diff --git a/astro/cfitsio/Makefile b/astro/cfitsio/Makefile
index c6faf33d87b1..5357171d2fab 100644
--- a/astro/cfitsio/Makefile
+++ b/astro/cfitsio/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
-WANT_FORTRAN=	yes #dummy but future use
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	gfortran42:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gcc42
-FC=		gfortran42
-F77=		gfortran42
+USE_FORTRAN=	yes
 
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	f2c.2:${PORTSDIR}/lang/f2c
 ALL_TARGET=	shared
diff --git a/biology/molden/Makefile b/biology/molden/Makefile
index 1d8b3661b115..d3ae85919f7c 100644
--- a/biology/molden/Makefile
+++ b/biology/molden/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ MAKEFILE=	${WRKSRC}/makefile
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-WANT_FORTRAN=	yes #dummy but future use
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	gfortran42:${PORTSDIR}/lang/gcc42
-FC=		gfortran42
-F77=		gfortran42
-MAKE_ENV+=	FC="${FC}" F77="${77}"
+USE_FORTRAN=	yes
 
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's,malloc.h,stdlib.h,' ${WRKSRC}/xwin.c