diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.README b/share/mk/bsd.README
index 9ad50169b91d..a31339ee3e86 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.README
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.README
@@ -164,11 +164,6 @@ BINOWN		Binary owner.
 
 BINMODE		Binary mode.
 
-STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
-		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
-		own install script so that the entire system can be made
-		stripped/not-stripped using a single nob.
-
 MANDIR		Base path for manual installation.
 
 MANGRP		Manual group.
@@ -283,7 +278,9 @@ DPADD		Additional dependencies for the program.  Usually used for
 		numbers.
 
 STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
-		to be stripped.
+		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
+		own install script so that the entire system can be made
+		stripped/not-stripped using a single nob.
 
 SUBDIR		A list of subdirectories that should be built as well.
 		Each of the targets will execute the same target in the
diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
index 1ac156342055..df0802195732 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #
 # COMPRESS_EXT	File name extension of ${COMPRESS_CMD} command. [.gz]
 #
-# STRIP		The flag passed to the install program to cause the binary
-#		to be stripped.  This is to be used when building your
-#		own install script so that the entire system can be made
-#		stripped/not-stripped using a single knob. [-s]
-#
 # BINOWN	Binary owner. [root]
 #
 # BINGRP	Binary group. [wheel]
@@ -163,10 +158,6 @@ NLSMODE?=	${NOBINMODE}
 INCLUDEDIR?=	/usr/include
 
 # Common variables
-.if !defined(DEBUG_FLAGS)
-STRIP?=		-s
-.endif
-
 COMPRESS_CMD?=	gzip -cn
 COMPRESS_EXT?=	.gz