diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
index d9aeb5cb4e88..5cbd2e54ba87 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SRCS=	anonFTP.c cdrom.c command.c config.c devices.c dhcp.c \
 	ftp.c globals.c http.c index.c install.c installUpgrade.c keymap.c \
 	label.c main.c makedevs.c media.c menus.c misc.c modules.c \
 	mouse.c msg.c network.c nfs.c options.c package.c \
-	system.c tape.c tcpip.c termcap.c ttys.c ufs.c user.c \
+	system.c tcpip.c termcap.c ttys.c ufs.c user.c \
 	variable.c ${_wizard} keymap.h countries.h
 
 CFLAGS+= -DUSE_GZIP=1
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
index 9cda538ec2db..f5b16e5b4d1c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/devices.c
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ static int numDevs;
 
 #define	CDROM(name, descr, max)					\
 	DEVICE_ENTRY(DEVICE_TYPE_CDROM, name, descr, max)
-#define	TAPE(name, descr, max)						\
-	DEVICE_ENTRY(DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE, name, descr, max)
 #define	DISK(name, descr, max)						\
 	DEVICE_ENTRY(DEVICE_TYPE_DISK, name, descr, max)
 #define	FLOPPY(name, descr, max)					\
@@ -78,8 +76,6 @@ static struct _devname {
     CDROM("mcd%d",	"Mitsumi (old model) CDROM drive",	4),
     CDROM("scd%d",	"Sony CDROM drive - CDU31/33A type",	4),
     CDROM("acd%d",	"ATAPI/IDE CDROM",			4),
-    TAPE("sa%d",	"SCSI tape drive",			4),
-    TAPE("rwt%d",	"Wangtek tape drive",			4),
     DISK("da%d",	"SCSI disk device",			16),
     DISK("ad%d",	"ATA/IDE disk device",			16),
     DISK("ar%d",	"ATA/IDE RAID device",			16),
@@ -367,20 +363,6 @@ deviceGetAll(void)
 		}
 		break;
 
-	    case DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE:
-		fd = deviceTry(device_names[i], try, j);
-		if (fd >= 0) {
-		    char n[BUFSIZ];
-
-		    close(fd);
-		    snprintf(n, sizeof n, device_names[i].name, j);
-		    deviceRegister(strdup(n), device_names[i].description, strdup(try),
-				   DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE, TRUE, mediaInitTape, mediaGetTape, mediaShutdownTape, NULL);
-		    if (isDebug())
-			msgDebug("Found a TAPE device for %s\n", try);
-		}
-		break;
-
 	    case DEVICE_TYPE_DISK:
 		/* nothing to do */
 		break;
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
index 80348b1e5d04..3a891c9ae5ee 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/dispatch.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static struct _word {
     { "mediaSetCDROM",		mediaSetCDROM		},
     { "mediaSetFloppy",		mediaSetFloppy		},
     { "mediaSetDOS",		mediaSetDOS		},
-    { "mediaSetTape",		mediaSetTape		},
     { "mediaSetFTP",		mediaSetFTP		},
     { "mediaSetFTPActive",	mediaSetFTPActive	},
     { "mediaSetFTPPassive",	mediaSetFTPPassive	},
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
index 5af902ab204c..643f28b431ae 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/media.c
@@ -260,61 +260,6 @@ mediaSetDOS(dialogMenuItem *self)
     return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE);
 }
 
-static int
-tapeHook(dialogMenuItem *self)
-{
-    return genericHook(self, DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE);
-}
-
-/*
- * Return 1 if we successfully found and set the installation type to
- * be a tape drive.
- */
-int
-mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self)
-{
-    Device **devs;
-    int cnt;
-
-    mediaClose();
-    devs = deviceFind(NULL, DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE);
-    cnt = deviceCount(devs);
-    if (!cnt) {
-	msgConfirm("No tape drive devices found!  Please check that your system's configuration\n"
-		   "is correct.  For more information, consult the hardware guide in the Doc\n"
-		   "menu.");
-	return DITEM_FAILURE | DITEM_CONTINUE;
-    }
-    else if (cnt > 1) {
-	DMenu *menu;
-	int status;
-
-	menu = deviceCreateMenu(&MenuMediaTape, DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE, tapeHook, NULL);
-	if (!menu)
-	    msgFatal("Unable to create tape drive menu!  Something is seriously wrong.");
-	status = dmenuOpenSimple(menu, FALSE);
-	free(menu);
-	if (!status)
-	    return DITEM_FAILURE;
-    }
-    else
-	mediaDevice = devs[0];
-    if (mediaDevice) {
-	char *val;
-
-	val = msgGetInput("/var/tmp", "Please enter the name of a temporary directory containing\n"
-			  "sufficient space for holding the contents of this tape (or\n"
-			  "tapes).  The contents of this directory will be removed\n"
-			  "after installation, so be sure to specify a directory that\n"
-			  "can be erased afterwards!\n");
-	if (!val)
-	    mediaDevice = NULL;
-	else
-	    mediaDevice->private = strdup(val);
-    }
-    return (mediaDevice ? DITEM_LEAVE_MENU : DITEM_FAILURE);
-}
-
 /*
  * Return 0 if we successfully found and set the installation type to
  * be an ftp server
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
index 3406580147d2..7cec25af6536 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/menus.c
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ DMenu MenuIndex = {
       { " Install, Custom",	"The custom installation menu",		NULL, dmenuSubmenu, NULL, &MenuInstallCustom },
       { " Label",		"The disk Label editor",		NULL, diskLabelEditor },
       { " Media",		"Top level media selection menu.",	NULL, dmenuSubmenu, NULL, &MenuMedia },
-      { " Media, Tape",		"Select tape installation media.",	NULL, mediaSetTape },
       { " Media, NFS",		"Select NFS installation media.",	NULL, mediaSetNFS },
       { " Media, Floppy",	"Select floppy installation media.",	NULL, mediaSetFloppy },
       { " Media, CDROM/DVD",	"Select CDROM/DVD installation media.",	NULL, mediaSetCDROM },
@@ -794,20 +793,6 @@ DMenu MenuMediaFTP = {
       { NULL } }
 };
 
-DMenu MenuMediaTape = {
-    DMENU_NORMAL_TYPE | DMENU_SELECTION_RETURNS,
-    "Choose a tape drive type",
-    "FreeBSD can be installed from tape drive, though this installation\n"
-    "method requires a certain amount of temporary storage in addition\n"
-    "to the space required by the distribution itself (tape drives make\n"
-    "poor random-access devices, so we extract _everything_ on the tape\n"
-    "in one pass).  If you have sufficient space for this, then you should\n"
-    "select one of the following tape devices detected on your system.",
-    NULL,
-    NULL,
-    { { NULL } },
-};
-
 DMenu MenuNetworkDevice = {
     DMENU_NORMAL_TYPE | DMENU_SELECTION_RETURNS,
     "Network interface information required",
@@ -852,7 +837,6 @@ DMenu MenuMedia = {
       { "6 NFS",		"Install over NFS",			NULL, mediaSetNFS },
       { "7 File System",	"Install from an existing filesystem",	NULL, mediaSetUFS },
       { "8 Floppy",		"Install from a floppy disk set",	NULL, mediaSetFloppy },
-      { "9 Tape",		"Install from SCSI or QIC tape",	NULL, mediaSetTape },
       { "X Options",		"Go to the Options screen",		NULL, optionsEditor },
       { NULL } },
 };
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/options.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/options.c
index 8634c69754e6..d84089131ece 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/options.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/options.c
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ mediaCheck(Option *opt)
 	case DEVICE_TYPE_CDROM:
 	    return "CDROM";
 
-	case DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE:
-	    return "Tape";
-
 	case DEVICE_TYPE_DOS:
 	    return "DOS";
 
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
index 689631e42d5f..3a9a20a7136c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.8
@@ -615,11 +615,6 @@ The first primary partition found is used (e.g.\& C:).
 .Pp
 .Sy Variables :
 None
-.It mediaSetTape
-Select a tape device as the installation media.
-.Pp
-.Sy Variables :
-None
 .It mediaSetFTP
 Select an FTP site as the installation media.
 .Pp
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.h b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.h
index d10aac5f58ca..f09d765dc93e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.h
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/sysinstall.h
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ typedef enum {
     DEVICE_TYPE_FTP,
     DEVICE_TYPE_NETWORK,
     DEVICE_TYPE_CDROM,
-    DEVICE_TYPE_TAPE,
     DEVICE_TYPE_DOS,
     DEVICE_TYPE_UFS,
     DEVICE_TYPE_NFS,
@@ -443,7 +442,6 @@ extern DMenu		MenuMediaCDROM;		/* CDROM media menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuMediaDOS;		/* DOS media menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuMediaFloppy;	/* Floppy media menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuMediaFTP;		/* FTP media menu				*/
-extern DMenu		MenuMediaTape;		/* Tape media menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuNetworkDevice;	/* Network device menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuNTP;		/* NTP time server menu				*/
 extern DMenu		MenuSecurity;		/* System security options menu			*/
@@ -717,7 +715,6 @@ extern int	mediaTimeout(void);
 extern int	mediaSetCDROM(dialogMenuItem *self);
 extern int	mediaSetFloppy(dialogMenuItem *self);
 extern int	mediaSetDOS(dialogMenuItem *self);
-extern int	mediaSetTape(dialogMenuItem *self);
 extern int	mediaSetFTP(dialogMenuItem *self);
 extern int	mediaSetFTPActive(dialogMenuItem *self);
 extern int	mediaSetFTPPassive(dialogMenuItem *self);
@@ -835,11 +832,6 @@ extern void	systemChangeScreenmap(const u_char newmap[]);
 extern void	systemCreateHoloshell(void);
 extern int	vsystem(char *fmt, ...) __printflike(1, 2);
 
-/* tape.c */
-extern Boolean	mediaInitTape(Device *dev);
-extern FILE	*mediaGetTape(Device *dev, char *file, Boolean probe);
-extern void	mediaShutdownTape(Device *dev);
-
 /* tcpip.c */
 extern int	tcpOpenDialog(Device *dev);
 extern int	tcpMenuSelect(dialogMenuItem *self);