diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING
index 24dd8bcb576d..d8e705bde16b 100644
--- a/UPDATING
+++ b/UPDATING
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT 5.0-CURRENT IS SLOW:
 	developers choose to disable these features on build machines
 	to maximize performance.
 
+20030829:
+	The following rc.d scripts have been removed and should be
+	deleted from your installation: atm2.sh atm3.sh devdb
+	localdaemons network1 network2 network3. Depending on when
+	you last updated world and used mergemaster(8) you may or
+	may not have problems during the rc boot sequence. The simplest
+	solution is an 'rm -rf /etc/rc.d/*' and then 'mergemaster -i'.
+	The atm2.sh atm3.sh and devdb scripts were removed some time
+	ago, so depending on when you installed -CURRENT these scripts
+	may or may not exist on your system.
+
 20030824:
 	ATAng has been committed. You need to build world as sys/ata.h 
 	has changed, and userland atacontrol depends on it.
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/Makefile b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
index c1e4d7413741..b25b5cd4ee20 100755
--- a/etc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/etc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ FILES=	DAEMON LOGIN NETWORKING SERVERS \
 	ipnat ipsec ipxrouted isdnd \
 	jail \
 	kadmind kerberos keyserv kldxref kpasswdd \
-	ldconfig local localdaemons localpkg lomac lpd \
+	ldconfig local localpkg lomac lpd \
 	motd mountcritlocal mountcritremote \
 	mountd moused mroute6d mrouted msgs \
 	named netif netoptions \
-	network1 network2 network3 \
 	network_ipv6 nfsclient nfsd \
 	nfslocking nfsserver nisdomain ntpd ntpdate \
 	othermta \
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/localdaemons b/etc/rc.d/localdaemons
deleted file mode 100644
index dfd93f47df72..000000000000
--- a/etc/rc.d/localdaemons
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: localdaemons
-# REQUIRE: abi
-# BEFORE:  securelevel
-# KEYWORD: FreeBSD nostart
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="localdaemons"
-start_cmd="locald_start"
-stop_cmd="locald_stop"
-
-locald_start()
-{
-	# For each dir in $local_startup, search for init scripts matching *.sh
-	#
-	case ${local_startup} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo -n 'Local package initialization:'
-		slist=""
-		if [ -z "${script_name_sep}" ]; then
-			script_name_sep=" "
-		fi
-		for dir in ${local_startup}; do
-			if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
-				for script in ${dir}/*.sh; do
-					slist="${slist}${script_name_sep}${script}"
-				done
-			fi
-		done
-		script_save_sep="$IFS"
-		IFS="${script_name_sep}"
-		for script in ${slist}; do
-			if [ -x "${script}" ]; then
-				(set -T
-				trap 'exit 1' 2
-				${script} start)
-			elif [ -f "${script}" -o -L "${script}" ]; then
-				echo -n " (skipping ${script##*/}, not executable)"
-			fi
-		done
-		IFS="${script_save_sep}"
-		echo '.'
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-locald_stop()
-{
-	echo -n 'Shutting down daemon processes:'
-
-	# For each dir in $local_startup, search for init scripts matching *.sh
-	case ${local_startup} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		slist=""
-		if [ -z "${script_name_sep}" ]; then
-			script_name_sep=" "
-		fi
-		for dir in ${local_startup}; do
-			if [ -d "${dir}" ]; then
-				for script in ${dir}/*.sh; do
-					slist="${slist}${script_name_sep}${script}"
-				done
-			fi
-		done
-		script_save_sep="$IFS"
-		IFS="${script_name_sep}"
-		for script in `reverse_list ${slist}`; do
-			if [ -x "${script}" ]; then
-				(set -T
-				trap 'exit 1' 2
-				${script} stop)
-			fi
-		done
-		IFS="${script_save_sep}"
-		echo '.'
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
deleted file mode 100644
index 62f002ab9e61..000000000000
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: network1
-# REQUIRE: atm1 ipfilter mountcritlocal pccard serial sppp sysctl tty
-# KEYWORD: FreeBSD nostart
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="network1"
-start_cmd="network_start"
-stop_cmd="network_stop"
-
-convert_host_conf()
-{
-	host_conf=$1; shift;
-	nsswitch_conf=$1; shift;
-	awk '                                                               \
-	/^[:blank:]*#/       { next }                                       \
-	/(hosts|local|file)/ { nsswitch[c] = "files"; c++; next }           \
-	/(dns|bind)/         { nsswitch[c] = "dns";   c++; next }           \
-	/nis/                { nsswitch[c] = "nis";   c++; next }           \
-	{ printf "Warning: unrecognized line [%s]", $0 > "/dev/stderr" }    \
-	END {                                                               \
-		printf "hosts: ";                                           \
-		for (i in nsswitch) printf "%s ", nsswitch[i];              \
-		printf "\n";                                                \
-	}' < $host_conf > $nsswitch_conf
-}
-
-generate_host_conf()
-{
-	nsswitch_conf=$1; shift;
-	host_conf=$1; shift;
-
-	awk '
-	BEGIN {
-		xlat["files"] = "hosts";
-		xlat["dns"] = "bind";
-		xlat["nis"] = "nis";
-		cont = 0;
-	}
-	sub(/^[\t ]*hosts:/, "") || cont {
-		if (!cont)
-			srcs = ""
-		sub(/#.*/, "")
-		gsub(/[][]/, " & ")
-		cont = sub(/\\$/, "")
-		srcs = srcs " " $0
-	}
-	END {
-		print "# Auto-generated from nsswitch.conf, do not edit"
-		ns = split(srcs, s)
-		for (n = 1; n <= ns; ++n) {
-			if (s[n] in xlat)
-			    print xlat[s[n]]
-		}
-	}
-	' <$nsswitch_conf >$host_conf
-}
-
-network_gif_setup() {
-	case ${gif_interfaces} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		for i in ${gif_interfaces}; do
-			eval peers=\$gifconfig_$i
-			case ${peers} in
-			'')
-				continue
-				;;
-			*)
-				ifconfig $i create >/dev/null 2>&1
-				ifconfig $i tunnel ${peers}
-				ifconfig $i up
-				;;
-			esac
-		done
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-
-network_start()
-{
-	# set hostname, turn on network
-	#
-	echo -n "Doing initial network setup:"
-
-	# Generate host.conf for compatibility
-	#
-	if [ -f "/etc/nsswitch.conf" ]; then
-		echo -n ' host.conf'
-		generate_host_conf /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/host.conf
-	fi
-
-	# Convert host.conf to nsswitch.conf if necessary
-	#
-	if [ -f "/etc/host.conf" -a ! -f "/etc/nsswitch.conf" ]; then
-		echo ''
-		echo 'Warning: /etc/host.conf is no longer used'
-		echo '  /etc/nsswitch.conf will be created for you'
-		convert_host_conf /etc/host.conf /etc/nsswitch.conf
-	fi
-
-	# Set the host name if it is not already set
-	#
-	if [ -z "`hostname -s`" ]; then
-		hostname ${hostname}
-		echo -n ' hostname'
-	fi
-
-	# Set the domainname if we're using NIS
-	#
-	case ${nisdomainname} in
-	[Nn][Oo]|'')
-		;;
-	*)
-		domainname ${nisdomainname}
-		echo -n ' domain'
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	echo '.'
-
-	# Attempt to create cloned interfaces.
-	for ifn in ${cloned_interfaces}; do
-		ifconfig ${ifn} create
-	done
-
-	# gifconfig
-	network_gif_setup
-
-	# Set up all the network interfaces, calling startup scripts if needed
-	#
-	case ${network_interfaces} in
-	[Aa][Uu][Tt][Oo])
-		network_interfaces="`ifconfig -l`"
-		;;
-	*)
-		network_interfaces="${network_interfaces} ${cloned_interfaces}"
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	dhcp_interfaces=""
-	for ifn in ${network_interfaces}; do
-		if [ -r /etc/start_if.${ifn} ]; then
-			. /etc/start_if.${ifn}
-			eval showstat_$ifn=1
-		fi
-
-		# Do the primary ifconfig if specified
-		#
-		eval ifconfig_args=\$ifconfig_${ifn}
-
-		case ${ifconfig_args} in
-		'')
-			;;
-		[Dd][Hh][Cc][Pp])
-			# DHCP inits are done all in one go below
-			dhcp_interfaces="$dhcp_interfaces $ifn"
-			eval showstat_$ifn=1
-			;;
-		*)
-			ifconfig ${ifn} ${ifconfig_args}
-			eval showstat_$ifn=1
-			;;
-		esac
-	done
-
-	if [ ! -z "${dhcp_interfaces}" ]; then
-		${dhcp_program:-/sbin/dhclient} ${dhcp_flags} ${dhcp_interfaces}
-	fi
-
-	for ifn in ${network_interfaces}; do
-		# Check to see if aliases need to be added
-		#
-		alias=0
-		while : ; do
-			eval ifconfig_args=\$ifconfig_${ifn}_alias${alias}
-			if [ -n "${ifconfig_args}" ]; then
-				ifconfig ${ifn} ${ifconfig_args} alias
-				eval showstat_$ifn=1
-				alias=$((${alias} + 1))
-			else
-				break;
-			fi
-		done
-
-		# Do ipx address if specified
-		#
-		eval ifconfig_args=\$ifconfig_${ifn}_ipx
-		if [ -n "${ifconfig_args}" ]; then
-			ifconfig ${ifn} ${ifconfig_args}
-			eval showstat_$ifn=1
-		fi
-	done
-
-	# Display ifconfiged interfaces
-	for ifn in ${network_interfaces}; do
-		eval showstat=\$showstat_${ifn}
-		if [ ! -z ${showstat} ]; then
-			ifconfig ${ifn}
-		fi
-	done
-
-	# Resync ipfilter
-	/etc/rc.d/ipfilter resync
-}
-
-network_stop()
-{
-	echo -n "Stopping network:"
-
-	# flush routes
-	#
-	echo -n " flush routes"
-	route -n flush
-
-	echo '.'
-}
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
deleted file mode 100644
index d1625752e918..000000000000
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,140 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Configure routing and miscellaneous network tunables
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: network2
-# REQUIRE: netif ppp-user
-# KEYWORD: FreeBSD nostart
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="network2"
-start_cmd="network2_start"
-stop_cmd=":"
-
-network2_start()
-{
-	case ${defaultrouter} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		static_routes="default ${static_routes}"
-		route_default="default ${defaultrouter}"
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	# Setup static routes. This should be done before router discovery.
-	#
-	if [ -n "${static_routes}" ]; then
-		for i in ${static_routes}; do
-			eval route_args=\$route_${i}
-			route add ${route_args}
-		done
-	fi
-
-	echo -n 'Additional routing options:'
-	case ${tcp_extensions} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo -n ' tcp extensions=NO'
-		sysctl net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${icmp_bmcastecho} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' broadcast ping responses=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.icmp.bmcastecho=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${icmp_drop_redirect} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' ignore ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.icmp.drop_redirect=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${icmp_log_redirect} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' log ICMP redirect=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.icmp.log_redirect=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${gateway_enable} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' IP gateway=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${forward_sourceroute} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' do source routing=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.ip.sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${accept_sourceroute} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' accept source routing=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.ip.accept_sourceroute=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${tcp_keepalive} in
-	[Nn][Oo])
-		echo -n ' TCP keepalive=NO'
-		sysctl net.inet.tcp.always_keepalive=0 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${tcp_drop_synfin} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' drop SYN+FIN packets=YES'
-		sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${ipxgateway_enable} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' IPX gateway=YES'
-		sysctl net.ipx.ipx.ipxforwarding=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${arpproxy_all} in
-	[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-		echo -n ' ARP proxyall=YES'
-		sysctl net.link.ether.inet.proxyall=1 >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${ip_portrange_first} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo -n " ip_portrange_first=$ip_portrange_first"
-		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.first=$ip_portrange_first >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case ${ip_portrange_last} in
-	[Nn][Oo] | '')
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo -n " ip_portrange_last=$ip_portrange_last"
-		sysctl net.inet.ip.portrange.last=$ip_portrange_last >/dev/null
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	echo '.'
-}
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dc7495de3ef..000000000000
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: network3
-# REQUIRE: localdaemons
-# BEFORE:  securelevel
-# KEYWORD: FreeBSD nostart
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-load_rc_config 'XXX'
-
-echo -n 'Additional TCP options:'
-case ${log_in_vain} in
-[Nn][Oo] | '')
-	log_in_vain=0
-	;;
-[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-	log_in_vain=1
-	;;
-[0-9]*)
-	;;
-*)
-	echo " invalid log_in_vain setting: ${log_in_vain}"
-	log_in_vain=0
-	;;
-esac
-
-[ "${log_in_vain}" -ne 0 ] && (
-	echo -n " log_in_vain=${log_in_vain}"
-	sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain="${log_in_vain}" >/dev/null
-	sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain="${log_in_vain}" >/dev/null
-)
-echo '.'