diff --git a/devel/apache-ant/Makefile b/devel/apache-ant/Makefile
index a192a24e405..67d43c1c179 100644
--- a/devel/apache-ant/Makefile
+++ b/devel/apache-ant/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.30 2013/03/11 10:50:00 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.31 2013/04/28 16:34:53 jasper Exp $
 
 COMMENT=        build tool for java applications
 
@@ -20,13 +20,10 @@ MODULES=	java
 MODJAVA_VER=	1.6+
 
 RUN_DEPENDS=	java/javaPathHelper
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	archivers/gtar
 
 NO_BUILD=	Yes
 NO_TEST=	Yes
 
-TAR=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/gtar
-
 ANTHOME=	${PREFIX}/ant
 ANTDOCS=	${PREFIX}/share/doc/java/ant
 TXT=		LICENSE NOTICE README WHATSNEW
diff --git a/devel/commons-io/Makefile b/devel/commons-io/Makefile
index 5a8468131de..0f9e7b1f4c5 100644
--- a/devel/commons-io/Makefile
+++ b/devel/commons-io/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.6 2013/03/11 10:50:02 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.7 2013/04/28 16:34:53 jasper Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	Java library to assist with developing IO functionality
 
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@ PERMIT_PACKAGE_CDROM=	Yes
 
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_APACHE:=commons/io/source/}
 
-TAR=		${LOCALBASE}/bin/gtar
-
 MODULES=	java
 MODJAVA_VER=	1.6+
 MODJAVA_BUILD=	ant
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	archivers/gtar
-
 NO_TEST=	Yes
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/devel/mspdebug/Makefile b/devel/mspdebug/Makefile
index dc01314aa1c..ef4e0a5d1c9 100644
--- a/devel/mspdebug/Makefile
+++ b/devel/mspdebug/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.16 2013/03/11 10:50:12 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.17 2013/04/28 16:34:53 jasper Exp $
 
 COMMENT=		debugger for use with MSP 430 MCUs
 
@@ -16,11 +16,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=		${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE:=mspdebug/}
 
 WANTLIB += c pthread readline termcap usb
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=		archivers/gtar
 LIB_DEPENDS=		devel/libusb-compat
 
-TAR=			${LOCALBASE}/bin/gtar
-
 USE_GMAKE=		Yes
 MAKE_FLAGS=		CC="${CC}" GCC_CFLAGS="" LDFLAGS=""
 FAKE_FLAGS=		PREFIX=${PREFIX} MANDIR=${PREFIX}/man/man1/