diff --git a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
index 7f3b8e262..c05052af6 100644
--- a/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
+++ b/distrib/sets/lists/minix/mi
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
 ./etc/ttys				minix-sys
 ./etc/utmp				minix-sys
 ./home					minix-sys
-./home/ast				minix-sys
-./home/ast/.exrc			minix-sys
-./home/ast/.profile			minix-sys
+./home/ast				minix-sys	obsolete
+./home/ast/.exrc			minix-sys	obsolete
+./home/ast/.profile			minix-sys	obsolete
 ./home/bin				minix-sys
 ./home/bin/.exrc			minix-sys
 ./home/bin/.profile			minix-sys
diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index c1835d81d..b5e522353 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -435,7 +435,6 @@ install-etc-files-safe: .PHONY .MAKE check_DESTDIR MAKEDEV
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${BINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ ${DESTDIR}/etc/devmand/scripts/ singlechar \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${NONBINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ast/ ${DESTDIR}/usr/ast/ .[aepv]* \
 		${BINOWN} ${BINGRP}	${NONBINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ast/ ${DESTDIR}/root/ .[aepv]* \
-		ast	  users		${NONBINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ast/ ${DESTDIR}/home/ast/ .[aepv]* \
 		bin	  ${BINGRP}	${NONBINMODE}	${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc/ast/ ${DESTDIR}/home/bin/ .[aepv]* \
 
 	${_MKMSG_INSTALL} ${DESTDIR}${tdir}${files:T}
diff --git a/etc/master.passwd b/etc/master.passwd
index c6307edff..9cf0c81ed 100644
--- a/etc/master.passwd
+++ b/etc/master.passwd
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ bin:*:2:0::0:0:Binaries:/home/bin:/bin/sh
 uucp:*:5:5::0:0:UNIX to UNIX copy:/usr/spool/uucp:/usr/bin/uucico
 news:*:6:6::0:0:Usenet news:/usr/spool/news:/bin/sh
 ftp:*:7:7::0:0:Anonymous FTP:/usr/ftp:/bin/sh
-ast:*:8:100::0:0:Andrew S. Tanenbaum:/home/ast:/bin/sh
 www:*:9:9::0:0:World Wide Web:/usr/www:/bin/sh
 driver:*:10:10::0:0:Device Drivers:/:/bin/sh
 server:*:11:11::0:0:OS Servers:/:/bin/sh
diff --git a/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base b/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
index 20f0663e3..5bbabd7b0 100644
--- a/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
+++ b/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist.base
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@
 ./tmp
 ./usr/tmp
 
-/set type=dir uid=8 gid=0 mode=755
-./home/ast
-
 /set type=dir uid=2 gid=0 mode=755
 ./home/bin
 
diff --git a/minix/commands/setup/setup.sh b/minix/commands/setup/setup.sh
index 927dff0fb..ffc62538b 100644
--- a/minix/commands/setup/setup.sh
+++ b/minix/commands/setup/setup.sh
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ bios="`echo $primary | sed -e 's/d./dX/g' -e 's/c.//g'`"
 
 if [ ! "$auto" = "r" ]
 then	if mount /dev/$home /home 2>/dev/null
-	then	for u in bin ast
+	then	for u in bin
 		do	h=`eval echo "~$u"`
 			if mkdir $h
 			then	echo " * Creating home directory for $u in $h"