diff --git a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
index a53ad35ff..59b77e9be 100644
--- a/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/bsd.sys.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 _BSD_SYS_MK_=1
 
 .if ${HOST_OSTYPE:C/\-.*//:U} == "Minix"
-HOST_CPP?=	/usr/lib/cpp
 HOST_LDFLAGS?=	-static
 .endif
 
diff --git a/share/mk/sys.mk b/share/mk/sys.mk
index c8fc84dcd..1f1398e52 100644
--- a/share/mk/sys.mk
+++ b/share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ unix?=		We run MINIX.
 CPPFLAGS+= -DNDEBUG
 DBG=	-Os
 .endif
-
-CPP?=	/usr/lib/cpp
 .endif # defined(__MINIX)
 
 .LIBS:		.a