diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d5631d0f9be2..000000000000
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/tape.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * The new sysinstall program.
- *
- * This is probably the last attempt in the `sysinstall' line, the next
- * generation being slated to essentially a complete rewrite.
- *
- * $FreeBSD$
- *
- * Copyright (c) 1995
- *	Jordan Hubbard.  All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer,
- *    verbatim and that no modifications are made prior to this
- *    point in the file.
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY JORDAN HUBBARD ``AS IS'' AND
- * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
- * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
- * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL JORDAN HUBBARD OR HIS PETS BE LIABLE
- * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
- * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
- * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, LIFE OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
- * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
- * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
- * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- */
-
-/* These routines deal with getting things off of tape media */
-
-#include "sysinstall.h"
-#include <sys/fcntl.h>
-#include <sys/param.h>
-
-static Boolean tapeInitted;
-
-Boolean
-mediaInitTape(Device *dev)
-{
-    /* This is REALLY gross, but we need to do the init later in get due to the fact
-     * that media is initialized BEFORE a filesystem is mounted now.
-     */
-    return TRUE;
-}
-
-FILE *
-mediaGetTape(Device *dev, char *file, Boolean probe)
-{
-    char buf[PATH_MAX];
-    FILE *fp;
-
-    int i;
-
-    if (!tapeInitted) {
-	WINDOW *w = savescr();
-
-	msgDebug("Tape init routine called for %s (private dir is %s)\n", 
-	    dev->name, (char *)dev->private);
-	Mkdir(dev->private);
-	if (chdir(dev->private)) {
-	    msgConfirm("Unable to CD to %s before extracting tape!\n"
-		       "Tape media is not selected and thus cannot be installed from.", 
-		       (char *)dev->private);
-	    return (FILE *)IO_ERROR;
-	}
-	/* We know the tape is already in the drive, so go for it */
-	msgNotify("First extracting distributions from %s...", dev->description);
-	if (!strcmp(dev->name, "rft0"))
-	    i = vsystem("ft | cpio -idum %s", cpioVerbosity());
-	else
-	    i = vsystem("cpio -idum %s -I %s", cpioVerbosity(), dev->devname);
-	if (!i) {
-	    tapeInitted = TRUE;
-	    msgDebug("Tape initialized successfully.\n");
-	}
-	else {
-	    msgConfirm("Tape extract command failed with status %d!\n"
-		       "Unable to use tape media.", i);
-	    restorescr(w);
-	    return (FILE *)IO_ERROR;
-	}
-	restorescr(w);
-    }
-
-    sprintf(buf, "%s/%s", (char *)dev->private, file);
-    if (isDebug())
-	msgDebug("Request for %s from tape (looking in %s)\n", file, buf);
-    if (file_readable(buf))
-	fp = fopen(buf, "r");
-    else {
-	sprintf(buf, "%s/releases/%s", (char *)dev->private, file);
-	fp = fopen(buf, "r");
-    }
-    /* Nuke the files behind us to save space */
-    if (fp)
-	unlink(buf);
-    return fp;
-}
-
-void
-mediaShutdownTape(Device *dev)
-{
-    if (!tapeInitted)
-	return;
-    if (file_readable((char *)dev->private)) {
-	msgDebug("Cleaning up results of tape extract in %s..\n",
-		  (char *)dev->private);
-	(void)vsystem("rm -rf %s", (char *)dev->private);
-    }
-    tapeInitted = FALSE;
-}