diff --git a/archivers/advancecomp/Makefile b/archivers/advancecomp/Makefile
index 837cf521d7fd..110275b55f3b 100644
--- a/archivers/advancecomp/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/advancecomp/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libzopfli.so:archivers/zopfli
 
-USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 MAKE_ARGS=	zopfli_SOURCES="" am__objects_3=""
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/zopfli
diff --git a/archivers/dzip/Makefile b/archivers/dzip/Makefile
index 9bd2636157be..fe9782eaf2a2 100644
--- a/archivers/dzip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/dzip/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	File compression utility specializing in Quake demo compression
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 
-USES=		dos2unix gmake zip
+USES=		dos2unix zip
 
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 MAKEFILE=	${WRKSRC}/Makefile.linux
diff --git a/archivers/lrzip/Makefile b/archivers/lrzip/Makefile
index 917710f24660..2e01287f7be4 100644
--- a/archivers/lrzip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/lrzip/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--enable-asm
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 LDFLAGS+=	-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
-USES=		alias gmake libtool pathfix perl5 shebangfix tar:bzip2
+USES=		alias libtool pathfix perl5 shebangfix tar:bzip2
 SHEBANG_FILES=	${WRKSRC}/lrztar
 USE_PERL5=	build
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
diff --git a/archivers/lua51-zlib/Makefile b/archivers/lua51-zlib/Makefile
index 694da36b02ce..4ba892c370f3 100644
--- a/archivers/lua51-zlib/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/lua51-zlib/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	brimworks
 GH_PROJECT=	lua-zlib
 
-USES=		gmake lua:51
+USES=		lua:51
 
 ALL_TARGET=	bsd
 MAKE_ENV+=      LUAPATH="${LOCALBASE}"
diff --git a/archivers/plzip/Makefile b/archivers/plzip/Makefile
index ac52cbe68356..0042720280e7 100644
--- a/archivers/plzip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/plzip/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	lzlib>=1.1:archivers/lzlib
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/plzip \
 		man/man1/plzip.1.gz
 
-USES=		gmake
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	CXXFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${LOCALBASE}/lib"
diff --git a/archivers/rvm/Makefile b/archivers/rvm/Makefile
index d7714bf58091..9118c5c0e102 100644
--- a/archivers/rvm/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/rvm/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RUN_DEPENDS:=	${BUILD_DEPENDS}
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 
-USES=		compiler:c++11-lang gmake
+USES=		compiler:c++11-lang
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--with-default-config-file=${PREFIX}/etc/rvm.conf \
 		--enable-assume-stl-memory-exception
diff --git a/archivers/szip/Makefile b/archivers/szip/Makefile
index a6d01ab1d942..2f783cd1a484 100644
--- a/archivers/szip/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/szip/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ DISTNAME=	sz${PORTVERSION:S/.//}_src
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Fast compression utility
 
-USES=		gmake
 NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 MAKEFILE=	makefile
 
diff --git a/archivers/unmass/Makefile b/archivers/unmass/Makefile
index afe1d34e2598..cabc82f6e86b 100644
--- a/archivers/unmass/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/unmass/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ COMMENT=	Extract game archives such as wad, dar, mea exe's, and many more
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
-USES=		gmake dos2unix
+USES=		dos2unix
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}/kdev_cmd
diff --git a/archivers/unrar/Makefile b/archivers/unrar/Makefile
index 5a98edc807bf..142c63f705a2 100644
--- a/archivers/unrar/Makefile
+++ b/archivers/unrar/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CONFLICTS_INSTALL?=	zh-unrar-[0-9].* unrar-iconv-[0-9].*
 LDFLAGS+=	-lpthread
 MAKE_ARGS=	CXX=${CXX} LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" STRIP=${STRIP_CMD}
 MAKEFILE=	makefile
-USES+=		gmake
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/unrar