diff --git a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
index ccb9bfdd44b0..9f6702e86e53 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ pseudo-device	sl	1	# Kernel SLIP
 pseudo-device	ppp	1	# Kernel PPP
 pseudo-device	tun		# Packet tunnel.
 pseudo-device	pty		# Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
-pseudo-device	gzip		# Exec gzipped a.out's
 pseudo-device	md		# Memory "disks"
 
 # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.
diff --git a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
index ccb9bfdd44b0..9f6702e86e53 100644
--- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ pseudo-device	sl	1	# Kernel SLIP
 pseudo-device	ppp	1	# Kernel PPP
 pseudo-device	tun		# Packet tunnel.
 pseudo-device	pty		# Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc)
-pseudo-device	gzip		# Exec gzipped a.out's
 pseudo-device	md		# Memory "disks"
 
 # The `bpf' pseudo-device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter.