diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
index eb75ff32158b..965f7034bdb8 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.dep.mk
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ beforedepend: ${DHDRS}
 beforebuild: ${DHDRS}
 .endif
 
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 .if ${MK_META_MODE} == "yes"
 .include <meta.autodep.mk>
 # this depend: bypasses that below
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ depend: beforedepend ${DPSRCS} ${SRCS} afterdepend
 beforedepend:
 afterdepend: beforedepend
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if !target(depend)
 .if defined(SRCS)
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
index 14a17dd657e4..1e6979da2dda 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.init.mk
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@ __<bsd.init.mk>__:
 .include <bsd.own.mk>
 .MAIN: all
 
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 .if ${.MAKE.LEVEL:U1} == 0 && ${BUILD_AT_LEVEL0:Uyes:tl} == "no" && !make(clean*)
 # this tells lib.mk and prog.mk to not actually build anything
 _SKIP_BUILD = not building at level 0
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .endif	# !target(__<bsd.init.mk>__)
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index b41583b34250..d8ce3b497842 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -128,10 +128,8 @@ __<bsd.own.mk>__:
 
 .if ${MK_CTF} != "no"
 CTFCONVERT_CMD=	${CTFCONVERT} ${CTFFLAGS} ${.TARGET}
-.elif defined(.PARSEDIR) || (defined(MAKE_VERSION) && ${MAKE_VERSION} >= 5201111300)
-CTFCONVERT_CMD=
 .else
-CTFCONVERT_CMD=	@:
+CTFCONVERT_CMD=
 .endif 
 
 .if ${MK_INSTALL_AS_USER} != "no"
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
index f943678a8ff7..123743922e87 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.progs.mk
@@ -22,14 +22,10 @@ PROGS += ${PROGS_CXX}
 
 # In meta mode, we can capture dependenices for _one_ of the progs.
 # if makefile doesn't nominate one, we use the first.
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 .ifndef UPDATE_DEPENDFILE_PROG
 UPDATE_DEPENDFILE_PROG = ${PROGS:[1]}
 .export UPDATE_DEPENDFILE_PROG
 .endif
-.else
-UPDATE_DEPENDFILE_PROG?= no
-.endif
 
 .ifndef PROG
 # They may have asked us to build just one
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
index c57f83c90f63..e1b12768c9e9 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.subdir.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ __<bsd.subdir.mk>__:
 
 .include <bsd.init.mk>
 
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR) && !defined(NEED_SUBDIR)
+.if !defined(NEED_SUBDIR)
 .if ${.MAKE.LEVEL} == 0 && ${MK_META_MODE} == "yes" && !empty(SUBDIR) && !(make(clean*) || make(destroy*))
 .include <meta.subdir.mk>
 # ignore this
diff --git a/share/mk/local.init.mk b/share/mk/local.init.mk
index 2d0ad4fd0882..c17c95741e36 100644
--- a/share/mk/local.init.mk
+++ b/share/mk/local.init.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 .include "src.opts.mk"
 
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 .if ${.MAKE.MODE:Unormal:Mmeta*} != ""
 .if !empty(SUBDIR) && !defined(LIB) && !defined(PROG) && ${.MAKE.MAKEFILES:M*bsd.prog.mk} == ""
 .if ${.MAKE.MODE:Mleaf*} != ""
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@
 .endif
 .endif
 .endif
-.endif
 
 .if ${MK_SYSROOT} == "yes" && !empty(SYSROOT)
 CFLAGS_LAST+= --sysroot=${SYSROOT}
diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index 7d7d42bcff44..9532edd55b88 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -97,17 +97,9 @@ ECHODIR		?=	true
 .endif
 .endif
 
-.if defined(.PARSEDIR)
 # _+_ appears to be a workaround for the special src .MAKE not working.
 # setting it to + interferes with -N
 _+_		?=
-.elif !empty(.MAKEFLAGS:M-n) && ${.MAKEFLAGS:M-n} == "-n"
-# the check above matches only a single -n, so -n -n will result
-# in _+_ = +
-_+_		?=
-.else
-_+_		?=	+
-.endif
 
 .if defined(%POSIX)
 FC		?=	fort77
@@ -369,16 +361,6 @@ SHELL=	${__MAKE_SHELL}
 .SHELL: path=${__MAKE_SHELL}
 .endif
 
-.if !defined(.PARSEDIR)
-# We are not bmake, which is more aggressive about searching .PATH
-# It is sometime necessary to curb its enthusiasm with .NOPATH
-# The following allows us to quietly ignore .NOPATH when not using bmake.
-.NOTMAIN: .NOPATH
-.NOPATH:
-
-# Toggle on warnings
-.WARN: dirsyntax
-.else # is bmake
 # Tell bmake to expand -V VAR by default
 .MAKE.EXPAND_VARIABLES= yes
 
@@ -395,7 +377,6 @@ SHELL=	${__MAKE_SHELL}
 	echoFlag=v errFlag=e \
 	path=${__MAKE_SHELL:U/bin/sh}
 .endif
-.endif # bmake
 
 .include <bsd.cpu.mk>