diff --git a/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/MESSAGE b/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/MESSAGE
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index 760c045816a..00000000000
--- a/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/MESSAGE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-You can enable this module by creating a symbolic
-link from ${PREFIX}/conf/php5.sample/rar.ini to
-${PREFIX}/conf/php5/rar.ini.
-
-ln -fs ${PREFIX}/conf/php5.sample/rar.ini \
-        ${PREFIX}/conf/php5/rar.ini
-
-If you already have Apache running on your machine,
-you should not use "apachectl restart" - instead,
-you should fully stop and then restart the server.
diff --git a/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/UNMESSAGE b/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/UNMESSAGE
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index 9c461788eaf..00000000000
--- a/archivers/pecl-rar/pkg/UNMESSAGE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-You can disable this module by removing the
-${PREFIX}/conf/php5/rar.ini symbolic link by
-issuing the following command: 
-
-rm -f ${PREFIX}/conf/php5/rar.ini
-
-If you already have Apache running on your machine,
-you should not use "apachectl restart" - instead,
-you should fully stop and then restart the server.