diff --git a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
index 5872573bf5dd..bc43ef3ef143 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
+++ b/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #	fs: /
-#	by: bostic
-#
-#	%W% (Berkeley) %G%
+#	$Id: BSD.root.dist,v 1.3 1994/01/07 23:49:24 jtc Exp $
 
 # top-level files are owned by root.wheel
 # (else too easy to get root by compromising these)
@@ -9,27 +7,20 @@
 /set uname=root gname=wheel mode=0755 type=file
 
 sys	type=link size=11 link=usr/src/sys
-a	type=dir
-..
-b	type=dir
-..
 
 dev	type=dir
-	fd	type=dir
+	fd	type=dir uname=bin gname=bin mode=555
 	..
 ..
 
 etc	type=dir
-	disklabels	type=dir
-	..
-# what is the following for?
-/set nlink=1
-	kerberosIV	type=dir
-	..
 	mtree	type=dir
 	..
 	namedb	type=dir
 	..
+	uucp	type=dir
+	..
+
 	passwd	mode=0644
 	master.passwd mode=0600
 	spwd.db	mode=0600
@@ -71,15 +62,12 @@ etc	type=dir
 	services
 	localtime	uname=bin gname=bin
 	man.conf	uname=bin gname=bin
-
 ..
 
 mnt	type=dir
 ..
 root	type=dir
 ..
-stand	type=dir
-..
 tmp	type=dir uname=bin gname=bin mode=01777
 ..
 usr	type=dir