diff --git a/converters/libiconv/Makefile b/converters/libiconv/Makefile
index 31006572533..43c28632d8a 100644
--- a/converters/libiconv/Makefile
+++ b/converters/libiconv/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.37 2010/10/18 17:06:06 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.38 2010/10/31 16:03:52 naddy Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	character set conversion library
 
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ WANTLIB=	c
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	::devel/gperf
 
 USE_LIBTOOL=	Yes
-USE_GROFF =	Yes
 SEPARATE_BUILD=	simple
 CONFIGURE_STYLE= gnu
 MODGNU_CONFIG_GUESS_DIRS= ${WRKSRC}/build-aux ${WRKSRC}/libcharset/build-aux
diff --git a/devel/gmake/Makefile b/devel/gmake/Makefile
index 244b62a7f52..823462c9027 100644
--- a/devel/gmake/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gmake/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.41 2010/10/18 21:35:48 sthen Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.42 2010/10/31 16:03:52 naddy Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	GNU make
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ CONFIGURE_STYLE= gnu
 CONFIGURE_ARGS= --program-prefix="g"
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${DEPBASE}/include" \
 		LDFLAGS="-L${DEPBASE}/lib"
-USE_GROFF =	Yes
 MODGNU_CONFIG_GUESS_DIRS= ${WRKSRC}/config
 
 post-install:
diff --git a/devel/gperf/Makefile b/devel/gperf/Makefile
index ec5c7b772af..b7f720342fb 100644
--- a/devel/gperf/Makefile
+++ b/devel/gperf/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.23 2010/10/18 17:47:53 espie Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.24 2010/10/31 16:03:52 naddy Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	perfect hash functions, to help write parsers
 
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ post-extract:
 CONFIGURE_STYLE=	gnu
 # and it also insists upon installing under $(prefix)/doc...
 MAKE_FLAGS=	docdir='${TRUEPREFIX}/share/doc/gperf'
-USE_GROFF =	Yes
 
 # N.B. gperf is a build dependency for libiconv; take care if
 # gettext support is added to gperf.