diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e99c0f011201..6c08c5e2d07d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@
 #
 # See src/UPDATING `COMMON ITEMS' for more complete information.
 #
-# If -DWANT_AOUT is specified, a `make world' with OBJFORMAT=elf will
-# update the legacy support for aout. This includes all libraries, ld.so
-# and boot objects. This part of build should be regarded as
-# deprecated and you should _not_ expect to be able to do this past the
-# release of 4.0. You have exactly one major release to move entirely
-# to elf.
-#
 # If TARGET_ARCH=arch (e.g. ia64, sparc64, ...) is specified you can
 # cross build world for other architectures using the buildworld target,
 # and once the world is built you can cross build a kernel using the
@@ -87,9 +80,6 @@
 # upgrade.  Optionally, you can also start it with NOCONFIRM=yes and skip
 # the confirmation steps.
 #
-# At the end of the upgrade procedure, /etc/objformat is created or
-# updated to contain OBJFORMAT=elf. From then on, you're elf by default.
-#
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 #
@@ -132,7 +122,7 @@ STARTTIME!= LC_ALL=C date
 #
 world: upgrade_checks
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> ${OBJFORMAT} make world started on ${STARTTIME}"
+	@echo ">>> elf make world started on ${STARTTIME}"
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 .if target(pre-world)
 	@echo
@@ -152,7 +142,7 @@ world: upgrade_checks
 .endif
 	@echo
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@printf ">>> ${OBJFORMAT} make world completed on `LC_ALL=C date`\n                       (started ${STARTTIME})\n"
+	@printf ">>> elf make world completed on `LC_ALL=C date`\n                       (started ${STARTTIME})\n"
 	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
 
 #
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 357f6432716c..51609ef68e4c 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ WORLDTMP=	${OBJTREE}${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 # /usr/games added for fortune which depend on strfile
 STRICTTMPPATH=	${WORLDTMP}/usr/sbin:${WORLDTMP}/usr/bin:${WORLDTMP}/usr/games
 TMPPATH=	${STRICTTMPPATH}:${PATH}
-OBJFORMAT_PATH?=	/usr/libexec
 
 INSTALLTMP!=	/usr/bin/mktemp -d -u -t install
 
@@ -186,7 +185,6 @@ CROSSENV=	MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=${OBJTREE} \
 		MACHINE_ARCH=${TARGET_ARCH} \
 		MACHINE=${TARGET} \
 		CPUTYPE=${TARGET_CPUTYPE} \
-		OBJFORMAT_PATH=${WORLDTMP}/usr/libexec \
 		GROFF_BIN_PATH=${WORLDTMP}/usr/bin \
 		GROFF_FONT_PATH=${WORLDTMP}/usr/share/groff_font \
 		GROFF_TMAC_PATH=${WORLDTMP}/usr/share/tmac
@@ -222,11 +220,10 @@ IMAKEENV=	${CROSSENV} \
 IMAKE=		${IMAKEENV} ${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1
 
 # kernel stage
-KMAKEENV=	${WMAKEENV} \
-		OBJFORMAT_PATH=${WORLDTMP}/usr/libexec:${OBJFORMAT_PATH}
+KMAKEENV=	${WMAKEENV}
 
 USRDIRS=	usr/bin usr/lib/compat/aout usr/games usr/libdata/ldscripts \
-		usr/libexec/${OBJFORMAT} usr/sbin usr/share/misc \
+		usr/libexec usr/sbin usr/share/misc \
 		usr/share/dict \
 		usr/share/groff_font/devX100 \
 		usr/share/groff_font/devX100-12 \
@@ -654,7 +651,7 @@ _xlint=	usr.bin/xlint/lint1 usr.bin/xlint/lint2 usr.bin/xlint/xlint
 
 cross-tools:
 .for _tool in ${_btxld} ${_elf2aout} ${_elf2exe} \
-    gnu/usr.bin/binutils usr.bin/objformat usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide \
+    gnu/usr.bin/binutils usr.sbin/crunch/crunchide \
     gnu/usr.bin/cc ${_xlint}
 	${ECHODIR} "===> ${_tool}"; \
 		cd ${.CURDIR}/${_tool}; \
@@ -689,8 +686,8 @@ libraries:
 # shared libraries for ELF.
 #
 _startup_libs=	gnu/lib/csu gnu/lib/libgcc
-.if exists(${.CURDIR}/lib/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${OBJFORMAT})
-_startup_libs+=	lib/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${OBJFORMAT}
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/lib/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf)
+_startup_libs+=	lib/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf
 .else
 _startup_libs+=	lib/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .endif
diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 8f7e38993f78..752240f355c0 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ FREEBSD=COPYRIGHT
 
 distribute:
 	cd ${.CURDIR} ; ${MAKE} distribution DESTDIR=${DISTDIR}/${DISTRIBUTION}
-.if defined(OBJFORMAT)
-	echo OBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT} > ${DISTDIR}/${DISTRIBUTION}/etc/objformat
-.endif
 	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 444 \
 	    ${.CURDIR}/../sys/${MACHINE}/conf/GENERIC.hints \
 	    ${DISTDIR}/${DISTRIBUTION}/boot/device.hints
diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
index ced5cbdce23a..0593d95b04bf 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.usr.dist
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
         ..
     ..
     libexec
-        aout
-        ..
-        elf
-        ..
         lpr
             ru
             ..
diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index c2e47c414d9c..4e56afd4379e 100644
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -698,18 +698,14 @@ case ${ldconfig_insecure} in
 	;;
 esac
 if [ -x /sbin/ldconfig ]; then
-	case `/usr/bin/objformat` in
-	elf)
-		_LDC=/usr/lib
-		for i in ${ldconfig_paths}; do
-			if [ -d "${i}" ]; then
-				_LDC="${_LDC} ${i}"
-			fi
-		done
-		echo 'ELF ldconfig path:' ${_LDC}
-		${ldconfig} -elf ${_LDC}
-		;;
-	esac
+	_LDC=/usr/lib
+	for i in ${ldconfig_paths}; do
+		if [ -d "${i}" ]; then
+			_LDC="${_LDC} ${i}"
+		fi
+	done
+	echo 'ELF ldconfig path:' ${_LDC}
+	${ldconfig} ${_LDC}
 
 	# Legacy aout support for i386 only
 	case `sysctl -n hw.machine_arch` in
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/ldconfig b/etc/rc.d/ldconfig
index f88e91844431..6723cd4682ff 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/ldconfig
+++ b/etc/rc.d/ldconfig
@@ -23,18 +23,14 @@ ldconfig_start()
 		ldconfig=${ldconfig_command}
 		checkyesno ldconfig_insecure && ldconfig="${ldconfig} -i"
 		if [ -x "${ldconfig_command}" ]; then
-			case `/usr/bin/objformat` in
-			elf)
-				_LDC=/usr/lib
-				for i in ${ldconfig_paths}; do
-					if [ -d "${i}" ]; then
-						_LDC="${_LDC} ${i}"
-					fi
-				done
-				echo 'ELF ldconfig path:' ${_LDC}
-				${ldconfig} -elf ${_LDC}
-				;;
-			esac
+			_LDC=/usr/lib
+			for i in ${ldconfig_paths}; do
+				if [ -d "${i}" ]; then
+					_LDC="${_LDC} ${i}"
+				fi
+			done
+			echo 'ELF ldconfig path:' ${_LDC}
+			${ldconfig} -elf ${_LDC}
 
 			# Legacy aout support for i386 only
 			case `sysctl -n hw.machine_arch` in
diff --git a/gnu/lib/Makefile b/gnu/lib/Makefile
index 9c07c7c0769a..494f888d905f 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/Makefile
@@ -2,12 +2,6 @@
 
 SUBDIR= csu libgcc libdialog libregex libreadline
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-.if !defined(NOLIBC_R)
-SUBDIR+= libgcc_r
-.endif
-.endif
-
 # libsupc++ uses libstdc++ headers, although 'make includes' should
 # have taken care of that already.
 .if !defined(NO_CXX)
diff --git a/gnu/lib/libgcc/Makefile b/gnu/lib/libgcc/Makefile
index ed19ee21e0f4..4a6adf6080bf 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libgcc/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/lib/libgcc/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ LIB=	gcc
 #SHLIB_MAJOR=	1
 #SHLIB_MINOR=	0
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-# Install libgcc_pic.a, since ld.so uses it.
-INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE=  yes
-.endif
-
 #
 # XXX This is a hack, but it seems to work.
 # libgcc2.a is meant to be compiled by *this* version of gcc.
@@ -37,9 +32,7 @@ XCXX=	${CXX}
 CFLAGS+=	-fexceptions
 CFLAGS+=	-DIN_GCC -DIN_LIBGCC2 -D__GCC_FLOAT_NOT_NEEDED \
 		-DFINE_GRAINED_LIBRARIES
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} != aout
 CFLAGS+=	-D_PTHREADS -DGTHREAD_USE_WEAK
-.endif
 CFLAGS+=	-I${.CURDIR}/../../usr.bin/cc/cc_tools \
 		-I${GCCDIR}/config -I${GCCDIR} -I.
 LDFLAGS=	-nostdlib
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
index a988a12b9466..929ef50f5b4d 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # $FreeBSD$
 #
+.include "../Makefile.inc"
 
-BINDIR?=	/usr/libexec/elf
 WARNS?=		3
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/c++filt/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/c++filt/Makefile
index 6c42e2a42ad3..95c340d713b5 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/c++filt/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/c++filt/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 PROG=	c++filt
 SRCS=	cp-demangle.c cplus-dem+%DIKED.c
-BINDIR=	/usr/libexec/${OBJFORMAT}
 NOMAN=	1
 
 CFLAGS+= -DMAIN -DIN_GCC -DVERSION=\"$(version)\"
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cc_int/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cc_int/Makefile
index 831b8761fd23..ef892e7adcd1 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cc_int/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/cc/cc_int/Makefile
@@ -71,11 +71,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DTARGET_NAME=\"${target}\" -DIN_GCC
 CFLAGS+=	-DTARGET_CPU_DEFAULT=${TARGET_CPU_DEFAULT}
 .endif
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-UNDERSCORES=	1
-.else
 UNDERSCORES=	0
-.endif
 SRCS+=	underscore.c
 CLEANFILES+=	underscore.c
 underscore.c: Makefile
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
index 4088b2c2fd78..ecea234c0a37 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MLINKS+= zgrep.1 zfgrep.1 zgrep.1 zegrep.1
 .endif
 
 match.o: ${.CURDIR}/match.S
-	$(CC) -E -traditional ${.CURDIR}/match.S >_match.s
+	$(CC) -E -DNO_UNDERLINE -traditional ${.CURDIR}/match.S >_match.s
 	$(CC) -c _match.s
 	mv -f _match.o match.o
 	rm -f _match.s
diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/match.S b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/match.S
index 2eb114f9d22b..f283f862e214 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/match.S
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/gzip/match.S
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 /* Preprocess with -DNO_UNDERLINE if your C compiler does not prefix
  * external symbols with an underline character '_'.
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__ /* NO_UNDERLINE */
+#ifdef NO_UNDERLINE
 #  define _prev             prev
 #  define _window           window
 #  define _match_start	    match_start
diff --git a/include/link.h b/include/link.h
index 6282db9f9092..f95bbe8872a4 100644
--- a/include/link.h
+++ b/include/link.h
@@ -30,8 +30,4 @@
  * $FreeBSD$
  */
 
-#if (defined(FREEBSD_ELF) || defined(__ELF__)) && !defined(FREEBSD_AOUT)
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/link_aout.h>
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index b9fae5c44657..922b66cc99a2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ SUBDIR=	${_csu} libcom_err libcrypt libkvm msun libmd \
 	libstand ${_libtelnet} libufs libugidfw libusbhid ${_libvgl} \
 	libwrap libxpg4 liby libz
 
-.if exists(${.CURDIR}/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${OBJFORMAT})
-_csu=csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-${OBJFORMAT}
+.if exists(${.CURDIR}/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf)
+_csu=csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}-elf
 .elif exists(${.CURDIR}/csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}/Makefile)
 _csu=csu/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .else
diff --git a/lib/libc/amd64/SYS.h b/lib/libc/amd64/SYS.h
index 5a636f8b33b9..1483f9d8e763 100644
--- a/lib/libc/amd64/SYS.h
+++ b/lib/libc/amd64/SYS.h
@@ -58,8 +58,4 @@
 /* gas messes up offset -- although we don't currently need it, do for BCS */
 #define	LCALL(x,y)	.byte 0x9a ; .long y; .word x
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
-#define KERNCALL	int $0x80	/* Faster */
-#else
-#define KERNCALL	LCALL(7,0)	/* The old way */
-#endif
+#define KERNCALL	int $0x80
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/dlfcn.c b/lib/libc/gen/dlfcn.c
index 4a3500d4aa65..ff1d9006c860 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/dlfcn.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/dlfcn.c
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@
 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 /*
- * Linkage to services provided by the dynamic linker.  These are
- * implemented differently in ELF and a.out, because the dynamic
- * linkers have different interfaces.
+ * Linkage to services provided by the dynamic linker.
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__
-
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -107,76 +103,3 @@ dlsym(void * __restrict handle, const char * __restrict name)
 	_rtld_error(sorry);
 	return NULL;
 }
-
-#else /* a.out format */
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <nlist.h>		/* XXX - Required by link.h */
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <link.h>
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-/*
- * For a.out, entry to the dynamic linker is via these trampolines.
- * They enter the dynamic linker through the ld_entry struct that was
- * passed back from the dynamic linker at startup time.
- */
-
-/* GCC is needed because we use its __builtin_return_address construct. */
-
-#ifndef __GNUC__
-#error "GCC is needed to compile this file"
-#endif
-
-/*
- * These variables are set by code in crt0.o.  For compatibility with
- * old executables, they must be common, not extern.
- */
-struct ld_entry	*__ldso_entry;		/* Entry points to dynamic linker */
-int		 __ldso_version;	/* Dynamic linker version number */
-
-int
-dladdr(const void *addr, Dl_info *dlip)
-{
-	if (__ldso_entry == NULL || __ldso_version < LDSO_VERSION_HAS_DLADDR)
-		return 0;
-	return (__ldso_entry->dladdr)(addr, dlip);
-}
-
-int
-dlclose(void *handle)
-{
-	if (__ldso_entry == NULL)
-		return -1;
-	return (__ldso_entry->dlclose)(handle);
-}
-
-const char *
-dlerror(void)
-{
-	if (__ldso_entry == NULL)
-		return "Service unavailable";
-	return (__ldso_entry->dlerror)();
-}
-
-void *
-dlopen(const char *name, int mode)
-{
-	if (__ldso_entry == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	return (__ldso_entry->dlopen)(name, mode);
-}
-
-void *
-dlsym(void * __restrict handle, const char * __restrict name)
-{
-	if (__ldso_entry == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-	if (__ldso_version >= LDSO_VERSION_HAS_DLSYM3) {
-		void *retaddr = __builtin_return_address(0); /* __GNUC__ only */
-		return (__ldso_entry->dlsym3)(handle, name, retaddr);
-	} else
-		return (__ldso_entry->dlsym)(handle, name);
-}
-
-#endif /* __ELF__ */
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/getobjformat.c b/lib/libc/gen/getobjformat.c
index de5c9c161f99..7428f36b884b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/getobjformat.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/getobjformat.c
@@ -33,88 +33,12 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#define PATH_OBJFORMAT	"/etc/objformat"
-
-static int copyformat(char *, const char *, size_t);
-
-static const char *known_formats[] = { OBJFORMAT_NAMES, NULL };
-
-static int
-copyformat(char *buf, const char *fmt, size_t bufsize)
-{
-	size_t		 len;
-
-	len = strlen(fmt);
-	if (len > bufsize - 1)
-		return -1;
-	strcpy(buf, fmt);
-	return len;
-}
-
 int
 getobjformat(char *buf, size_t bufsize, int *argcp, char **argv)
 {
-	const char	 *fmt;
-	char		**src, **dst;
-	const char	 *env;
-	FILE		 *fp;
 
-	fmt = NULL;
-
-	if (argv != NULL) {
-		/* 
-		 * Scan for arguments setting known formats, e.g., "-elf".
-		 * If "argcp" is non-NULL, delete these arguments from the
-		 * list and update the argument count in "*argcp".
-		 */
-		for (dst = src = argv;  *src != NULL;  src++) {
-			if ((*src)[0] == '-') {
-				const char **p;
-
-				for (p = known_formats;  *p != NULL;  p++)
-					if (strcmp(*src + 1, *p) == 0)
-						break;
-				if (*p != NULL) {
-					fmt = *p;
-					if (argcp == NULL)  /* Don't delete */
-						*dst++ = *src;
-				} else
-					*dst++ = *src;
-			} else
-				*dst++ = *src;
-		}
-		*dst = NULL;
-		if (argcp != NULL)
-			*argcp -= src - dst;
-		if (fmt != NULL)
-			return copyformat(buf, fmt, bufsize);
-	}
-
-	/* Check the OBJFORMAT environment variable. */
-	if ((env = getenv("OBJFORMAT")) != NULL)
-		return copyformat(buf, env, bufsize);
-
-	/* Take a look at "/etc/objformat". */
-	if ((fp = fopen(PATH_OBJFORMAT, "r")) != NULL) {
-		char line[1024];
-		int found;
-		int len;
-
-		found = len = 0;
-		while (fgets(line, sizeof line, fp) != NULL) {
-			if (strncmp(line, "OBJFORMAT=", 10) == 0) {
-				char *p = &line[10];
-
-				p[strcspn(p, " \t\n")] = '\0';
-				len = copyformat(buf, p, bufsize);
-				found = 1;
-			}
-		}
-		fclose(fp);
-		if (found)
-			return len;
-	}
-
-	/* As a last resort, use the compiled in default. */
-	return copyformat(buf, OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT, bufsize);
+	if (bufsize < 4)
+		return -1;
+	strcpy(buf, "elf");
+	return 3;
 }
diff --git a/lib/libc/gmon/gmon.c b/lib/libc/gmon/gmon.c
index 34dc9360a766..95302202da5e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gmon/gmon.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gmon/gmon.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include "libc_private.h"
 
-#if defined(__ELF__) && (defined(__i386__) || defined(__sparc64__))
+#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__sparc64__)
 extern char *minbrk asm (".minbrk");
 #else
 extern char *minbrk asm ("minbrk");
diff --git a/lib/libc/i386/SYS.h b/lib/libc/i386/SYS.h
index 5a636f8b33b9..1483f9d8e763 100644
--- a/lib/libc/i386/SYS.h
+++ b/lib/libc/i386/SYS.h
@@ -58,8 +58,4 @@
 /* gas messes up offset -- although we don't currently need it, do for BCS */
 #define	LCALL(x,y)	.byte 0x9a ; .long y; .word x
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
-#define KERNCALL	int $0x80	/* Faster */
-#else
-#define KERNCALL	LCALL(7,0)	/* The old way */
-#endif
+#define KERNCALL	int $0x80
diff --git a/lib/libmd/Makefile b/lib/libmd/Makefile
index 7256d6deb559..eec6b3bf1a27 100644
--- a/lib/libmd/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libmd/Makefile
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ CLEANFILES+=	md[245]hl.c md[245].ref md[245].3 mddriver \
 CFLAGS+= -I${.CURDIR}
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/${MACHINE_ARCH}
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == "elf"
 .if exists(${MACHINE_ARCH}/sha.S)
 SRCS+=	sha.S
 CFLAGS+= -DSHA1_ASM -DELF
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ CFLAGS+= -DSHA1_ASM -DELF
 SRCS+=	rmd160.S
 CFLAGS+= -DRMD160_ASM -DELF
 .endif
-.endif
 
 md2hl.c: mdXhl.c
 	(echo '#define LENGTH 16'; \
diff --git a/lib/libncurses/Makefile b/lib/libncurses/Makefile
index f024b9168bf3..f7d46edece7f 100644
--- a/lib/libncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libncurses/Makefile
@@ -233,18 +233,6 @@ SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libmytinfo.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libtinfo.a
 .if !defined(NOPIC)
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libcurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtermcap.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtermlib.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libmytinfo.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtinfo.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-.else
 # no need for major at all, it's an ld-time redirection only
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libcurses.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtermcap.so
@@ -252,7 +240,6 @@ SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtermlib.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libmytinfo.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtinfo.so
 .endif
-.endif
 .if !defined(NOPROFILE)
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libcurses_p.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a
diff --git a/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile b/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
index 7326a90716f7..76d83185e9a8 100644
--- a/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libpam/libpam/Makefile
@@ -153,11 +153,7 @@ CLEANFILES	+= openpam_static.o
 CLEANFILES+=	openpam_static_modules.o
 
 openpam_static_modules.o: openpam_static.o ${STATIC_MODULES}
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == elf
 	${LD} -o ${.TARGET} -r --whole-archive ${.ALLSRC}
-.else
-	${LD} -o ${.TARGET} -r -Bforcearchive ${.ALLSRC}
-.endif
 
 # Headers
 INCS=		${HEADERS} ${ADD_HEADERS}
diff --git a/lib/liby/Makefile b/lib/liby/Makefile
index e66ea5de6051..9aa41548de20 100644
--- a/lib/liby/Makefile
+++ b/lib/liby/Makefile
@@ -6,31 +6,6 @@ SHLIB_MINOR=	0
 
 SRCS=	main.c yyerror.c
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} != aout
 NOPIC=	true
-.endif
-
-#
-# Before complaining about this, please *double-check* that you have
-# updated the ldconfig path in /etc/rc to include /usr/lib/compat that
-# was added in src/etc/rc rev 1.98.
-# This is so that `ld' will not continue to generate binaries linked
-# shared against liby, so that in a future release we can move this
-# off to a compat dist (like compat22).
-#
-beforeinstall:
-	-rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/compat/lib${LIB}.so \
-	 ${DESTDIR}${ORIG_SHLIBDIR}/lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/compat/lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	 ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/compat/lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
-
-# This must follow the .include in case SHLIBDIR is defined there.
-ORIG_SHLIBDIR:=	${SHLIBDIR}
-
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-# The ldconfig line in/etc/rc doesn't depend on ${LIBDIR} or ${SHLIBDIR},
-# so neither does this.
-SHLIBDIR=	/usr/lib/compat/aout
-.endif
diff --git a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
index f024b9168bf3..f7d46edece7f 100644
--- a/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
+++ b/lib/ncurses/ncurses/Makefile
@@ -233,18 +233,6 @@ SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermlib.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libmytinfo.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.a ${LIBDIR}/libtinfo.a
 .if !defined(NOPIC)
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libcurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtermcap.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtermlib.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libmytinfo.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR} \
-	  libtinfo.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-.else
 # no need for major at all, it's an ld-time redirection only
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libcurses.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtermcap.so
@@ -252,7 +240,6 @@ SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtermlib.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libmytinfo.so
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses.so ${SHLIBDIR}/libtinfo.so
 .endif
-.endif
 .if !defined(NOPROFILE)
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libcurses_p.a
 SYMLINKS+=libncurses_p.a ${LIBDIR}/libtermcap_p.a
diff --git a/libexec/Makefile b/libexec/Makefile
index a9ede3e0f1c2..75c768bd9b34 100644
--- a/libexec/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ SUBDIR=	atrun \
 	rpc.rwalld \
 	rpc.sprayd \
 	rshd \
+	rtld-elf \
 	save-entropy \
 	talkd \
 	tcpd \
@@ -38,13 +39,6 @@ SUBDIR+=named-xfer
 SUBDIR+=mail.local smrsh
 .endif
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-SUBDIR+=rtld-aout
-.endif
-
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == elf
-SUBDIR+=rtld-elf
-.endif
 
 .if defined(RELEASEDIR) || \
     (!exists(${.CURDIR}/../secure) && !exists(${.CURDIR}/../kerberosIV)) || \
diff --git a/libexec/rtld-aout/shlib.c b/libexec/rtld-aout/shlib.c
index 989cf45d8ab1..9fd2c66d5bf8 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-aout/shlib.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-aout/shlib.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <link.h>
+#include <sys/link_aout.h>
 #include "shlib.h"
 #include "support.h"
 
diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
index d345cb329976..04125d54ce5e 100644
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ RELEASESRCMODULE?=	src
 RELEASEDOCMODULE?=	doc
 RELEASEPORTSMODULE?=	ports
 
-# Unless set elsewhere, indicate the object format we'll be using.
-OBJFORMAT?=		elf
-
 # Uncomment this to disable the doc.1 target.  Docs normally require
 # the ports tree, so NOPORTS can be set together with NODOC in order
 # to have neither ports or docs.  If only NOPORTS is set to YES, but
@@ -347,7 +344,6 @@ rerelease release:
 	( cd ${CHROOTDIR}/usr/src/sys/conf && \
 	  mv newvers.sh foo && \
 	  sed "s/^RELEASE=.*/RELEASE=${BUILDNAME}/" foo > newvers.sh && rm foo )
-	echo OBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT} > ${CHROOTDIR}/etc/objformat
 	-test -f install.cfg && cp install.cfg ${CHROOTDIR}/usr/src/release
 	echo "#!/bin/sh"			> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
 	echo "set -ex"				>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
@@ -357,7 +353,7 @@ rerelease release:
 	CD_EXTRA_BITS DISTRIBUTIONS DOMINIMALDOCPORTS \
 	EXTRA_SRC FIXCRYPTO KERNELS KERNEL_FLAGS \
 	MAKE_ISOS NODOC NOKERBEROS NOPORTS NOSHARED \
-	NOSRC NO_SENDMAIL OBJFORMAT RELEASETAG \
+	NOSRC NO_SENDMAIL RELEASETAG \
 	RELNOTES_LANG TARGET TARGET_ARCH WORLD_FLAGS
 .if defined(${var})
 	echo "export ${var}=\"${${var}}\""	>> ${CHROOTDIR}/mk
@@ -487,7 +483,7 @@ release.6:
 	@for i in ${DISTRIBUTIONS}; do \
 		if [ -f ${.CURDIR}/scripts/$${i}-make.sh ]; then \
 			echo -n "Running $$i dist creation script... "; \
-			env OBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT} RD=${RD} sh ${.CURDIR}/scripts/$${i}-make.sh || echo "$$i distribution script returned bad status."; \
+			env RD=${RD} sh ${.CURDIR}/scripts/$${i}-make.sh || echo "$$i distribution script returned bad status."; \
 			echo "Done."; \
 		fi \
 	done \
diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
index eab4797f164c..284ec0bc7f52 100644
--- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
+++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <err.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <link.h>
+#include <sys/link_aout.h>
 #include <objformat.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -102,17 +102,18 @@ char	*argv[];
 {
 	int		i, c;
 	int		rval = 0;
-	char		objformat[32];
 	int		is_aout;
 
-	if (getobjformat(objformat, sizeof objformat, &argc, argv) == -1)
-		errx(1, "getobjformat failed: name too long");
-	if (strcmp(objformat, "aout") == 0)
+	is_aout = 0;
+	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-aout") == 0) {
 		is_aout = 1;
-	else if (strcmp(objformat, "elf") == 0)
-		is_aout = 0;
-	else
-		errx(1, "unknown object format \"%s\"", objformat);
+		argc--;
+		argv++;
+	} else if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "-elf") == 0) {
+		/* skip over legacy -elf arg */
+		argc--;
+		argv++;
+	}
 
 	hints_file = is_aout ? _PATH_LD_HINTS : _PATH_ELF_HINTS;
 	if (argc == 1)
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index bf996d52fafd..fc6ed716f09e 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ cleandepend:
 
 .if !target(checkdpadd) && (defined(DPADD) || defined(LDADD))
 checkdpadd:
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} != aout
 	@ldadd=`echo \`for lib in ${DPADD} ; do \
 		echo $$lib | sed 's;^/usr/lib/lib\(.*\)\.a;-l\1;' ; \
 	done \`` ; \
@@ -163,12 +162,4 @@ checkdpadd:
 		echo "DPADD -> $$ldadd" ; \
 		echo "LDADD -> $$ldadd1" ; \
 	fi
-.else
-	@dpadd=`echo \`ld -Bstatic -f ${LDADD}\`` ; \
-	if [ "$$dpadd" != "${DPADD}" ] ; then \
-		echo ${.CURDIR} ; \
-		echo "LDADD -> $$dpadd" ; \
-		echo "DPADD =  ${DPADD}" ; \
-	fi
-.endif
 .endif
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
index 6ff36d92fcf8..1e701652974c 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 .undef SHLIB_NAME
 .undef INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE
 .else
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == elf
 .if !defined(SHLIB_NAME) && defined(LIB) && defined(SHLIB_MAJOR)
 SHLIB_NAME=	lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}
 .endif
@@ -20,11 +19,6 @@ SHLIB_NAME=	lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}
 SHLIB_LINK?=	${SHLIB_NAME:R}
 .endif
 SONAME?=	${SHLIB_NAME}
-.else
-.if defined(SHLIB_MAJOR) && defined(SHLIB_MINOR)
-SHLIB_NAME?=	lib${LIB}.so.${SHLIB_MAJOR}.${SHLIB_MINOR}
-.endif
-.endif
 .endif
 
 .if defined(DEBUG_FLAGS)
@@ -35,9 +29,7 @@ CFLAGS+= ${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 STRIP?=	-s
 .endif
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} != aout || make(checkdpadd) || defined(NEED_LIBNAMES)
 .include <bsd.libnames.mk>
-.endif
 
 # prefer .s to a .c, add .po, remove stuff not used in the BSD libraries
 # .So used for PIC object files
@@ -197,16 +189,10 @@ ${SHLIB_NAME}: ${SOBJS}
 .if defined(SHLIB_LINK)
 	@ln -fs ${.TARGET} ${SHLIB_LINK}
 .endif
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	@${CC} -shared -Wl,-x,-assert,pure-text \
-	    -o ${.TARGET} \
-	    `lorder ${SOBJS} | tsort -q` ${LDADD}
-.else
 	@${CC} ${LDFLAGS} -shared -Wl,-x \
 	    -o ${.TARGET} -Wl,-soname,${SONAME} \
 	    `lorder ${SOBJS} | tsort -q` ${LDADD}
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if defined(INSTALL_PIC_ARCHIVE) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
 _LIBS+=		lib${LIB}_pic.a
@@ -243,16 +229,10 @@ _EXTRADEPEND:
 	    > $$TMP; \
 	mv $$TMP ${DEPENDFILE}
 .if !defined(NOEXTRADEPEND) && defined(SHLIB_NAME)
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	echo ${SHLIB_NAME}: \
-	    `${CC} -shared -Wl,-f ${LDADD}` \
-	    >> ${DEPENDFILE}
-.else
 .if defined(DPADD) && !empty(DPADD)
 	echo ${SHLIB_NAME}: ${DPADD} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
 .endif
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if !target(install)
 
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index bab9a517cab2..7793cd538f0f 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 #		own install script so that the entire system can be made
 #		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob. [-s]
 #
-# OBJFORMAT	Default object format that selects which set of tools to run.
-#		[elf]
-#
 # BINOWN	Binary owner. [root]
 #
 # BINGRP	Binary group. [wheel]
@@ -123,11 +120,7 @@ KMODOWN?=	${BINOWN}
 KMODGRP?=	${BINGRP}
 KMODMODE?=	${BINMODE}
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-LIBDIR?=	/usr/lib/aout
-.else
 LIBDIR?=	/usr/lib
-.endif
 LIBCOMPATDIR?=	/usr/lib/compat
 LIBDATADIR?=	/usr/libdata
 LINTLIBDIR?=	/usr/libdata/lint
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
index 5cfc87775a65..15f9e37625bf 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -82,16 +82,11 @@ CLEANFILES+= ${PROG} ${OBJS}
 
 .if defined(PROG)
 _EXTRADEPEND:
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	echo ${PROG}: `${CC} -Wl,-f ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} \
-	    ${LDADD:S/^/-Wl,/}` >> ${DEPENDFILE}
-.else
 	echo ${PROG}: ${LIBC} ${DPADD} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
 .if defined(PROG_CXX)
 	echo ${PROG}: ${LIBSTDCPLUSPLUS} >> ${DEPENDFILE}
 .endif
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if !target(install)
 
@@ -186,9 +181,7 @@ tags: ${SRCS}
 .include <bsd.man.mk>
 .endif
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} != aout || make(checkdpadd) || defined(NEED_LIBNAMES)
 .include <bsd.libnames.mk>
-.endif
 
 .include <bsd.dep.mk>
 
diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index dcd42083dcb9..c24a34efd50e 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -259,14 +259,6 @@ __MAKE_CONF?=/etc/make.conf
 .include </etc/make.conf.local>
 .endif
 
-#
-# The build tools are indirected by /usr/bin/objformat which determines the
-# object format from the OBJFORMAT environment variable and if this is not
-# defined, it reads /etc/objformat.
-#
-.if exists(/etc/objformat) && !defined(OBJFORMAT)
-.include "/etc/objformat"
-.endif
-
 # Default executable format
+# XXX hint for bsd.port.mk
 OBJFORMAT?=	elf
diff --git a/sys/alpha/include/asm.h b/sys/alpha/include/asm.h
index d4129aba050b..84601f3f509c 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/alpha/include/asm.h
@@ -619,11 +619,9 @@ label:	ASCIZ msg;						\
 /*
  * WEAK_ALIAS: create a weak alias (ELF only).
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define WEAK_ALIAS(alias,sym)					\
 	.weak alias;						\
 	alias = sym
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Kernel RCS ID tag and copyright macros
@@ -631,19 +629,9 @@ label:	ASCIZ msg;						\
 
 #ifdef _KERNEL
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
-#define	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(_sec, _str)				\
-	.section _sec ; .asciz _str ; .text
-#else /* __ELF__ */
-#define	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(_sec, _str)				\
-	.data ; .asciz _str ; .align 3 ; .text
-#endif /* __ELF__ */
-
-#define	__KERNEL_RCSID(_n, _s)		__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(.ident, _s)
-#define	__KERNEL_COPYRIGHT(_n, _s)	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(.copyright, _s)
-
-#ifdef NO_KERNEL_RCSIDS
-#undef __KERNEL_RCSID
+#if !defined(lint) && !defined(NO_KERNEL_RCSIDS)
+#define	__KERNEL_RCSID(_n, _s)		.ident _s
+#else
 #define	__KERNEL_RCSID(_n, _s)		/* nothing */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sys/alpha/include/param.h b/sys/alpha/include/param.h
index 444b8b79817c..5a286f43df0b 100644
--- a/sys/alpha/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/alpha/include/param.h
@@ -91,13 +91,6 @@
 #include <machine/alpha_cpu.h>
 #include <machine/cpu.h>
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define MAXCPU		32
 #else
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.S b/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.S
index 94a3a103ac03..5d5b39ed5fd9 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.S
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.S
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@
 
 #include "assym.s"
 
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-#define	etext	_etext
-#define	edata	_edata
-#define	end	_end
-#endif
-
 /*
  *	XXX
  *
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.s b/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.s
index 94a3a103ac03..5d5b39ed5fd9 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.s
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/locore.s
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@
 
 #include "assym.s"
 
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-#define	etext	_etext
-#define	edata	_edata
-#define	end	_end
-#endif
-
 /*
  *	XXX
  *
diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/asm.h b/sys/amd64/include/asm.h
index cf5f767b33bd..685b583efe83 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/asm.h
@@ -69,13 +69,8 @@
  * language name.  HIDENAME is given an assembly-language name, and expands
  * to a possibly-modified form that will be invisible to C programs.
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define CNAME(csym)		csym
 #define HIDENAME(asmsym)	__CONCAT(.,asmsym)
-#else
-#define CNAME(csym)		__CONCAT(_,csym)
-#define HIDENAME(asmsym)	asmsym
-#endif
 
 /* XXX should use .p2align 4,0x90 for -m486. */
 #define _START_ENTRY	.text; .p2align 2,0x90
@@ -103,12 +98,8 @@
 
 #undef __FBSDID
 #if !defined(lint) && !defined(STRIP_FBSDID)
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define __FBSDID(s)	.ident s
 #else
-#define __FBSDID(s)	.data ;	.asciz s ; .previous
-#endif
-#else
 #define __FBSDID(s)	/* nothing */
 #endif /* not lint and not STRIP_FBSDID */
 
diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/param.h b/sys/amd64/include/param.h
index a6ab20c17fd7..b166a1a61bb3 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/param.h
@@ -84,13 +84,6 @@
 #endif
 #define	MID_MACHINE	MID_X86_64
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define	OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define	OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define MAXCPU		16
 #else
diff --git a/sys/amd64/include/profile.h b/sys/amd64/include/profile.h
index 0c0744416974..043d2ba9ee90 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/include/profile.h
+++ b/sys/amd64/include/profile.h
@@ -145,11 +145,7 @@ void	stopguprof(struct gmonparam *p);
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#ifdef __ELF__
 void	mcount(void) __asm(".mcount");
-#else
-void	mcount(void) __asm("mcount");
-#endif
 #endif
 static void	_mcount(uintfptr_t frompc, uintfptr_t selfpc);
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/sys/arm/include/param.h b/sys/arm/include/param.h
index 1fd9b604a05f..eb3ae342a6c3 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/param.h
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@
 
 #include <machine/cpu.h>
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define	OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define	OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define	MAXCPU		2
 #else
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/boot0/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/boot0/Makefile
index 9de7dcf46414..434691e798ae 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/boot0/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/boot0/Makefile
@@ -24,13 +24,8 @@ BOOT_BOOT0_TICKS?=	0xb6
 BOOT_BOOT0_ORG?=	0x600
 
 boot0: boot0.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -N -s -T ${BOOT_BOOT0_ORG} -o boot0.out boot0.o
-	dd if=boot0.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${BOOT_BOOT0_ORG} -o boot0.out boot0.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary boot0.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 boot0.o: boot0.s
 	${AS} ${AFLAGS} --defsym FLAGS=${BOOT_BOOT0_FLAGS} \
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/Makefile
index 1d03cfdf5bd8..c2a33a60b9d8 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btx/Makefile
@@ -28,13 +28,8 @@ ORG=	0x9000
 all: btx
 
 btx: btx.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o btx.out btx.o
-	dd if=btx.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o btx.out btx.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary btx.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 btx.o: btx.s
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} btx.s) | \
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/Makefile
index 0d6188982729..bd69850cb0e1 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/btx/btxldr/Makefile
@@ -10,13 +10,8 @@ M4FLAGS+=	-DBTXLDR_VERBOSE
 all: btxldr
 
 btxldr: btxldr.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o btxldr.out btxldr.o
-	dd if=btxldr.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o btxldr.out btxldr.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary btxldr.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 btxldr.o: btxldr.s
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} btxldr.s ) | \
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/btx/lib/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/btx/lib/Makefile
index 737d5ec97fc7..0eba8f91616d 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/btx/lib/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/btx/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 OBJS=		btxcsu.o btxsys.o btxv86.o
-AFLAGS+=	-elf
-LDFLAGS+=	-elf
 CLEANFILES+=	crt0.o ${OBJS}
 
 all: crt0.o
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/cdboot/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/cdboot/Makefile
index 18ca69f7b75c..9e8e8136933c 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/cdboot/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/cdboot/Makefile
@@ -10,13 +10,8 @@ STRIP=
 BINDIR?=	/boot
 
 ${PROG}: ${PROG}.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o ${PROG}.out ${PROG}.o
-	dd if=${PROG}.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o ${PROG}.out ${PROG}.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary ${PROG}.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 CLEANFILES+=	${PROG}.o ${PROG}.out
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/Makefile
index 607b68644899..9ed9114c1866 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ FILES=	kgzldr.o
 SRCS=	start.s boot.c inflate.c lib.c crt.s sio.s
 OBJS=	${SRCS:N*.h:R:S/$/.o/g}
 CFLAGS=	-ffreestanding
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-CFLAGS+=-O2
-.else
 CFLAGS+=-Os
-.endif
 CFLAGS+=-DKZIP
 LDFLAGS=-nostdlib -static -r
 BINDIR=	/usr/lib
@@ -16,17 +12,10 @@ BINDIR=	/usr/lib
 
 CLEANFILES=${FILES}
 
-M4?=	m4
-M4FLAGS=-DOBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT}
-
 BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT?=	0x3f8
 M4FLAGS+=-DSIOPRT=${BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT}
 
 kgzldr.o: ${OBJS}
 	${CC} ${LDFLAGS} -o ${.TARGET} ${OBJS}
 
-.s.o:
-	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} kgzldr.m4 ${.IMPSRC}) |\
-		${AS} ${AFLAGS} -o ${.TARGET}
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/crt.s b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/crt.s
index ac26a20409ed..cfb479fd2d84 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/crt.s
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/crt.s
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@
 		.set BDA_SCR,0x449		# Video mode
 		.set BDA_POS,0x450		# Cursor position
 
-		.globl _(crt_putchr)
+		.globl crt_putchr
 
 # void crt_putchr(int c)
 
-_(crt_putchr): 	movb 0x4(%esp,1),%al		# Get character
+crt_putchr: 	movb 0x4(%esp,1),%al		# Get character
 		pusha				# Save
 		xorl %ecx,%ecx			# Zero for loops
 		movb $SCR_MAT,%ah		# Mode/attribute
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/kgzldr.m4 b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/kgzldr.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 1441a4b4a01c..000000000000
--- a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/kgzldr.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2000 Robert Nordier
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are freely
-# permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this
-# paragraph and the following disclaimer are duplicated in all
-# such forms.
-#
-# This software is provided "AS IS" and without any express or
-# implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied
-# warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
-# purpose.
-#
-
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-define(_,`ifelse(OBJFORMAT,`aout',`_$1',`$1')')
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/sio.s b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/sio.s
index 86b8ccd1d1a4..79ea8a666b1a 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/sio.s
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/sio.s
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
 
 		.set SIO_PRT,SIOPRT		# Base port
 
-		.globl _(sio_putchr)
+		.globl sio_putchr
 
 # void sio_putchr(int c)
 
-_(sio_putchr):	movw $SIO_PRT+0x5,%dx		# Line status reg
+sio_putchr:	movw $SIO_PRT+0x5,%dx		# Line status reg
 		xor %ecx,%ecx			# Timeout
 		movb $0x40,%ch			#  counter
 sio_putchr.1:	inb %dx,%al			# Transmitter
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/start.s b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/start.s
index ff43c77b3f2e..550fa526d946 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/start.s
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/kgzldr/start.s
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ _start:		cld				# String ops inc
 		rep				# Clear
 		stosb				#  bss
 		pushl 0x4(%esp)			# Pass howto flags
-		call _(boot)			# Call C code
+		call boot			# Call C code
 		popl %ecx			# Clear stack
-		jmp *_(kgz)+entry		# To loaded code
+		jmp *kgz+entry			# To loaded code
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/liloldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/liloldr/Makefile
index 3986eca07906..5ccffee5345d 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/liloldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/liloldr/Makefile
@@ -27,23 +27,12 @@ ${BOOT}: ${BSECT} ${LDR} ${LOADER}
 	rm ${.TARGET}.tmp
 
 ${LDR}: ${LDR}.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o ${LDR}.out ${LDR}.o
-	dd if=${LDR}.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o ${LDR}.out ${LDR}.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary ${LDR}.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 ${BSECT}: ${BSECT}.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o ${BSECT}.out ${BSECT}.o
-	dd if=${BSECT}.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o ${BSECT}.out ${BSECT}.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary ${BSECT}.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
-
 
 ${BSECT}.o: ${BSECT}.s ${LOADER}
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/mbr/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/mbr/Makefile
index ed77dba881c2..50add6321ab5 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/mbr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/mbr/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ BINMODE=	444
 ORG=	0x600
 
 mbr: mbr.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -N -s -T ${ORG} -o mbr.out mbr.o
-	dd if=mbr.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o mbr.out mbr.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary mbr.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 CLEANFILES+= mbr.out mbr.o
 
diff --git a/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
index e7988247a0ef..6ba21a37c337 100644
--- a/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/Makefile
@@ -43,13 +43,8 @@ ${LOADER}: ${LOADERBIN} ${BTXLDR} ${BTXKERN} ${BTXCRT}
 	    -b ${BTXKERN} ${LOADERBIN}
 
 ${LDR}: ${LDR}.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o ${LDR}.out ${LDR}.o
-	dd if=${LDR}.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o ${LDR}.out ${LDR}.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary ${LDR}.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 ${LDR}.o: ${LDR}.s
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} ${LDR}.s) | \
diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btx/Makefile b/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btx/Makefile
index de14daade2a1..3b8408d80b12 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btx/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btx/Makefile
@@ -29,13 +29,8 @@ ORG=	0x9000
 all: btx
 
 btx: btx.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${ORG} -o btx.out btx.o
-	dd if=btx.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${ORG} -o btx.out btx.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary btx.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 btx.o: btx.s
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} btx.s) | \
diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btxldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btxldr/Makefile
index 35964cee3aa2..f88004bf588a 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btxldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/btx/btxldr/Makefile
@@ -10,13 +10,8 @@ M4FLAGS+=	-DBTXLDR_VERBOSE
 all: btxldr
 
 btxldr: btxldr.o
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-	${LD} -nostdlib -N -s -T ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o btxldr.out btxldr.o
-	dd if=btxldr.out of=${.TARGET} ibs=32 skip=1
-.else
 	${LD} -N -e start -Ttext ${LOADER_ADDRESS} -o btxldr.out btxldr.o
 	objcopy -S -O binary btxldr.out ${.TARGET}
-.endif
 
 btxldr.o: btxldr.s
 	(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${M4} ${M4FLAGS} btxldr.s ) | \
diff --git a/sys/boot/pc98/kgzldr/Makefile b/sys/boot/pc98/kgzldr/Makefile
index 0c2998bd1ef4..22f0cb4d8dfc 100644
--- a/sys/boot/pc98/kgzldr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/boot/pc98/kgzldr/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ FILES=	kgzldr.o
 SRCS=	start.s boot.c inflate.c lib.c crt.s sio.s
 OBJS=	${SRCS:N*.h:R:S/$/.o/g}
 CFLAGS=	-ffreestanding
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout
-CFLAGS+=-O2
-.else
 CFLAGS+=-Os
-.endif
 CFLAGS+=-DKZIP
 LDFLAGS=-nostdlib -static -r
 BINDIR=	/usr/lib
@@ -20,7 +16,6 @@ AFLAGS+=--defsym PC98=1
 CLEANFILES=${FILES}
 
 M4?=	m4
-M4FLAGS=-DOBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT}
 
 BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT?=	0x238
 M4FLAGS+=-DSIOPRT=${BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT}
diff --git a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
index ec3b588d0cf3..caa127b03c31 100644
--- a/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
+++ b/sys/conf/Makefile.powerpc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _OS!=uname
 .if ${_OS} != "FreeBSD"
 CWARNFLAGS=-Wall -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wstrict-prototypes \
 	   -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline -Wcast-qual
-COPTS+= -D__ELF__ -D__FreeBSD__
+COPTS+= -D__FreeBSD__
 .endif
 
 COPTS+= -msoft-float
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
index 0c5aeb4ab2f2..52f833da04be 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ ${mfile:T:S/.m$/.h/}: ${mfile}
 
 kernel-clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.so *.So *.ko *.s eddep errs \
-	      ${FULLKERNEL} ${KERNEL_KO} linterrs makelinks \
-	      setdef[01].c setdefs.h tags \
+	      ${FULLKERNEL} ${KERNEL_KO} linterrs makelinks tags \
 	      vers.c vnode_if.c vnode_if.h \
 	      ${MFILES:T:S/.m$/.c/} ${MFILES:T:S/.m$/.h/} \
 	      ${CLEAN}
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ hack.So: Makefile
 ./assym.s: assym.s
 
 assym.s: $S/kern/genassym.sh genassym.o
-	NM=${NM} OBJFORMAT=elf sh $S/kern/genassym.sh genassym.o > ${.TARGET}
+	NM=${NM} sh $S/kern/genassym.sh genassym.o > ${.TARGET}
 
 # XXX used to force -elf after CFLAGS to work around breakage of cc -aout
 # (genassym.sh makes some assumptions and cc stopped satisfying them).
diff --git a/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk b/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
index 693de333e58a..2a58b292bc8e 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
@@ -31,24 +31,12 @@ INCLUDES+= -I$S/contrib/dev/acpica
 # ... and the same for ipfilter
 INCLUDES+= -I$S/contrib/ipfilter
 
-# This hack is to allow kernel compiles to succeed on machines w/out srcdist
-.if exists($S/../include)
-INCLUDES+= -I$S/../include
-.else
-INCLUDES+= -I/usr/include
-.endif
-
 COPTS=	${INCLUDES} -D_KERNEL -include opt_global.h
 CFLAGS=	${COPTFLAGS} ${CWARNFLAGS} ${DEBUG} ${COPTS} -fno-common
 
 # XXX LOCORE means "don't declare C stuff" not "for locore.s".
 ASM_CFLAGS= -x assembler-with-cpp -DLOCORE ${CFLAGS}
 
-# Select the correct set of tools. Can't set OBJFORMAT here because it
-# doesn't get exported into the environment, and if it were exported
-# then it might break building of utilities.
-CFLAGS+=	${FMT}
-
 .if defined(PROFLEVEL) && ${PROFLEVEL} >= 1
 CFLAGS+=	-DGPROF -falign-functions=16
 .if ${PROFLEVEL} >= 2
diff --git a/sys/conf/kmod.mk b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
index c27762c5162c..709ac346dc2c 100644
--- a/sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ b/sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -106,11 +106,6 @@ LDFLAGS+=	-d -warn-common
 
 CFLAGS+=	${DEBUG_FLAGS}
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == elf
-CLEANFILES+=	setdef0.c setdef1.c setdefs.h
-CLEANFILES+=	setdef0.o setdef1.o
-.endif
-
 OBJS+=  ${SRCS:N*.h:R:S/$/.o/g}
 
 .if !defined(PROG)
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/bioscall.s b/sys/i386/i386/bioscall.s
index 59600a66e4d3..3af198adb5e9 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/bioscall.s
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/bioscall.s
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@ ENTRY(bios32)
 	movl	16(%ebp),%esi
 	movl	20(%ebp),%edi
 	pushl	%ebp
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-	lcall	bioscall_vector		/* Stupid a.out gas! */
-#else
 	lcall	*bioscall_vector
-#endif
 	popl	%ebp
 	movl	%eax,0(%ebp)
 	movl	%ebx,4(%ebp)
@@ -131,11 +127,7 @@ ENTRY(bios16_call)
 	lret				/* ...continue below */
 	.globl	CNAME(bios16_jmp)
 CNAME(bios16_jmp):
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-	lcallw	bioscall_vector		/* Stupid a.out gas! */
-#else
 	lcallw	*bioscall_vector	/* 16-bit call */
-#endif
 
 	jc	1f
 	pushl	$0			/* success */
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/locore.s b/sys/i386/i386/locore.s
index 94a3a103ac03..5d5b39ed5fd9 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/locore.s
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/locore.s
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@
 
 #include "assym.s"
 
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-#define	etext	_etext
-#define	edata	_edata
-#define	end	_end
-#endif
-
 /*
  *	XXX
  *
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/asm.h b/sys/i386/include/asm.h
index cf5f767b33bd..685b583efe83 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/asm.h
@@ -69,13 +69,8 @@
  * language name.  HIDENAME is given an assembly-language name, and expands
  * to a possibly-modified form that will be invisible to C programs.
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define CNAME(csym)		csym
 #define HIDENAME(asmsym)	__CONCAT(.,asmsym)
-#else
-#define CNAME(csym)		__CONCAT(_,csym)
-#define HIDENAME(asmsym)	asmsym
-#endif
 
 /* XXX should use .p2align 4,0x90 for -m486. */
 #define _START_ENTRY	.text; .p2align 2,0x90
@@ -103,12 +98,8 @@
 
 #undef __FBSDID
 #if !defined(lint) && !defined(STRIP_FBSDID)
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define __FBSDID(s)	.ident s
 #else
-#define __FBSDID(s)	.data ;	.asciz s ; .previous
-#endif
-#else
 #define __FBSDID(s)	/* nothing */
 #endif /* not lint and not STRIP_FBSDID */
 
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/param.h b/sys/i386/include/param.h
index bdc1057f5e9f..cf9cfe40d87c 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/param.h
@@ -73,13 +73,6 @@
 #endif
 #define MID_MACHINE	MID_I386
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf", "aout"
-#define OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define MAXCPU		16
 #else
diff --git a/sys/i386/include/profile.h b/sys/i386/include/profile.h
index 0c0744416974..043d2ba9ee90 100644
--- a/sys/i386/include/profile.h
+++ b/sys/i386/include/profile.h
@@ -145,11 +145,7 @@ void	stopguprof(struct gmonparam *p);
 
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#ifdef __ELF__
 void	mcount(void) __asm(".mcount");
-#else
-void	mcount(void) __asm("mcount");
-#endif
 #endif
 static void	_mcount(uintfptr_t frompc, uintfptr_t selfpc);
 __END_DECLS
diff --git a/sys/ia64/ia64/interrupt.c b/sys/ia64/ia64/interrupt.c
index 80488681ae68..75c708ad2345 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/ia64/interrupt.c
+++ b/sys/ia64/ia64/interrupt.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>			/* RCS ID & Copyright macro defns */
 
-/* __KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: interrupt.c,v 1.23 1998/02/24 07:38:01 thorpej Exp $");*/
-
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
diff --git a/sys/ia64/include/asm.h b/sys/ia64/include/asm.h
index 2eb825464888..f0a1ec2ff004 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/ia64/include/asm.h
@@ -164,36 +164,13 @@ label:	ASCIZ msg;				\
 /*
  * WEAK_ALIAS: create a weak alias (ELF only).
  */
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define WEAK_ALIAS(alias,sym)					\
 	.weak alias;						\
 	alias = sym
-#endif
 
 /*
- * Kernel RCS ID tag and copyright macros
+ * ID tag macros
  */
-
-#ifdef _KERNEL
-
-#ifdef __ELF__
-#define	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(_sec, _str)				\
-	.section _sec ; .asciz _str ; .text
-#else /* __ELF__ */
-#define	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(_sec, _str)				\
-	.data ; .asciz _str ; .align 3 ; .text
-#endif /* __ELF__ */
-
-#define	__KERNEL_RCSID(_n, _s)		__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(.ident, _s)
-#define	__KERNEL_COPYRIGHT(_n, _s)	__KERNEL_SECTIONSTRING(.copyright, _s)
-
-#ifdef NO_KERNEL_RCSIDS
-#undef __KERNEL_RCSID
-#define	__KERNEL_RCSID(_n, _s)		/* nothing */
-#endif
-
-#endif /* _KERNEL */
-
 #if !defined(lint) && !defined(STRIP_FBSDID)
 #define __FBSDID(s)	.ident s
 #else
diff --git a/sys/ia64/include/param.h b/sys/ia64/include/param.h
index 1d6fcb8795f9..1813d339c672 100644
--- a/sys/ia64/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/ia64/include/param.h
@@ -87,13 +87,6 @@
 #endif
 #define	MID_MACHINE	MID_IA64
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define	MAXCPU		16
 #else
diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf.c b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
index fb1e73d4fe44..998000551076 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
 #include <vm/vm_map.h>
 
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-#include <sys/nlist_aout.h>
-#endif
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
 
 #include "linker_if.h"
@@ -177,19 +174,16 @@ extern struct _dynamic _DYNAMIC;
 static void
 link_elf_init(void* arg)
 {
-#ifdef __ELF__
     Elf_Dyn	*dp;
     caddr_t	modptr, baseptr, sizeptr;
     elf_file_t	ef;
     char	*modname;
 #ifdef DDB
     char *newfilename;
-#endif
 #endif
 
     linker_add_class(&link_elf_class);
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
     dp = (Elf_Dyn*) &_DYNAMIC;
     modname = NULL;
     modptr = preload_search_by_type("elf kernel");
@@ -240,8 +234,6 @@ link_elf_init(void* arg)
 
     r_debug_state(NULL, NULL);	/* say hello to gdb! */
 #endif
-
-#endif
 }
 
 SYSINIT(link_elf, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_SECOND, link_elf_init, 0);
diff --git a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
index fb1e73d4fe44..998000551076 100644
--- a/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
+++ b/sys/kern/link_elf_obj.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
 #include <vm/pmap.h>
 #include <vm/vm_map.h>
 
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-#include <sys/nlist_aout.h>
-#endif
 #include <sys/link_elf.h>
 
 #include "linker_if.h"
@@ -177,19 +174,16 @@ extern struct _dynamic _DYNAMIC;
 static void
 link_elf_init(void* arg)
 {
-#ifdef __ELF__
     Elf_Dyn	*dp;
     caddr_t	modptr, baseptr, sizeptr;
     elf_file_t	ef;
     char	*modname;
 #ifdef DDB
     char *newfilename;
-#endif
 #endif
 
     linker_add_class(&link_elf_class);
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
     dp = (Elf_Dyn*) &_DYNAMIC;
     modname = NULL;
     modptr = preload_search_by_type("elf kernel");
@@ -240,8 +234,6 @@ link_elf_init(void* arg)
 
     r_debug_state(NULL, NULL);	/* say hello to gdb! */
 #endif
-
-#endif
 }
 
 SYSINIT(link_elf, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_SECOND, link_elf_init, 0);
diff --git a/sys/modules/oltr/Makefile b/sys/modules/oltr/Makefile
index aac495b2da42..19adc98c9ab9 100644
--- a/sys/modules/oltr/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/oltr/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ TR_INET6?=	0	# 0/1 requires INET6 to be configured in the kernel
 TR_IPX?=	0	# 0/1 requires IPX to be configured in the kernel
 
 trlld.o:
-	uudecode < ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/dev/oltr/i386-${OBJFORMAT}.trlld.o.uu
+	uudecode < ${.CURDIR}/../../contrib/dev/oltr/i386-elf.trlld.o.uu
 
 opt_inet.h:
 	touch opt_inet.h
diff --git a/sys/pc98/apm/apm_bioscall.s b/sys/pc98/apm/apm_bioscall.s
index f652cd4882d3..2d21f9e31bad 100644
--- a/sys/pc98/apm/apm_bioscall.s
+++ b/sys/pc98/apm/apm_bioscall.s
@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@ ENTRY(bios32_apm98)
 	pushl	%ebp
 	pushfl
 	cli
-#ifdef __AOUT__
-	lcall	bioscall_vector		/* Stupid a.out gas! */
-#else
 	lcall	*bioscall_vector
-#endif
 	movl	%eax,%edi
 	movl	%edx,%esi
 	lahf
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h b/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
index 52580b41ace2..4f311c07b634 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
@@ -84,11 +84,9 @@
 #define __FBSDID(s)	/* nothing */
 #endif /* not lint and not STRIP_FBSDID */
 
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define	WEAK_ALIAS(alias,sym)					\
 	.weak alias;						\
 	alias = sym
-#endif
 
 #ifdef __STDC__
 #define	WARN_REFERENCES(_sym,_msg)				\
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/param.h b/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
index 7969e4fb6721..a0ae3db35d57 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/param.h
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@
 #include <machine/cpu.h>
 #endif
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define	OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define	OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define	MAXCPU		2
 #else
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/include/param.h b/sys/sparc64/include/param.h
index 953267144b04..8b7cb39d8744 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/include/param.h
+++ b/sys/sparc64/include/param.h
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@
 #endif
 #define MID_MACHINE	MID_SPARC64
 
-/*
- * OBJFORMAT_NAMES is a comma-separated list of the object formats
- * that are supported on the architecture.
- */
-#define OBJFORMAT_NAMES		"elf"
-#define OBJFORMAT_DEFAULT	"elf"
-
 #ifdef SMP
 #define MAXCPU		16
 #else
diff --git a/sys/sys/cdefs.h b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
index 7bba1d383600..2d584f885c67 100644
--- a/sys/sys/cdefs.h
+++ b/sys/sys/cdefs.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
 #ifdef __GNUC__
 #define	__strong_reference(sym,aliassym)	\
 	extern __typeof (sym) aliassym __attribute__ ((__alias__ (#sym)));
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #ifdef __STDC__
 #define	__weak_reference(sym,alias)	\
 	__asm__(".weak " #alias);	\
@@ -202,32 +201,11 @@
 	__asm__(".asciz \"msg\"");	\
 	__asm__(".previous")
 #endif	/* __STDC__ */
-#else	/* !__ELF__ */
-#ifdef __STDC__
-#define	__weak_reference(sym,alias)	\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_" #alias "\",11,0,0,0");	\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_" #sym "\",1,0,0,0")
-#define	__warn_references(sym,msg)	\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"" msg "\",30,0,0,0");		\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_" #sym "\",1,0,0,0")
-#else
-#define	__weak_reference(sym,alias)	\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_/**/alias\",11,0,0,0");	\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_/**/sym\",1,0,0,0")
-#define	__warn_references(sym,msg)	\
-	__asm__(".stabs msg,30,0,0,0");			\
-	__asm__(".stabs \"_/**/sym\",1,0,0,0")
-#endif	/* __STDC__ */
-#endif	/* __ELF__ */
 #endif	/* __GNUC__ */
 
 #ifdef __GNUC__
-#ifdef __ELF__
 #define	__IDSTRING(name,string)	__asm__(".ident\t\"" string "\"")
 #else
-#define	__IDSTRING(name,string)	__asm__(".data\n\t.asciz\t\"" string "\"\n\t.previous")
-#endif
-#else
 /*
  * This doesn't work in header files. But it may be better than nothing.
  * The alternative is: #define __IDSTRING(name,string)  [nothing]
diff --git a/sys/sys/linker_set.h b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
index 7f6438ba8f9c..ee60ffd4b1e2 100644
--- a/sys/sys/linker_set.h
+++ b/sys/sys/linker_set.h
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@
  * The following macros are used to declare global sets of objects, which
  * are collected by the linker into a `linker_set' as defined below.
  * For ELF, this is done by constructing a separate segment for each set.
- * For a.out, it is done automatically by the linker.
  */
 
-#if defined(__ELF__)
 /*
  * Private macros, not to be used outside this header file.
  */
@@ -73,52 +71,6 @@
 #define SET_LIMIT(set)							\
 	(&__CONCAT(__stop_set_,set))
 
-#else	/* __ELF__ */
-
-/*
- * The old way.  This depends on GNU ld extensions that are not widely
- * available outside of the a.out format.
- *
- * NB: the constants defined below must match those defined in
- * ld/ld.h.  Since their calculation requires arithmetic, we
- * can't name them symbolically (e.g., 23 is N_SETT | N_EXT).
- *
- * In the __MAKE_SET macro below, the line:
- *   static void const * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym = &sym;
- * is present only to prevent the compiler from producing bogus
- * warnings about unused symbols.
- */
-/* Private macros */
-#ifdef __UNDERSCORES__
-#define __MAKE_SET(set, sym, type) \
-	static void const * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym = &sym;	\
-	__asm(".stabs \"_" #set "\", " #type ", 0, 0, _" #sym)
-#else
-#define __MAKE_SET(set, sym, type) \
-	static void const * const __set_##set##_sym_##sym = &sym;	\
-	__asm(".stabs \"" #set "\", " #type ", 0, 0, " #sym)
-#endif
-
-/* Public Macros */
-#define TEXT_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym, 23)
-#define DATA_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym, 25)
-#define BSS_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym, 27)
-#define ABS_SET(set, sym)	__MAKE_SET(set, sym, 21)
-#define SET_ENTRY(set, sym)	error error must provide text/data type
-
-#define SET_DECLARE(set, ptype)						\
-	extern struct  {						\
-		int		ls_length;				\
-		ptype		*ls_items[1];				\
-	} set
-
-#define SET_BEGIN(set)							\
-	(&((set).ls_items[0]))
-#define SET_LIMIT(set)							\
-	(&((set).ls_items[(set).ls_length]))
-
-#endif	/* __ELF__ */
-
 /*
  * Iterate over all the elements of a set.
  *
diff --git a/tools/tools/kernxref/kernxref.sh b/tools/tools/kernxref/kernxref.sh
index 21acbf4a1586..1c0581a299b2 100644
--- a/tools/tools/kernxref/kernxref.sh
+++ b/tools/tools/kernxref/kernxref.sh
@@ -25,15 +25,10 @@ if [ ! -d ${COMPILEDIR}/${KERNELNAME} ]; then
 fi
 
 cd ${COMPILEDIR}/${KERNELNAME}
-if file vers.o | grep -q ELF; then
-	OBJFORMAT=elf;
-else
-	OBJFORMAT=aout;
-fi
 
 MOD_OBJS=`find modules -name \*.ko`
 
-OBJFORMAT=${OBJFORMAT} nm -gon `echo *.o $MOD_OBJS      \
+nm -gon `echo *.o $MOD_OBJS      \
 	| tr ' ' '\012'					\
 	| egrep -v '(aicasm|genassym)'`			\
 	| tr : ' ' | awk '
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
index 644d0b075505..3947fb7a79d1 100644
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -227,17 +227,11 @@ SUBDIR+=vacation
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
 # Things that don't compile on alpha or are aout specific:
-SUBDIR+=ar \
-	doscmd \
+SUBDIR+=doscmd \
 	ncplist \
 	ncplogin \
-	nm \
-	ranlib \
 	sasc \
-	size \
-	smbutil \
-	strings \
-	strip
+	smbutil
 .endif
 
 .if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "alpha"
diff --git a/usr.bin/doscmd/Makefile b/usr.bin/doscmd/Makefile
index 5a46a8317c82..4f5591d8d07f 100644
--- a/usr.bin/doscmd/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/doscmd/Makefile
@@ -14,14 +14,7 @@ FONTHDRS=	font8x8.h font8x14.h font8x16.h
 CLEANFILES=	${FONTFILES} ${FONTHDRS} emsdriv.sys redir.com
 
 XINCDIR=	${DESTDIR}${X11BASE}/include
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == "aout"
-CLEANFILES+=	doscmd.kernel crt0.o doscmd_loader.o
-XLIBDIR=	${DESTDIR}${X11BASE}/lib/aout
-LDADD=		-L${DESTDIR}${LIBDIR} -lgcc -lc
-DPADD=		${LIBGCC} ${LIBC}
-.else
 XLIBDIR=	${DESTDIR}${X11BASE}/lib
-.endif
 
 EXEGRP:=	${BINGRP}
 EXEMODE=	${NOBINMODE}
@@ -37,10 +30,6 @@ CFLAGS+=	-DNO_X
 .endif
 
 beforeinstall:
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == "aout"
-	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${EXEGRP} -m ${EXEMODE} \
-	    doscmd.kernel ${DESTDIR}/usr/libexec/
-.endif
 	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${EXEGRP} -m ${EXEMODE} \
 	    emsdriv.sys redir.com ${DESTDIR}/usr/libdata/doscmd/
 	${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${EXEGRP} -m ${SHAREMODE} \
@@ -49,19 +38,7 @@ beforeinstall:
 	    ${INSTALL} -o ${BINOWN} -g ${EXEGRP} -m ${SHAREMODE} \
 		fonts.dir ${DESTDIR}/usr/libdata/doscmd/fonts
 
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == "aout"
-doscmd: ${LIBCRT0} doscmd_loader.o ${LIBGCC} ${LIBC}
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -nostdlib -Wl,-e,start,-dc,-dp \
-	    -o doscmd ${LIBCRT0} doscmd_loader.o -lgcc -lc
-
-# Bogusly generated dependency to get doscmd_loader.c looked at by mkdep.
-.depend: doscmd_loader.c
-
-# Bogus dependencies to get more than one binary created by `make all'.
-doscmd: ${FONTFILES} ${FONTHDRS} doscmd.kernel emsdriv.sys redir.com
-.else
 doscmd: ${FONTFILES} ${FONTHDRS} emsdriv.sys redir.com
-.endif
 
 cp437-8x8.pcf.gz: cp437-8x8.pcf.gz.uu
 	uudecode ${.CURDIR}/cp437-8x8.pcf.gz.uu
@@ -96,11 +73,3 @@ redir.com: redir.com.uu
 NEED_LIBNAMES=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
-
-.if ${OBJFORMAT} == "aout"
-# This must be after bsd.prog.mk is included so that ${OBJS} in the
-# dependency gets expanded.
-doscmd.kernel: crt0.o ${OBJS} ${DPADD}
-	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} -static -nostdlib -Wl,-N,-T,110000 \
-	    -o doscmd.kernel crt0.o ${OBJS} ${LDADD}
-.endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/ldd/sods.c b/usr.bin/ldd/sods.c
index ab8affafea77..195651e27060 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ldd/sods.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ldd/sods.c
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
-#define FREEBSD_AOUT
-
 #include <a.out.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <err.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <link.h>
+#include <sys/link_aout.h>
 #include <stab.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/usr.bin/objformat/Makefile b/usr.bin/objformat/Makefile
index 9c47abeef1ec..714cb48240c7 100644
--- a/usr.bin/objformat/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/objformat/Makefile
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PROG=		objformat
-NOSHARED?=	YES
-
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/addr2line
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/ar
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/as
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/c++filt
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/gasp
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/gdb
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/ld
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/nm
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/objcopy
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/objdump
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/ranlib
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/size
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/strings
-LINKS+=	${BINDIR}/objformat ${BINDIR}/strip
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.1 b/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.1
index c5575b481d43..84ac346fc21b 100644
--- a/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.1
+++ b/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.1
@@ -30,62 +30,26 @@
 .Dt OBJFORMAT 1
 .Sh NAME
 .Nm objformat
-.Nd reports default binary format and program deflector
+.Nd reports default binary format
 .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .Nm
-.Nm prog
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-If run as
-.Nm
-the default object file format is reported.  The two different object file
-formats are
-.Ar aout
-and
+This program os obsolete and is now just a compatability stub.
+It reports the object file format as
 .Ar elf .
-.Pp
-If invoked by any other name,
-.Nm prog
-is expanded to
-.Pa /usr/libexec/<objformat>/prog
-and executed.
-.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-The
-.Nm
-utility returns with exit code 1
-if called with an improper number of arguments, or if
-.Nm prog
-could not be executed.
-.Sh ENVIRONMENT
-.Bl -tag -width OBJFORMAT_PATH
-.It Ev OBJFORMAT
-If the environment variable
-.Ev OBJFORMAT
-is set, it overrides the default object file format.
-.Ev OBJFORMAT takes precedence over
-.Pa /etc/objformat .
-.It Ev OBJFORMAT_PATH
-If the environment variable
-.Ev OBJFORMAT_PATH
-is set, its value is used as the base path to
-.Nm prog .
-The default is
-.Pa /usr/libexec .
-.El
-.Sh FILES
-.Bl -tag -width /etc/objformat -compact
-.It Pa /etc/objformat
-If present, specifies the object file format to use.  Syntax is
-.Ql OBJFORMAT=xxx .
-.El
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr file 1 ,
-.Xr getobjformat 3
-.\" .Sh STANDARDS
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Nm
 command appeared in
 .Fx 3.0 .
+.Pp
+The
+.Nm
+program was deprecated in
+.Fx 4.0
+and reduced to a compatability stub in
+.Fx 5.0 .
+It will be completely removed before the next release.
 .Sh AUTHORS
 .An -nosplit
 The
@@ -94,4 +58,3 @@ utility was written by
 .An Peter Wemm Aq peter@netplex.com.au .
 This manual page was written by
 .An David O'Brien Aq obrien@NUXI.com .
-.\" .Sh BUGS
diff --git a/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.c b/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.c
index 1b3e35d7f285..f2e9595ddba8 100644
--- a/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/objformat/objformat.c
@@ -26,58 +26,13 @@
  * $FreeBSD$
  */
 
-#include <err.h>
-#include <objformat.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	char objformat[32];
-	char *path, *chunk;
-	char *cmd, *newcmd = NULL;
-	const char *objformat_path;
 
-	if (getobjformat(objformat, sizeof objformat, &argc, argv) == -1)
-		errx(1, "Invalid object format");
-
-	cmd = strrchr(argv[0], '/');
-	if (cmd != NULL)
-		cmd++;
-	else
-		cmd = argv[0];
-
-	if (strcmp(cmd, "objformat") == 0) {
-		if (argc != 1) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "usage: objformat\n");
-			exit(1);
-		}
-		printf("%s\n", objformat);
-		exit(0);
-	}
-
-	/* 'make world' glue */
-	objformat_path = getenv("OBJFORMAT_PATH");
-	if (objformat_path == NULL)
-		objformat_path = "/usr/libexec";
-	path = strdup(objformat_path);
-
-	setenv("OBJFORMAT", objformat, 1);
-
-	while ((chunk = strsep(&path, ":")) != NULL) {
-		if (newcmd != NULL) {
-			free(newcmd);
-			newcmd = NULL;
-		}
-		asprintf(&newcmd, "%s/%s/%s", chunk, objformat, cmd);
-		if (newcmd == NULL)
-			err(1, "cannot allocate memory for new command");
-
-		argv[0] = newcmd;
-		execv(newcmd, argv);
-	}
-	err(1, "could not exec %s/%s in %s", objformat, cmd, objformat_path);
+	write(1, "elf\n", 4);
+	return (0);
 }
diff --git a/usr.bin/xlint/lint1/Makefile b/usr.bin/xlint/lint1/Makefile
index 6371c9413017..709c04502534 100644
--- a/usr.bin/xlint/lint1/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/xlint/lint1/Makefile
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ CFLAGS+= -I. -I${.CURDIR}
 LINTFLAGS=-aehpz
 
 BINDIR=	/usr/libexec
-OBJFORMAT_PATH?= ${BINDIR}	# src/Makefile.inc1 sets this
 
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../common
 
 lint.7: makeman
-	sh ${.CURDIR}/makeman ${OBJFORMAT_PATH}/${PROG} -m >${.TARGET}
+	sh ${.CURDIR}/makeman ${BINDIR}/${PROG} -m >${.TARGET}
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.sbin/keyserv/Makefile b/usr.sbin/keyserv/Makefile
index 170fa640422b..54075da67638 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/keyserv/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/keyserv/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ MAN=	keyserv.8
 SRCS=	keyserv.c setkey.c crypt_svc.c crypt_server.c crypt.h
 
 CFLAGS+= -DKEYSERV_RANDOM -DBROKEN_DES -I.
-.if $(OBJFORMAT) == elf
-CFLAGS+= -DOBJFORMAT_ELF
-.endif
 
 DPADD=	${LIBMP} ${LIBCRYPTO} ${LIBRPCSVC}
 LDADD=	-lmp -lcrypto -lrpcsvc
diff --git a/usr.sbin/keyserv/crypt_server.c b/usr.sbin/keyserv/crypt_server.c
index edbdbc6f3029..45f6f6e9de78 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/keyserv/crypt_server.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/keyserv/crypt_server.c
@@ -171,11 +171,7 @@ static void *dlhandle;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LIBCRYPTO
-#ifdef OBJFORMAT_ELF
 #define LIBCRYPTO "libcrypto.so.2"
-#else
-#define LIBCRYPTO "libcrypto.so.2."
-#endif /* OBJFORMAT_ELF */
 #endif
 
 void load_des(warn, libpath)
@@ -185,37 +181,12 @@ void load_des(warn, libpath)
 	char dlpath[MAXPATHLEN];
 
 	if (libpath == NULL) {
-#ifdef OBJFORMAT_ELF
 		snprintf(dlpath, sizeof(dlpath), "%s/%s", _PATH_USRLIB, LIBCRYPTO);
-#else
-		len = strlen(LIBCRYPTO);
-		if ((dird = opendir(_PATH_USRLIB)) == NULL)
-			err(1, "opendir(/usr/lib) failed");
-
-		while ((dirp = readdir(dird)) != NULL) {
-			/* must have a minor number */
-			if (strlen(dirp->d_name) <= len)
-				continue;
-			if (!strncmp(dirp->d_name, LIBCRYPTO, len)) {
-				if (atoi((dirp->d_name + len + 1)) > minor) {
-					minor = atoi((dirp->d_name + len + 1));
-					snprintf(dlpath,sizeof(dlpath),"%s/%s",
-						_PATH_USRLIB, dirp->d_name);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
-		closedir(dird);
-#endif /* OBJFORMAT_ELF */
 	} else
 		snprintf(dlpath, sizeof(dlpath), "%s", libpath);
 
 	if (dlpath != NULL && (dlhandle = dlopen(dlpath, 0444)) != NULL)
-#ifdef OBJFORMAT_ELF
 		_my_crypt = (int (*)())dlsym(dlhandle, "_des_crypt");
-#else
-		_my_crypt = (int (*)())dlsym(dlhandle, "__des_crypt");
-#endif /* OBJFORMAT_ELF */
 
 	if (_my_crypt == NULL) {
 		if (dlhandle != NULL)