diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 826c05f7f21a..bbae094c3ba9 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 .include <bsd.arch.inc.mk>
 .include <bsd.compiler.mk>
 
-# We must do share/info early so that installation of info `dir'
-# entries works correctly.  Do it first since it is less likely to
-# grow dependencies on include and lib than vice versa.
-#
 # We must do lib/ and libexec/ before bin/, because if installworld
 # installs a new /bin/sh, the 'make' command will *immediately*
 # use that new version.  And the new (dynamically-linked) /bin/sh
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ SRCDIR?=	${.CURDIR}
 .if defined(SUBDIR_OVERRIDE)
 SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_OVERRIDE}
 .else
-SUBDIR=	share/info lib libexec
+SUBDIR=	lib libexec
 SUBDIR+=bin
 .if ${MK_GAMES} != "no"
 SUBDIR+=games
diff --git a/share/info/Makefile b/share/info/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c09adb5ce43..000000000000
--- a/share/info/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#       @(#)Makefile    8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-NO_OBJ=
-
-.include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-beforeinstall:
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}${INFODIR})
-	@echo "Warning: the directory ${DESTDIR}${INFODIR} does not exist!"
-	@echo "Perhaps the variable INFODIR is set incorrectly"
-	@echo "or your mtree database files are broken."
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "As a workaround you can create the directory by hand, e.g.:"
-	@echo -n "install -d -o ${INFOOWN} -g ${INFOGRP} "
-	@echo "-m 0755 ${DESTDIR}${INFODIR}"
-	@exit 3;
-.endif
-.if !exists(${DESTDIR}${INFODIR}/dir)
-	${INSTALL} -o ${INFOOWN} -g ${INFOGRP} -m 644 \
-		 dir-tmpl ${DESTDIR}${INFODIR}/dir
-.endif
diff --git a/share/info/dir-tmpl b/share/info/dir-tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 6064d3aa076c..000000000000
--- a/share/info/dir-tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
--*- Text -*-
-This is the file .../info/dir, which contains the
-topmost node of the Info hierarchy, called (dir)Top.
-The first time you invoke Info you start off looking at this node.
-
-File: dir,	Node: Top	This is the top of the INFO tree
-
-  This (the Directory node) gives a menu of major topics.
-  Typing "q" exits, "?" lists all Info commands, "d" returns here,
-  "h" gives a primer for first-timers,
-  "mEmacs<Return>" visits the Emacs manual, etc.
-
-  In Emacs, you can click mouse button 2 on a menu item or cross reference
-  to select it.
-
-* Menu: