diff --git a/games/bcd/Makefile b/games/bcd/Makefile
index 715ede141ac0..2912fe6231dd 100644
--- a/games/bcd/Makefile
+++ b/games/bcd/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 PROG=	bcd
 MAN6=	bcd.6
 MLINKS=	bcd.6 morse.6 bcd.6 ppt.6
-HIDEGAME=hidegame
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
 
diff --git a/games/bcd/bcd.c b/games/bcd/bcd.c
index cb0b3f9a1ed9..53765daac2a9 100644
--- a/games/bcd/bcd.c
+++ b/games/bcd/bcd.c
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	 * but this seems kind of silly.  So this one doesn't.
 	 */
 
-	/* revoke privs */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	if (argc > 1) {
 		while (--argc)
 			printcard(*++argv);
diff --git a/games/morse/Makefile b/games/morse/Makefile
index 444118974071..242d2cdcefd4 100644
--- a/games/morse/Makefile
+++ b/games/morse/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 PROG=	morse
 NOMAN=	noman
-HIDEGAME=hidegame
 CFLAGS += -DSPEAKER=\"/dev/speaker\"
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/games/morse/morse.c b/games/morse/morse.c
index a146669cf5c4..a78e29fe313b 100644
--- a/games/morse/morse.c
+++ b/games/morse/morse.c
@@ -212,10 +212,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	register int    ch;
 	register char  *p;
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "spw:f:")) != EOF)
 		switch ((char) ch) {
 		case 'f':
diff --git a/games/ppt/Makefile b/games/ppt/Makefile
index c7e91ed3af69..64e3db0c0ed7 100644
--- a/games/ppt/Makefile
+++ b/games/ppt/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 PROG=	ppt
 NOMAN=	noman
-HIDEGAME=hidegame
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
 
diff --git a/games/ppt/ppt.c b/games/ppt/ppt.c
index ab0d154977eb..84fd89a0a3ce 100644
--- a/games/ppt/ppt.c
+++ b/games/ppt/ppt.c
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	register int c;
 	register char *p;
 
-	/* revoke */
-	setegid(getgid());
-	setgid(getgid());
-
 	(void) puts("___________");
 	if (argc > 1)
 		while (p = *++argv)