diff --git a/sys/alpha/alpha/machdep.c b/sys/alpha/alpha/machdep.c
index 796b250cf17d..1c7965210609 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/alpha/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/alpha/alpha/machdep.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ struct msgbuf *msgbufp=0;
 long Maxmem = 0;
 
 long	totalphysmem;		/* total amount of physical memory in system */
-long	physmem;		/* physical memory used by NetBSD + some rsvd */
 long	resvmem;		/* amount of memory reserved for PROM */
 long	unusedmem;		/* amount of memory for OS that we don't use */
 long	unknownmem;		/* amount of memory with an unknown use */
@@ -200,32 +199,6 @@ int	ncpus;			/* number of cpus */
 
 vm_offset_t phys_avail[10];
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = alpha_ptob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = alpha_ptob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-SYSCTL_ULONG(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLFLAG_RD, &physmem, 0, "");
-
 /* must be 2 less so 0 0 can signal end of chunks */
 #define PHYS_AVAIL_ARRAY_END ((sizeof(phys_avail) / sizeof(vm_offset_t)) - 2)
 
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
index c7efb3ba3772..fb6c1b267d81 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/machdep.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_debug, OID_AUTO, tlb_flush_count,
 	CTLFLAG_RD, &tlb_flush_count, 0, "");
 #endif
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 #ifdef COMPAT_43
@@ -170,42 +169,6 @@ static void freebsd4_sendsig(sig_t catcher, int sig, sigset_t *mask,
     u_long code);
 #endif
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_availpages(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = i386_btop(avail_end - avail_start);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_availpages, "LU", "");
-
 long Maxmem = 0;
 
 vm_offset_t phys_avail[10];
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
index c7efb3ba3772..fb6c1b267d81 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_debug, OID_AUTO, tlb_flush_count,
 	CTLFLAG_RD, &tlb_flush_count, 0, "");
 #endif
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 #ifdef COMPAT_43
@@ -170,42 +169,6 @@ static void freebsd4_sendsig(sig_t catcher, int sig, sigset_t *mask,
     u_long code);
 #endif
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_availpages(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = i386_btop(avail_end - avail_start);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_availpages, "LU", "");
-
 long Maxmem = 0;
 
 vm_offset_t phys_avail[10];
diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
index 3a3c1508fa56..d1d7c28f98e0 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/machdep.c
@@ -145,36 +145,9 @@ SYSINIT(cpu, SI_SUB_CPU, SI_ORDER_FIRST, cpu_startup, NULL)
 struct msgbuf *msgbufp=0;
 
 long Maxmem = 0;
-long physmem;				/* Physical conventional memory. */
 
 vm_offset_t phys_avail[100];
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ia64_ptob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ia64_ptob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-SYSCTL_ULONG(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLFLAG_RD, &physmem, 0, "");
-
 /* must be 2 less so 0 0 can signal end of chunks */
 #define PHYS_AVAIL_ARRAY_END ((sizeof(phys_avail) / sizeof(vm_offset_t)) - 2)
 
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_mib.c b/sys/kern/kern_mib.c
index 29f687397ae4..dc72629ac76b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_mib.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_mib.c
@@ -149,6 +149,32 @@ SYSCTL_INT(_hw, HW_BYTEORDER, byteorder, CTLFLAG_RD,
 SYSCTL_INT(_hw, HW_PAGESIZE, pagesize, CTLFLAG_RD,
     0, PAGE_SIZE, "System memory page size");
 
+static int
+sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	u_long val;
+
+	val = ctob(physmem);
+	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
+}
+
+SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
+	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
+
+static int
+sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
+{
+	u_long val;
+
+	val = ctob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
+	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
+}
+
+SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
+	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
+
+SYSCTL_ULONG(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLFLAG_RD, &physmem, 0, "");
+
 static char	machine_arch[] = MACHINE_ARCH;
 SYSCTL_STRING(_hw, HW_MACHINE_ARCH, machine_arch, CTLFLAG_RD,
     machine_arch, 0, "System architecture");
diff --git a/sys/pc98/i386/machdep.c b/sys/pc98/i386/machdep.c
index 388db732c034..183cf65b887c 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/i386/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/i386/machdep.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ static int	ispc98 = 0;
 #endif
 SYSCTL_INT(_machdep, OID_AUTO, ispc98, CTLFLAG_RD, &ispc98, 0, "");
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 #ifdef COMPAT_43
@@ -187,42 +186,6 @@ static void freebsd4_sendsig(sig_t catcher, int sig, sigset_t *mask,
     u_long code);
 #endif
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_availpages(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = i386_btop(avail_end - avail_start);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_availpages, "LU", "");
-
 long Maxmem = 0;
 #ifdef PC98
 int Maxmem_under16M = 0;
diff --git a/sys/pc98/pc98/machdep.c b/sys/pc98/pc98/machdep.c
index 388db732c034..183cf65b887c 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/pc98/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/pc98/pc98/machdep.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ static int	ispc98 = 0;
 #endif
 SYSCTL_INT(_machdep, OID_AUTO, ispc98, CTLFLAG_RD, &ispc98, 0, "");
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 #ifdef COMPAT_43
@@ -187,42 +186,6 @@ static void freebsd4_sendsig(sig_t catcher, int sig, sigset_t *mask,
     u_long code);
 #endif
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_usermem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem - cnt.v_wire_count);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_USERMEM, usermem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_usermem, "LU", "");
-
-static int
-sysctl_hw_availpages(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = i386_btop(avail_end - avail_start);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, OID_AUTO, availpages, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_availpages, "LU", "");
-
 long Maxmem = 0;
 #ifdef PC98
 int Maxmem_under16M = 0;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/aim/machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/aim/machdep.c
index 32ae7f5ee239..1df450df26aa 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/aim/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/aim/machdep.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
 #include <machine/sigframe.h>
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 char		pcpu0[PAGE_SIZE];
@@ -153,18 +152,6 @@ void		install_extint(void (*)(void));
 
 int             setfault(faultbuf);             /* defined in locore.S */
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
 long		Maxmem = 0;
 
 static int	chosen;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/machdep.c
index 32ae7f5ee239..1df450df26aa 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/machdep.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
 #include <machine/sigframe.h>
 
-long physmem = 0;
 int cold = 1;
 
 char		pcpu0[PAGE_SIZE];
@@ -153,18 +152,6 @@ void		install_extint(void (*)(void));
 
 int             setfault(faultbuf);             /* defined in locore.S */
 
-static int
-sysctl_hw_physmem(SYSCTL_HANDLER_ARGS)
-{
-	u_long val;
-
-	val = ctob(physmem);
-	return (sysctl_handle_long(oidp, &val, 0, req));
-}
-
-SYSCTL_PROC(_hw, HW_PHYSMEM, physmem, CTLTYPE_ULONG | CTLFLAG_RD,
-	0, 0, sysctl_hw_physmem, "LU", "");
-
 long		Maxmem = 0;
 
 static int	chosen;
diff --git a/sys/vm/vm_init.c b/sys/vm/vm_init.c
index 9859db1c8eb9..7f4f71d1077a 100644
--- a/sys/vm/vm_init.c
+++ b/sys/vm/vm_init.c
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 #include <vm/vm_pager.h>
 #include <vm/vm_extern.h>
 
+long physmem;
+
 /*
  * System initialization
  */