diff --git a/lib/libutil/login.conf.5 b/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
index 942f3ecd2661..d4bbc1d67780 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
+++ b/lib/libutil/login.conf.5
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 .\" 5. Modifications may be freely made to this file providing the above
 .\"    conditions are met.
 .\"
-.Dd September 25, 2025
+.Dd December 15, 2025
 .Dt LOGIN.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ explicitly indicates not to change the umask.
 .Bl -column passwd_prompt indent indent
 .It Sy "Name	Type	Default	Description"
 .\" .It "approve	program 	Program to approve login.
-.It "copyright	file		File containing additional copyright information"
 .It "host.allow	list		List of remote host wildcards from which users in"
 the class may access.
 .It "host.deny	list		List of remote host wildcards from which users"
diff --git a/usr.bin/login/login.conf b/usr.bin/login/login.conf
index c65a83caa565..267b0f1ad826 100644
--- a/usr.bin/login/login.conf
+++ b/usr.bin/login/login.conf
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 default:\
 	:passwd_format=sha512:\
-	:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT:\
 	:welcome=/var/run/motd:\
 	:setenv=BLOCKSIZE=K:\
 	:mail=/var/mail/$:\
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ russian|Russian Users Accounts:\
 ## standard - standard user defaults
 ##
 #standard:\
-#	:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT:\
 #	:welcome=/var/run/motd:\
 #	:setenv=BLOCKSIZE=K:\
 #	:mail=/var/mail/$:\
diff --git a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/conflicts_test.sh b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/conflicts_test.sh
index 87857e7cd0a9..a2ccabaa17ee 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/conflicts_test.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/conflicts_test.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ EOF
 	cat > $NEW/etc/login.conf <<EOF
 default:\\
 	:passwd_format=md5:\\
-	:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT
 EOF
 	cat > $TEST/etc/login.conf <<EOF
 default:\\
@@ -247,7 +246,6 @@ echo "Checking 'r':"
 cat > $CONFLICTS/etc/login.conf <<EOF
 default:\\
 	:passwd_format=md5:\\
-	:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT\\
         :welcome=/etc/motd:
 EOF
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/tests_test.sh b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/tests_test.sh
index 794be8065a96..71c78869e89e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/tests_test.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/etcupdate/tests/tests_test.sh
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ EOF
 	cat > $NEW/etc/login.conf <<EOF
 default:\\
 	:passwd_format=md5:\\
-	:copyright=/etc/COPYRIGHT
 EOF
 	cp $OLD/etc/login.conf $TEST/etc/login.conf