diff --git a/bin/cp/cp.c b/bin/cp/cp.c
index 0592444d90f5..3478c735b88f 100644
--- a/bin/cp/cp.c
+++ b/bin/cp/cp.c
@@ -83,9 +83,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 
 PATH_T to = { to.p_path, "", "" };
 
-uid_t myuid;
 int Rflag, iflag, pflag, rflag, fflag, vflag;
-int myumask;
 
 enum op { FILE_TO_FILE, FILE_TO_DIR, DIR_TO_DNE };
 
@@ -170,12 +168,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		fts_options |= FTS_LOGICAL;
 	}
 
-	myuid = getuid();
-
-	/* Copy the umask for explicit mode setting. */
-	myumask = umask(0);
-	(void)umask(myumask);
-
 	/* Save the target base in "to". */
 	target = argv[--argc];
 	if (strlcpy(to.p_path, target, sizeof(to.p_path)) >= sizeof(to.p_path))
diff --git a/bin/cp/extern.h b/bin/cp/extern.h
index 3b0ecef59600..4e5f07c8644a 100644
--- a/bin/cp/extern.h
+++ b/bin/cp/extern.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } PATH_T;
 
 extern PATH_T to;
-extern uid_t myuid;
-extern int iflag, pflag, fflag, vflag, myumask;
+extern int iflag, pflag, fflag, vflag;
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 
diff --git a/bin/cp/utils.c b/bin/cp/utils.c
index 110cc791a776..479550e1ea06 100644
--- a/bin/cp/utils.c
+++ b/bin/cp/utils.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ copy_file(entp, dne)
 	int dne;
 {
 	static char buf[MAXBSIZE];
-	struct stat to_stat, *fs;
+	struct stat *fs;
 	int ch, checkch, from_fd, rcount, rval, to_fd, wcount, wresid;
 	char *bufp;
 #ifdef VM_AND_BUFFER_CACHE_SYNCHRONIZED
@@ -180,22 +180,6 @@ copy_file(entp, dne)
 
 	if (pflag && setfile(fs, to_fd))
 		rval = 1;
-	/*
-	 * If the source was setuid or setgid, lose the bits unless the
-	 * copy is owned by the same user and group.
-	 */
-#define	RETAINBITS \
-	(S_ISUID | S_ISGID | S_ISVTX | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
-	else if (fs->st_mode & (S_ISUID | S_ISGID) && fs->st_uid == myuid) {
-		if (fstat(to_fd, &to_stat)) {
-			warn("%s", to.p_path);
-			rval = 1;
-		} else if (fs->st_gid == to_stat.st_gid &&
-		    fchmod(to_fd, fs->st_mode & RETAINBITS & ~myumask)) {
-			warn("%s", to.p_path);
-			rval = 1;
-		}
-	}
 	(void)close(from_fd);
 	if (close(to_fd)) {
 		warn("%s", to.p_path);
@@ -260,6 +244,8 @@ copy_special(from_stat, exists)
 	return (pflag ? setfile(from_stat, 0) : 0);
 }
 
+#define	RETAINBITS \
+	(S_ISUID | S_ISGID | S_ISVTX | S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO)
 
 int
 setfile(fs, fd)