diff --git a/bin/chmod/Makefile b/bin/chmod/Makefile
index 34203fff2002..71006d00a523 100644
--- a/bin/chmod/Makefile
+++ b/bin/chmod/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PROG=	chmod
-WFORMAT=0
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/bin/cp/Makefile b/bin/cp/Makefile
index a1df39265cb2..9180efe26c3f 100644
--- a/bin/cp/Makefile
+++ b/bin/cp/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,5 @@
 PROG=	cp
 SRCS=	cp.c utils.c
 CFLAGS+= -DVM_AND_BUFFER_CACHE_SYNCHRONIZED
-WFORMAT=0
 
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/bin/rm/Makefile b/bin/rm/Makefile
index a63cabed1f7d..7b85cdf90fc0 100644
--- a/bin/rm/Makefile
+++ b/bin/rm/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 PROG=	rm
 SRCS=	rm.c
-WFORMAT=0
 
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/rm ${BINDIR}/unlink
 MLINKS=	rm.1 unlink.1