diff --git a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
index c62db66fd6f6..248eb7f31f48 100644
--- a/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
+++ b/tests/sys/kern/ptrace_test.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
  * Architectures with a user-visible breakpoint().
  */
 #if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__arm__) ||	\
-    defined(__i386__) || defined(__mips__) || defined(__riscv) ||	\
-    defined(__sparc64__)
+    defined(__i386__) || defined(__riscv) || defined(__sparc64__)
 #define	HAVE_BREAKPOINT
 #endif
 
@@ -74,8 +73,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #define	SKIP_BREAK(reg)
 #elif defined(__arm__)
 #define	SKIP_BREAK(reg)	((reg)->r_pc += 4)
-#elif defined(__mips__)
-#define	SKIP_BREAK(reg)	((reg)->r_regs[PC] += 4)
 #elif defined(__riscv)
 #define	SKIP_BREAK(reg)	((reg)->sepc += 4)
 #elif defined(__sparc64__)