char *cw;
 
-		cw = login_getcapstr(lc, "copyright", NULL, NULL);
-		if (cw == NULL || motd(cw) == -1)
-			(void)printf("%s", copyright);
-
-		(void)printf("\n");
-
 		cw = login_getcapstr(lc, "welcome", NULL, NULL);
 		if (cw != NULL && access(cw, F_OK) == 0)
 			motd(cw);