diff --git a/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile b/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
index 6fdacb749dbd..1481b78f1b4d 100644
--- a/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/dvipsk/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PLIST_SUB=	DVIPSDIR=${DVIPSDIR} \
 		TEXMFCONFIGDIR=${TEXMFCONFIGDIR} \
 		FONTSMAPDIR=${FONTSMAPDIR} \
 		UPDMAP_SYS="${UPDMAP_SYS}"
-USE_TEX=	base texmf
+USE_TEX=	tetex base texmf
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS= --disable-multiplatform \
diff --git a/japanese/platex-jsclasses/Makefile b/japanese/platex-jsclasses/Makefile
index 24fb6312bdd9..04e35c1792dc 100644
--- a/japanese/platex-jsclasses/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/platex-jsclasses/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	platex-jsclasses
-# Date created:		24 Jan 2004
-# Whom:			hrs@FreeBSD.org
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	jsclasses
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ MAINTAINER=	hrs@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	New document class files for pLaTeX
 
 USE_ZIP=	YES
-USE_TEX=	latex ptex
+USE_TEX=	tetex latex ptex
 NO_BUILD=	YES
 PLIST_SUB=	CLASSDIR=${CLASSDIR} TFMDIR=${TFMDIR} \
 		PLDIR=${PLDIR} MKTEXLSR=${MKTEXLSR} \
diff --git a/japanese/platex209/Makefile b/japanese/platex209/Makefile
index c936c759813e..704e536ae94f 100644
--- a/japanese/platex209/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/platex209/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	platex209-euc
-# Date created:		01 Jan 1998
-# Whom:			Makoto WATANABE <watanabe@zlab.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp>
-#
+# Created by: Makoto WATANABE <watanabe@zlab.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp>
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	platex209
 PORTVERSION=	1.0
@@ -15,12 +11,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}
 MAINTAINER=	hrs@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Old version of ASCII Japanese pLaTeX (based on LaTeX 2.09)
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	ptex:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex
-RUN_DEPENDS=	ptex:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex
-
-TEXMFDIR=	share/texmf
+USE_TEX=	tetex ptex
 WEB2CDIR=	${TEXMFDIR}/web2c/ptex
-MKTEXLSR=	${LOCALBASE}/bin/mktexlsr
 PLATEX209DIR=	${TEXMFDIR}/ptex/platex209
 
 PLIST_SUB=	TEXMFDIR=${TEXMFDIR} \
diff --git a/japanese/texfamily-vfn2a/Makefile b/japanese/texfamily-vfn2a/Makefile
index 107b733da7c4..fa84f5af979b 100644
--- a/japanese/texfamily-vfn2a/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/texfamily-vfn2a/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	texfamily-vfn2a
-# Date created:		13 June 2004
-# Whom:			hrs@FreeBSD.org
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	texfamily-vfn2a
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS= ${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFDIR}/fonts/tfm/ptex/min10.tfm:${PORTSDIR}/jap
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFDIR}/fonts/tfm/ptex/min10.tfm:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/ptex \
 		jtex:${PORTSDIR}/japanese/texfamily
 
-USE_TEX=	base texmf
+USE_TEX=	tetex base texmf
 MAKE_ENV=	JTEXTFMDIR=${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFLOCALDIR}/fonts/tfm/muling/nttsub \
 		PTEXTFMDIR=${LOCALBASE}/${TEXMFDIR}/fonts/tfm/ptex
 
diff --git a/japanese/texfamily/Makefile b/japanese/texfamily/Makefile
index 2256afe458d0..c5846298ab80 100644
--- a/japanese/texfamily/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/texfamily/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	texfamily
-# Date created:		9 Feb 2004
-# Whom:			hrs
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	texfamily
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	png15:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/png \
 		wwwcore.1:${PORTSDIR}/www/libwww \
 		t1.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/t1lib
 
-USE_TEX=	base texmf
+USE_TEX=	tetex base texmf
 USE_GCC=	any
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	${KANJICODE}
diff --git a/japanese/xdvik/Makefile b/japanese/xdvik/Makefile
index e5ca45b56519..3954e6b513f3 100644
--- a/japanese/xdvik/Makefile
+++ b/japanese/xdvik/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	freetype.9:${PORTSDIR}/print/freetype2 \
 		t1.5:${PORTSDIR}/devel/t1lib
 
 DIST_SUBDIR=	xdvik
-USE_TEX=	base texmf
+USE_TEX=	tetex base texmf
 USE_GMAKE=	YES
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	YES
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--datadir=${PREFIX}/${TEXMFDIR:S,texmf$,,} \