diff --git a/distrib/rescue/Makefile b/distrib/rescue/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f315ce2110b..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.3 2002/08/18 14:06:54 lukem Exp $
-
-.include <bsd.own.mk>
-.include "${NETBSDSRCDIR}/distrib/common/Makefile.distrib"
-
-WARNS=		1
-DBG=		-Os
-
-CRUNCHBIN=	rescue
-CRUNCHENV=	# empty - don't want SMALLPROG defined
-LISTS=		${.CURDIR}/list
-TARGETDIR=	${DESTDIR}/rescue
-PARSELISTENV+=  TARGETDIR=${TARGETDIR:Q}
-
-
-.for f in bim edlabel fdisk ldconfig pdisk
-PROG_${f}!=	cd ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/sbin/${f} && ${MAKE} -V PROG
-.if (${PROG_${f}} != "")
-LISTS+=		${.CURDIR}/list.${f}
-.endif
-.endfor
-
-.if (${OBJECT_FMT} == "ELF")
-PARSELISTENV+=	LDD_CMD=ldd_elf
-.else
-PARSELISTENV+=	LDD_CMD=ldd_aout
-.endif
-
-
-.include "${DISTRIBDIR}/common/Makefile.crunch"
-
-realall: ${CRUNCHBIN}
-
-install: ${CRUNCHBIN}
-	${PARSELIST} -v mode=install ${LISTS} | ${MAKE} -f - install
-
-.include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list b/distrib/rescue/list
deleted file mode 100644
index e5f54b21f87a..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list,v 1.3 2002/08/22 01:03:41 lukem Exp $
-
-SRCDIRS	bin
-
-PROG	cat
-PROG	chio
-PROG	chmod
-PROG	cp
-PROG	csh
-PROG	date
-PROG	dd
-PROG	df
-PROG	domainname
-PROG	echo
-PROG	ed
-PROG	expr
-PROG	hostname
-PROG	kill
-PROG	ksh
-PROG	ln
-PROG	ls
-PROG	mkdir
-PROG	mt
-PROG	mv
-PROG	pax		tar
-PROG	ps
-PROG	pwd
-PROG	rcmd
-PROG	rcp
-PROG	rm
-PROG	rmdir
-PROG	sh
-PROG	sleep
-PROG	stty
-PROG	sync
-PROG	systrace
-PROG	test		[
-
-SRCDIRS	sbin
-
-PROG	atactl
-PROG	badsect
-PROG	brconfig
-PROG	ccdconfig
-PROG	clri
-PROG	disklabel
-PROG	dkctl
-PROG	dmesg
-PROG	dump		rdump
-PROG	dump_lfs	rdump_lfs
-PROG	fsck
-PROG	fsck_ext2fs
-PROG	fsck_ffs
-PROG	fsck_lfs
-PROG	fsck_msdos
-PROG	fsdb
-PROG	fsirand
-PROG	ifconfig
-PROG	init		init.bak
-PROG	lmcctl
-PROG	mbrlabel
-PROG	mknod
-PROG	modload
-PROG	modunload
-PROG	mount		mount_ados mount_cd9660 mount_ext2fs mount_fdesc mount_ffs mount_filecore mount_kernfs mount_lfs mount_msdos mount_nfs mount_ntfs mount_null mount_overlay mount_procfs mount_ufs mount_umap mount_union
-PROG	mount_portal
-PROG	newfs		mount_mfs
-PROG	newfs_lfs
-PROG	newfs_msdos
-PROG	ping
-PROG	ping6
-PROG	pppoectl	ipppctl
-PROG	raidctl
-PROG	rcorder
-PROG	reboot		halt
-PROG	restore		rrestore
-PROG	rndctl
-PROG	route
-PROG	routed
-PROG	rtsol
-PROG	savecore
-PROG	scsictl
-PROG	setkey
-PROG	shutdown
-PROG	slattach
-PROG	swapctl		swapon
-PROG	sysctl
-PROG	ttyflags
-PROG	tunefs
-PROG	umount
-PROG	wdogctl
-PROG	wsconsctl
-
-SRCDIRS	usr.bin
-
-PROG	bzip2		bunzip2 bzcat
-PROG	kdump
-PROG	ktrace
-PROG	ktruss
-PROG	ldd
-
-SPECIAL ldd	srcdir	usr.bin/ldd/${LDD_CMD}
-
-
-SRCDIRS	gnu/usr.bin
-
-PROG	gzip		gunzip gzcat zcat 
-
-
-LIBS	-lbz2 -lcrypt -ledit -lipsec -lkvm -ll -lm -lrmt -ltermcap -lutil -lz 
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list.bim b/distrib/rescue/list.bim
deleted file mode 100644
index 766b65d7dac6..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list.bim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list.bim,v 1.1 2002/05/02 18:20:59 lukem Exp $
-
-PROG	bim
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list.edlabel b/distrib/rescue/list.edlabel
deleted file mode 100644
index b5324e428ad2..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list.edlabel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list.edlabel,v 1.1 2002/05/02 18:20:59 lukem Exp $
-
-PROG	edlabel
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list.fdisk b/distrib/rescue/list.fdisk
deleted file mode 100644
index 18ada8c31c92..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list.fdisk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list.fdisk,v 1.1 2002/05/02 18:21:00 lukem Exp $
-
-PROG	fdisk
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list.ldconfig b/distrib/rescue/list.ldconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e6457b8e762..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list.ldconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list.ldconfig,v 1.1 2002/05/02 18:21:00 lukem Exp $
-
-PROG	ldconfig
diff --git a/distrib/rescue/list.pdisk b/distrib/rescue/list.pdisk
deleted file mode 100644
index 637bf6ba288c..000000000000
--- a/distrib/rescue/list.pdisk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#	$NetBSD: list.pdisk,v 1.1 2002/08/18 12:39:42 lukem Exp $
-
-PROG	pdisk