diff --git a/etc/defaults/make.conf b/etc/defaults/make.conf
index 38c1953dd2c0..8ae526ff4802 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/make.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.72 1999/01/11 15:06:57 peter Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.73 1999/01/20 01:58:39 asami Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@
 #MOTIFLIB=	-L${X11BASE}/lib -lXm
 #
 #
-# If you are running behind a firewall, uncomment the following to leave a
-# hint for various make-spawned utilities that they should use passive FTP.
-#
-#FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
-#
 # If you're resident in the USA, this will help various ports to determine
 # whether or not they should attempt to comply with the various U.S.
 # export regulations on certain types of software which do not apply to
diff --git a/etc/make.conf b/etc/make.conf
index 38c1953dd2c0..8ae526ff4802 100644
--- a/etc/make.conf
+++ b/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.72 1999/01/11 15:06:57 peter Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.73 1999/01/20 01:58:39 asami Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@
 #MOTIFLIB=	-L${X11BASE}/lib -lXm
 #
 #
-# If you are running behind a firewall, uncomment the following to leave a
-# hint for various make-spawned utilities that they should use passive FTP.
-#
-#FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
-#
 # If you're resident in the USA, this will help various ports to determine
 # whether or not they should attempt to comply with the various U.S.
 # export regulations on certain types of software which do not apply to
diff --git a/share/examples/etc/make.conf b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
index 38c1953dd2c0..8ae526ff4802 100644
--- a/share/examples/etc/make.conf
+++ b/share/examples/etc/make.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: make.conf,v 1.72 1999/01/11 15:06:57 peter Exp $
+# $Id: make.conf,v 1.73 1999/01/20 01:58:39 asami Exp $
 #
 # This file, if present, will be read by make (see /usr/share/mk/sys.mk).
 # It allows you to override macro definitions to make without changing
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@
 #MOTIFLIB=	-L${X11BASE}/lib -lXm
 #
 #
-# If you are running behind a firewall, uncomment the following to leave a
-# hint for various make-spawned utilities that they should use passive FTP.
-#
-#FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=	YES
-#
 # If you're resident in the USA, this will help various ports to determine
 # whether or not they should attempt to comply with the various U.S.
 # export regulations on certain types of software which do not apply to