diff --git a/sbin/newfs/Makefile b/sbin/newfs/Makefile
index deae94baab7b..2c420f972e3c 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/Makefile
+++ b/sbin/newfs/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ MOUNT=	${.CURDIR}/../mount
 CFLAGS+=-DMFS -DFSIRAND -I${MOUNT}
 .PATH:	${MOUNT}
 
-LINKS=	${BINDIR}/newfs ${BINDIR}/mount_mfs
-MLINKS=	newfs.8 mount_mfs.8 newfs.8 mfs.8 newfs.8 tmpfs.8
+LINKS=	${BINDIR}/newfs
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/sbin/newfs/newfs.c b/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
index e1dfbc73de5a..20abe7f594d3 100644
--- a/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
+++ b/sbin/newfs/newfs.c
@@ -249,10 +249,8 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		Nflag++;
 		fprintf(stderr,
 "WARNING: MFS is being phased out in preference for md devices\n"
-"WARNING: Please see mdconfig(8) for details\n"
-"WARNING: Continuing in 15 seconds\n");
-		sleep(15);
-
+"WARNING: Please see mdconfig(8) for details\n");
+		exit(1);
 	}
 
 	opstring = mfs ?