diff --git a/sys/conf/NOTES b/sys/conf/NOTES
index 6aee36ef753a..6dfc29cd844f 100644
--- a/sys/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/conf/NOTES
@@ -1407,9 +1407,7 @@ device mpu0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 6 drq 0
 device uart0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 5
 
 # The newpcm driver (use INSTEAD of snd0 and all VOXWARE drivers!).
-# You may also wish to enable the pnp controller with this, for pnp
-# sound cards.  Note that motherboard sound devices may require
-# options PNPBIOS.
+# Note that motherboard sound devices may require options PNPBIOS.
 #
 # For non-pnp sound cards with no bridge drivers only:
 #device		pcm0 at isa? port ? irq 10 drq 1 flags 0x0
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/LINT b/sys/i386/conf/LINT
index 6aee36ef753a..6dfc29cd844f 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/LINT
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/LINT
@@ -1407,9 +1407,7 @@ device mpu0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 6 drq 0
 device uart0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 5
 
 # The newpcm driver (use INSTEAD of snd0 and all VOXWARE drivers!).
-# You may also wish to enable the pnp controller with this, for pnp
-# sound cards.  Note that motherboard sound devices may require
-# options PNPBIOS.
+# Note that motherboard sound devices may require options PNPBIOS.
 #
 # For non-pnp sound cards with no bridge drivers only:
 #device		pcm0 at isa? port ? irq 10 drq 1 flags 0x0
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
index 6aee36ef753a..6dfc29cd844f 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/NOTES
@@ -1407,9 +1407,7 @@ device mpu0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 6 drq 0
 device uart0	at isa? port 0x330 irq 5
 
 # The newpcm driver (use INSTEAD of snd0 and all VOXWARE drivers!).
-# You may also wish to enable the pnp controller with this, for pnp
-# sound cards.  Note that motherboard sound devices may require
-# options PNPBIOS.
+# Note that motherboard sound devices may require options PNPBIOS.
 #
 # For non-pnp sound cards with no bridge drivers only:
 #device		pcm0 at isa? port ? irq 10 drq 1 flags 0x0