diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index b35a9db01739..ff195bdc1295 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -2783,13 +2783,10 @@ _prereq_libs+= lib/libssp_nonshared
 
 # These dependencies are not automatically generated:
 #
-# gnu/lib/csu, gnu/lib/libgcc, lib/csu and lib/libc must be built before
+# gnu/lib/libgcc, lib/csu and lib/libc must be built before
 # all shared libraries for ELF.
 #
 _startup_libs=	lib/csu
-.if ${MK_BSD_CRTBEGIN} == "no"
-_startup_libs+=	gnu/lib/csu
-.endif
 _startup_libs+=	lib/libc
 _startup_libs+=	lib/libc_nonshared
 .if ${MK_LIBCPLUSPLUS} != "no"
diff --git a/contrib/bmake/mk/meta2deps.sh b/contrib/bmake/mk/meta2deps.sh
index 7caf6905bcc1..cca885dae5b2 100755
--- a/contrib/bmake/mk/meta2deps.sh
+++ b/contrib/bmake/mk/meta2deps.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #	The output, is a set of absolute paths with "SB" like:
 #.nf
 #
-#	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/gnu/lib/csu
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/gnu/lib/libgcc
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/include
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/lib/csu/i386
diff --git a/gnu/lib/Makefile b/gnu/lib/Makefile
index 38399c94a04a..c3ea5ac85881 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/Makefile
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ SUBDIR+=		libgomp
 .endif
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
 
-.if ${MK_BSD_CRTBEGIN} == "no"
-SUBDIR+=		csu
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_GNU_GREP} != "no" || ${MK_GNU_GREP_COMPAT} != "no" || \
     ${MK_GDB} != "no"
 SUBDIR+=		libregex
diff --git a/lib/csu/Makefile.inc b/lib/csu/Makefile.inc
index a58edf8d7e16..d6f5ca78fbe1 100644
--- a/lib/csu/Makefile.inc
+++ b/lib/csu/Makefile.inc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NO_WMISSING_VARIABLE_DECLARATIONS=
 
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
-.if ${MK_BSD_CRTBEGIN} != "no" && !defined(BUILDING_TESTS)
+.if !defined(BUILDING_TESTS)
 
 OBJS+=	crtbegin.o crtbeginS.o crtbeginT.o
 OBJS+=	crtend.o crtendS.o
diff --git a/share/mk/local.dirdeps-options.mk b/share/mk/local.dirdeps-options.mk
index 67b30f351f9f..86d6f3530e23 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.dirdeps-options.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.dirdeps-options.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # avoid duplication
 DIRDEPS.AUDIT.yes= lib/libbsm
 DIRDEPS.BLACKLIST_SUPPORT.yes+= lib/libblacklist
-DIRDEPS.BSD_CRTBEGIN.no+= gnu/lib/csu
 DIRDEPS.CASPER.yes+= lib/libcasper/libcasper
 DIRDEPS.GSSAPI.yes+= lib/libgssapi
 DIRDEPS.JAIL.yes+= lib/libjail
diff --git a/share/mk/local.dirdeps.mk b/share/mk/local.dirdeps.mk
index c18b9b7646c3..3a39d729c9e5 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.dirdeps.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.dirdeps.mk
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ DIRDEPS_FILTER.host = \
 	Nlib/csu* \
 	Nlib/libc \
 	Nlib/[mn]* \
-	Ngnu/lib/csu* \
 	Ngnu/lib/lib[a-r]* \
 	Nsecure/lib* \
 	Nusr.bin/xinstall* \
@@ -221,11 +220,6 @@ DIRDEPS += targets/pseudo/stage
 .endif
 .endif
 
-# this one is too pervasive
-.if ${MK_BSD_CRTBEGIN} == "no" && ${DEP_RELDIR:N.:Ngnu/lib/csu:Ninclude*:Ntargets/*} != ""
-DIRDEPS+= gnu/lib/csu
-.endif
-
 DEP_MACHINE_ARCH = ${MACHINE_ARCH.${DEP_MACHINE}}
 CSU_DIR.${DEP_MACHINE_ARCH} ?= csu/${DEP_MACHINE_ARCH}
 CSU_DIR := ${CSU_DIR.${DEP_MACHINE_ARCH}}
diff --git a/share/mk/local.gendirdeps.mk b/share/mk/local.gendirdeps.mk
index cb7e4df66d73..aaa2abb2909f 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.gendirdeps.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.gendirdeps.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ GENDIRDEPS_FILTER+= \
 	Nlib/libssp_nonshared \
 	Ncddl/usr.bin/ctf* \
 	Nlib/libc_nonshared \
-	Ngnu/lib/csu \
 	Ngnu/lib/libgcc \
 	Nlib/libgcc_eh \
 	Nlib/libgcc_s \
diff --git a/share/mk/meta2deps.sh b/share/mk/meta2deps.sh
index c4b8d8254c94..7b849bfdaf13 100755
--- a/share/mk/meta2deps.sh
+++ b/share/mk/meta2deps.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 #	The output, is a set of absolute paths with "SB" like:
 #.nf
 #
-#	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/gnu/lib/csu
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/gnu/lib/libgcc
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/include
 #	$SB/obj-i386/bsd/lib/csu/i386
diff --git a/share/mk/src.opts.mk b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
index 28b14cc40d94..51fc798a71f1 100644
--- a/share/mk/src.opts.mk
+++ b/share/mk/src.opts.mk
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ __DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS = \
     BOOTPARAMD \
     BOOTPD \
     BSD_CPIO \
-    BSD_CRTBEGIN \
     BSDINSTALL \
     BSNMP \
     BZIP2 \
@@ -394,8 +393,6 @@ BROKEN_OPTIONS+=NVME
 .endif
 
 .if ${__T:Msparc64}
-# Sparc64 need extra crt*.o files - PR 239851
-BROKEN_OPTIONS+=BSD_CRTBEGIN
 # PR 233405
 BROKEN_OPTIONS+=LLVM_LIBUNWIND
 .endif
diff --git a/targets/pseudo/userland/gnu/Makefile.depend b/targets/pseudo/userland/gnu/Makefile.depend
index 356014a4cdcc..d5c025de9846 100644
--- a/targets/pseudo/userland/gnu/Makefile.depend
+++ b/targets/pseudo/userland/gnu/Makefile.depend
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # This file is not autogenerated - take care!
 
 DIRDEPS = \
-	gnu/lib/csu \
 	gnu/lib/libdialog \
 	gnu/lib/libgcov \
 	gnu/lib/libgomp \
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BSD_CRTBEGIN b/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BSD_CRTBEGIN
deleted file mode 100644
index 7f054be243ea..000000000000
--- a/tools/build/options/WITHOUT_BSD_CRTBEGIN
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-.\" $FreeBSD$
-Disable the BSD licensed
-.Pa crtbegin.o
-and
-.Pa crtend.o .
diff --git a/tools/build/options/WITH_BSD_CRTBEGIN b/tools/build/options/WITH_BSD_CRTBEGIN
deleted file mode 100644
index 390a0613b1c3..000000000000
--- a/tools/build/options/WITH_BSD_CRTBEGIN
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-.\" $FreeBSD$
-Enable the BSD licensed
-.Pa crtbegin.o
-and
-.Pa crtend.o .