diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index 5de4a749b579..ca685877265f 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ BDECFLAGS=	-W -Wall -ansi -pedantic -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align \
 #
 #WANT_OPENSSL_MANPAGES=	true
 #
-# To build usr.bin/opie* and libopie with options to make it accept
-# being operatred over insecure TTY's. Mainly of use during debugging,
-# This is also of use if all traffic is routinely encrypted.
-#
-#WANT_INSECURE_OPIE=	true
-#
 # To build sys/modules when building the world (our old way of doing things)
 #MODULES_WITH_WORLD=true	# do not build modules when building kernel
 #
diff --git a/lib/libopie/Makefile b/lib/libopie/Makefile
index 313936840868..89e07a59e62a 100644
--- a/lib/libopie/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libopie/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ INCS=	${OPIE_DIST}/opie.h
 CFLAGS+=-I${.CURDIR} -I${OPIE_DIST} -I${DIST_DIR} \
 	-DKEY_FILE=${KEYFILE}
 
-.if defined(WANT_INSECURE_OPIE) && ${WANT_INSECURE_OPIE} == true
 ACCESSFILE?=	\"/etc/opieaccess\"
 CFLAGS+=	-DINSECURE_OVERRIDE -DPATH_ACCESS_FILE=${ACCESSFILE}
-.endif
 
 LDADD+=	-lmd
 DPADD+=	${LIBMD}
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 5de4a749b579..ca685877265f 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ BDECFLAGS=	-W -Wall -ansi -pedantic -Wbad-function-cast -Wcast-align \
 #
 #WANT_OPENSSL_MANPAGES=	true
 #
-# To build usr.bin/opie* and libopie with options to make it accept
-# being operatred over insecure TTY's. Mainly of use during debugging,
-# This is also of use if all traffic is routinely encrypted.
-#
-#WANT_INSECURE_OPIE=	true
-#
 # To build sys/modules when building the world (our old way of doing things)
 #MODULES_WITH_WORLD=true	# do not build modules when building kernel
 #
diff --git a/usr.bin/opieinfo/Makefile b/usr.bin/opieinfo/Makefile
index e0789b80162c..2ee633d6d43d 100644
--- a/usr.bin/opieinfo/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/opieinfo/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ OPIE_DIST?=	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/opie
 PROG=	opieinfo
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${OPIE_DIST}
-
-.if defined(WANT_INSECURE_OPIE) && ${WANT_INSECURE_OPIE} == true
 CFLAGS+=-DINSECURE_OVERRIDE
-.endif
 
 DPADD=	${LIBOPIE} ${LIBMD}
 LDADD=	-lopie -lmd
diff --git a/usr.bin/opiekey/Makefile b/usr.bin/opiekey/Makefile
index 588ec87824cd..ae4738b2737c 100644
--- a/usr.bin/opiekey/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/opiekey/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ OPIE_DIST?=	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/opie
 PROG=	opiekey
 
 CFLAGS+= -I${OPIE_DIST}
-
-.if defined(WANT_INSECURE_OPIE) && ${WANT_INSECURE_OPIE} == true
 CFLAGS+=-DINSECURE_OVERRIDE
-.endif
 
 DPADD=	${LIBOPIE} ${LIBMD}
 LDADD=	-lopie -lmd
diff --git a/usr.bin/opiepasswd/Makefile b/usr.bin/opiepasswd/Makefile
index e7e494266248..00021f641db6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/opiepasswd/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/opiepasswd/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ OPIE_DIST?=	${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/opie
 PROG=	opiepasswd
 
 CFLAGS+=-I${OPIE_DIST}
-
-.if defined(WANT_INSECURE_OPIE) && ${WANT_INSECURE_OPIE} == true
 CFLAGS+=-DINSECURE_OVERRIDE
-.endif
 
 DPADD=	${LIBOPIE} ${LIBMD}
 LDADD=	-lopie -lmd