diff --git a/commands/service/service.c b/commands/service/service.c
index deee6e543..291132d82 100644
--- a/commands/service/service.c
+++ b/commands/service/service.c
@@ -1150,7 +1150,6 @@ struct
 	{ "PRIVCTL",		SYS_PRIVCTL },
 	{ "TRACE",		SYS_TRACE },
 	{ "KILL",		SYS_KILL },
-	{ "SEGCTL",		SYS_SEGCTL },
 	{ "UMAP",		SYS_UMAP },
 	{ "VIRCOPY",		SYS_VIRCOPY },
 	{ "PHYSCOPY",		SYS_PHYSCOPY },
diff --git a/common/include/arch/i386/archtypes.h b/common/include/arch/i386/archtypes.h
index 04a9bec34..fb424c977 100644
--- a/common/include/arch/i386/archtypes.h
+++ b/common/include/arch/i386/archtypes.h
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@ struct segdesc_s {		/* segment descriptor for protected mode */
   u8_t base_high;
 };
 
-#define LDT_SIZE (2 + NR_REMOTE_SEGS)   /* CS, DS and remote segments */
+#define LDT_SIZE 2	   /* CS and DS */
 
 /* Fixed local descriptors. */
 #define CS_LDT_INDEX         0  /* process CS */
 #define DS_LDT_INDEX         1  /* process DS=ES=FS=GS=SS */
-#define EXTRA_LDT_INDEX      2  /* first of the extra LDT entries */
 
 typedef struct segframe {
 	reg_t p_ldt_sel;    /* selector in gdt with ldt base and limit */
diff --git a/common/include/minix/com.h b/common/include/minix/com.h
index db3c5c8f9..ef2c1dfd6 100644
--- a/common/include/minix/com.h
+++ b/common/include/minix/com.h
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@
 #  define SYS_SIGRETURN  (KERNEL_CALL + 10)	/* sys_sigreturn() */
 
 #  define SYS_NEWMAP     (KERNEL_CALL + 11)	/* sys_newmap() */
-#  define SYS_SEGCTL     (KERNEL_CALL + 12)	/* sys_segctl() */
 #  define SYS_MEMSET     (KERNEL_CALL + 13)	/* sys_memset() */
 
 #  define SYS_UMAP       (KERNEL_CALL + 14)	/* sys_umap() */
@@ -441,13 +440,6 @@
 #  define IRQ_LONG      0x400	/* long values */
 #define IRQ_HOOK_ID	m5_l3   /* id of irq hook at kernel */
 
-/* Field names for SYS_SEGCTL. */
-#define SEG_SELECT	m4_l1   /* segment selector returned */ 
-#define SEG_OFFSET	m4_l2	/* offset in segment returned */
-#define SEG_PHYS	m4_l3	/* physical address of segment */
-#define SEG_SIZE	m4_l4	/* segment size */
-#define SEG_INDEX	m4_l5	/* segment index in remote map */
-
 /* Field names for SYS_ABORT. */
 #define ABRT_HOW	m1_i1	/* RBT_REBOOT, RBT_HALT, etc. */
 #define ABRT_MON_ENDPT  m1_i2	/* process where monitor params are */
diff --git a/common/include/minix/const.h b/common/include/minix/const.h
index 137cc385b..6e2958123 100644
--- a/common/include/minix/const.h
+++ b/common/include/minix/const.h
@@ -63,11 +63,7 @@
 #define D                  1	/* proc[i].mem_map[D] is for data */
 #define S                  2	/* proc[i].mem_map[S] is for stack */
 
-#define REMOTE_SEG    0x0100	/* flags indicating remote memory segment */
-#define NR_REMOTE_SEGS     3    /* # remote memory regions (variable) */
-
 #define BIOS_SEG      0x0200	/* flags indicating BIOS memory segment */
-#define NR_BIOS_SEGS       3    /* # BIOS memory regions (variable) */
 
 #define PHYS_SEG      0x0400	/* flag indicating entire physical memory */
 
diff --git a/common/include/minix/syslib.h b/common/include/minix/syslib.h
index 606a42e09..96ce031df 100644
--- a/common/include/minix/syslib.h
+++ b/common/include/minix/syslib.h
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ _PROTOTYPE(int sys_umap, (endpoint_t proc_ep, int seg, vir_bytes vir_addr,
 	 vir_bytes bytes, phys_bytes *phys_addr));
 _PROTOTYPE(int sys_umap_data_fb, (endpoint_t proc_ep, vir_bytes vir_addr,
 	 vir_bytes bytes, phys_bytes *phys_addr));
-_PROTOTYPE(int sys_segctl, (int *index, u16_t *seg, vir_bytes *off,
-	phys_bytes phys, vir_bytes size));
 
 /* Shorthands for sys_getinfo() system call. */
 #define sys_getkmessages(dst)	sys_getinfo(GET_KMESSAGES, dst, 0,0,0)
diff --git a/etc/system.conf b/etc/system.conf
index 962bb653d..622910a0c 100644
--- a/etc/system.conf
+++ b/etc/system.conf
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ service tty
 	ipc	ALL_SYS;	# All system ipc targets allowed
 	system			# Extra kernel calls allowed:
 		KILL		# 06
-		SEGCTL		# 12
 		UMAP		# 14
 		VIRCOPY		# 15
 		PHYSCOPY	# 16
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ service memory
 	uid     0;
 	ipc	ALL_SYS;	# All system ipc targets allowed
 	system			# Extra kernel calls allowed:
-		SEGCTL		# 12
 		UMAP		# 14
 		VIRCOPY		# 15
 		PHYSCOPY	# 16
@@ -204,7 +202,6 @@ service log
 	uid     0;
 	ipc	ALL_SYS;	# All system ipc targets allowed
 	system			# Extra kernel calls allowed:
-		SEGCTL		# 12
 		UMAP		# 14
 		VIRCOPY		# 15
 		IRQCTL		# 19
diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/include/archconst.h b/kernel/arch/i386/include/archconst.h
index 2019e9c68..4975cc75f 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/include/archconst.h
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/include/archconst.h
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include <machine/interrupt.h>
 #include <machine/memory.h>
 
-#define NR_REMOTE_SEGS     3    /* # remote memory regions (variable) */
-
 /* Constants for protected mode. */
 
 /* Table sizes. */
diff --git a/kernel/arch/i386/memory.c b/kernel/arch/i386/memory.c
index 49a597193..f8c1d25d9 100644
--- a/kernel/arch/i386/memory.c
+++ b/kernel/arch/i386/memory.c
@@ -299,51 +299,6 @@ PRIVATE void vm_enable_paging(void)
 	write_cr4(cr4);
 }
 
-PUBLIC vir_bytes alloc_remote_segment(u32_t *selector,
-	segframe_t *segments, const int index, phys_bytes phys,
-	vir_bytes size, int priv)
-{
-	phys_bytes offset = 0;
-	/* Check if the segment size can be recorded in bytes, that is, check
-	 * if descriptor's limit field can delimited the allowed memory region
-	 * precisely. This works up to 1MB. If the size is larger, 4K pages
-	 * instead of bytes are used.
-	*/
-	if (size < BYTE_GRAN_MAX) {
-		init_dataseg(&segments->p_ldt[EXTRA_LDT_INDEX+index],
-			phys, size, priv);
-		*selector = ((EXTRA_LDT_INDEX+index)*0x08) | (1*0x04) | priv;
-		offset = 0;
-	} else {
-		init_dataseg(&segments->p_ldt[EXTRA_LDT_INDEX+index],
-			phys & ~0xFFFF, 0, priv);
-		*selector = ((EXTRA_LDT_INDEX+index)*0x08) | (1*0x04) | priv;
-		offset = phys & 0xFFFF;
-	}
-
-	return offset;
-}
-
-PUBLIC phys_bytes umap_remote(const struct proc* rp, const int seg,
-	const vir_bytes vir_addr, const vir_bytes bytes)
-{
-/* Calculate the physical memory address for a given virtual address. */
-  struct far_mem *fm;
-
-#if 0
-  if(rp->p_misc_flags & MF_FULLVM) return 0;
-#endif
-
-  if (bytes <= 0) return( (phys_bytes) 0);
-  if (seg < 0 || seg >= NR_REMOTE_SEGS) return( (phys_bytes) 0);
-
-  fm = &rp->p_priv->s_farmem[seg];
-  if (! fm->in_use) return( (phys_bytes) 0);
-  if (vir_addr + bytes > fm->mem_len) return( (phys_bytes) 0);
-
-  return(fm->mem_phys + (phys_bytes) vir_addr);
-}
-
 /*===========================================================================*
  *                              umap_local                                   *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -729,7 +684,7 @@ vir_bytes bytes;		/* # of bytes to copy  */
 int vmcheck;			/* if nonzero, can return VMSUSPEND */
 {
 /* Copy bytes from virtual address src_addr to virtual address dst_addr. 
- * Virtual addresses can be in ABS, LOCAL_SEG, REMOTE_SEG, or BIOS_SEG.
+ * Virtual addresses can be in ABS, LOCAL_SEG, or BIOS_SEG.
  */
   struct vir_addr *vir_addr[2];	/* virtual source and destination address */
   phys_bytes phys_addr[2];	/* absolute source and destination */ 
@@ -780,13 +735,6 @@ int vmcheck;			/* if nonzero, can return VMSUSPEND */
 			bytes, i);
 	  }
           break;
-      case REMOTE_SEG:
-	  if(!p) {
-		return EDEADSRCDST;
-	  }
-          seg_index = vir_addr[i]->segment & SEGMENT_INDEX;
-          phys_addr[i] = umap_remote(p, seg_index, vir_addr[i]->offset, bytes);
-          break;
 #if _MINIX_CHIP == _CHIP_INTEL
       case BIOS_SEG:
           phys_addr[i] = umap_bios(vir_addr[i]->offset, bytes );
@@ -910,9 +858,7 @@ PUBLIC int data_copy_vmcheck(struct proc * caller,
  *===========================================================================*/
 PUBLIC void arch_pre_exec(struct proc *pr, const u32_t ip, const u32_t sp)
 {
-/* wipe extra LDT entries, set program counter, and stack pointer. */
-	memset(pr->p_seg.p_ldt + EXTRA_LDT_INDEX, 0,
-		sizeof(pr->p_seg.p_ldt[0]) * (LDT_SIZE - EXTRA_LDT_INDEX));
+/* set program counter and stack pointer. */
 	pr->p_reg.pc = ip;
 	pr->p_reg.sp = sp;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/config.h b/kernel/config.h
index ff7fda94c..d3a43dfc1 100644
--- a/kernel/config.h
+++ b/kernel/config.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #define USE_VDEVIO     	   1	/* process vector with I/O requests */
 #define USE_SDEVIO     	   1	/* perform I/O request on a buffer */
 #define USE_IRQCTL     	   1	/* set an interrupt policy */
-#define USE_SEGCTL     	   1	/* set up a remote segment */
 #define USE_PRIVCTL    	   1	/* system privileges control */
 #define USE_UMAP       	   1	/* map virtual to physical address */
 #define USE_VIRCOPY   	   1	/* copy using virtual addressing */ 
diff --git a/kernel/priv.h b/kernel/priv.h
index f9304423c..c0651a3e9 100644
--- a/kernel/priv.h
+++ b/kernel/priv.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct priv {
   sigset_t s_sig_pending;	/* pending signals */
 
   timer_t s_alarm_timer;	/* synchronous alarm timer */ 
-  struct far_mem s_farmem[NR_REMOTE_SEGS];  /* remote memory map */
   reg_t *s_stack_guard;		/* stack guard word for kernel tasks */
 
   int s_nr_io_range;		/* allowed I/O ports */
diff --git a/kernel/proto.h b/kernel/proto.h
index 79683763f..925839099 100644
--- a/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/kernel/proto.h
@@ -176,15 +176,11 @@ _PROTOTYPE( void alloc_segments, (struct proc *rp)                      );
 _PROTOTYPE( void vm_stop, (void)        				);
 _PROTOTYPE( phys_bytes umap_local, (register struct proc *rp, int seg,
 	vir_bytes vir_addr, vir_bytes bytes));
-_PROTOTYPE( phys_bytes umap_remote, (const struct proc* rp, int seg,
-        vir_bytes vir_addr, vir_bytes bytes)				);
 _PROTOTYPE( phys_bytes umap_virtual, (struct proc* rp,
 			int seg, vir_bytes vir_addr, vir_bytes bytes)	);
 _PROTOTYPE( phys_bytes seg2phys, (u16_t)                                );
 _PROTOTYPE( int vm_phys_memset, (phys_bytes source, u8_t pattern,
                 phys_bytes count)                                       );
-_PROTOTYPE( vir_bytes alloc_remote_segment, (u32_t *, segframe_t *,
-        int, phys_bytes, vir_bytes, int));
 _PROTOTYPE( int intr_init, (int, int)					);
 _PROTOTYPE( void halt_cpu, (void)                                	);
 _PROTOTYPE( void arch_init, (void)                                     );
diff --git a/kernel/system.c b/kernel/system.c
index fd34336c8..c40a5016c 100644
--- a/kernel/system.c
+++ b/kernel/system.c
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ PUBLIC void system_init(void)
 
   /* Memory management. */
   map(SYS_NEWMAP, do_newmap);		/* set up a process memory map */
-  map(SYS_SEGCTL, do_segctl);		/* add segment and get selector */
   map(SYS_MEMSET, do_memset);		/* write char to memory area */
   map(SYS_VMCTL, do_vmctl);		/* various VM process settings */
 
diff --git a/kernel/system.h b/kernel/system.h
index 2b589c4b6..187e6d026 100644
--- a/kernel/system.h
+++ b/kernel/system.h
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ _PROTOTYPE( int do_privctl, (struct proc * caller, message *m_ptr) );
 #define do_privctl NULL
 #endif
 
-_PROTOTYPE( int do_segctl, (struct proc * caller, message *m_ptr) );
-#if ! USE_SEGCTL
-#define do_segctl NULL
-#endif
-
 _PROTOTYPE( int do_irqctl, (struct proc * caller, message *m_ptr) );
 #if ! USE_IRQCTL
 #define do_irqctl NULL
diff --git a/kernel/system/Makefile.inc b/kernel/system/Makefile.inc
index 0142f58d0..acde53ca1 100644
--- a/kernel/system/Makefile.inc
+++ b/kernel/system/Makefile.inc
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ SRCS+= 	\
 	do_memset.c \
 	do_setgrant.c \
 	do_privctl.c \
-	do_segctl.c \
 	do_safecopy.c \
 	do_safemap.c \
 	do_sysctl.c \
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_segctl.c b/kernel/system/do_segctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d7fa2c80b..000000000
--- a/kernel/system/do_segctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/* The kernel call implemented in this file:
- *   m_type:	SYS_SEGCTL
- *
- * The parameters for this kernel call are:
- *    m4_l3:	SEG_PHYS	(physical base address)
- *    m4_l4:	SEG_SIZE	(size of segment)
- *    m4_l1:	SEG_SELECT	(return segment selector here)
- *    m4_l2:	SEG_OFFSET	(return offset within segment here)
- *    m4_l5:	SEG_INDEX	(return index into remote memory map here)
- */
-#include "kernel/system.h"
-
-#if USE_SEGCTL
-
-/*===========================================================================*
- *			        do_segctl				     *
- *===========================================================================*/
-PUBLIC int do_segctl(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
-{
-/* Return a segment selector and offset that can be used to reach a physical
- * address, for use by a driver doing memory I/O in the A0000 - DFFFF range.
- */
-  u32_t selector;
-  vir_bytes offset;
-  int i, index;
-  phys_bytes phys = (phys_bytes) m_ptr->SEG_PHYS;
-  vir_bytes size = (vir_bytes) m_ptr->SEG_SIZE;
-  int result;
-
-  /* First check if there is a slot available for this segment. */
-  index = -1;
-  for (i=0; i < NR_REMOTE_SEGS; i++) {
-      if (! caller->p_priv->s_farmem[i].in_use) {
-          index = i; 
-          caller->p_priv->s_farmem[i].in_use = TRUE;
-          caller->p_priv->s_farmem[i].mem_phys = phys;
-          caller->p_priv->s_farmem[i].mem_len = size;
-          break;
-      }
-  }
-  if (index < 0) return(ENOSPC);
-
-       offset = alloc_remote_segment(&selector, &caller->p_seg,
-		i, phys, size, USER_PRIVILEGE);
-       result = OK;          
-
-  /* Request successfully done. Now return the result. */
-  m_ptr->SEG_INDEX = index | REMOTE_SEG;
-  m_ptr->SEG_SELECT = selector;
-  m_ptr->SEG_OFFSET = offset;
-  return(result);
-}
-
-#endif /* USE_SEGCTL */
-
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_umap.c b/kernel/system/do_umap.c
index c35934810..a19f191d0 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_umap.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_umap.c
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ PUBLIC int do_umap(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
       if(!lin_addr) return EFAULT;
       naughty = 1;
       break;
-  case REMOTE_SEG:
-      phys_addr = lin_addr = umap_remote(targetpr, seg_index, offset, count); 
-      if(!lin_addr) return EFAULT;
-      naughty = 1;
-      break;
   case LOCAL_VM_SEG:
     if(seg_index == MEM_GRANT) {
 	vir_bytes newoffset;
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_update.c b/kernel/system/do_update.c
index 5a17283fa..a476d4841 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_update.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_update.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ PRIVATE void adjust_priv_slot(struct priv *privp, struct priv *from_privp)
   privp->s_int_pending = from_privp->s_int_pending;
   privp->s_sig_pending = from_privp->s_sig_pending;
   privp->s_alarm_timer = from_privp->s_alarm_timer;
-  memcpy(privp->s_farmem, from_privp->s_farmem, sizeof(privp->s_farmem));
 }
 
 /*===========================================================================*
diff --git a/lib/libsys/Makefile b/lib/libsys/Makefile
index 0d8413b98..94579e0ed 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libsys/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ SRCS=  \
 	sys_schedctl.c \
 	sys_schedule.c \
 	sys_sdevio.c \
-	sys_segctl.c \
 	sys_setalarm.c \
 	sys_setgrant.c \
 	sys_sigreturn.c \
diff --git a/lib/libsys/sys_physcopy.c b/lib/libsys/sys_physcopy.c
index 6d16749ec..cfdc1d232 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/sys_physcopy.c
+++ b/lib/libsys/sys_physcopy.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ phys_bytes bytes;		/* how many bytes */
 {
 /* Transfer a block of data.  The source and destination can each either be a
  * process number or SELF (to indicate own process number). Virtual addresses 
- * are offsets within LOCAL_SEG (text, stack, data), REMOTE_SEG, or BIOS_SEG. 
+ * are offsets within LOCAL_SEG (text, stack, data), or BIOS_SEG. 
  * Physicall addressing is also possible with PHYS_SEG.
  */
 
diff --git a/lib/libsys/sys_segctl.c b/lib/libsys/sys_segctl.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c9cb6f28d..000000000
--- a/lib/libsys/sys_segctl.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#include "syslib.h"
-
-/*===========================================================================*
- *                               sys_segctl				     *    
- *===========================================================================*/
-PUBLIC int sys_segctl(index, seg, off, phys, size)
-int *index;				/* return index of remote segment */
-u16_t *seg;				/* return segment selector here */
-vir_bytes *off;				/* return offset in segment here */
-phys_bytes phys;			/* physical address to convert */
-vir_bytes size;				/* size of segment */
-{
-    message m;
-    int s;
-    m.SEG_PHYS = phys;
-    m.SEG_SIZE = size;
-    s = _kernel_call(SYS_SEGCTL, &m);
-    *index = (int) m.SEG_INDEX;
-    *seg = (u16_t) m.SEG_SELECT;
-    *off = (vir_bytes) m.SEG_OFFSET;
-    return s;
-}
-
-
diff --git a/lib/libsys/sys_vircopy.c b/lib/libsys/sys_vircopy.c
index 6690216d8..924b73062 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/sys_vircopy.c
+++ b/lib/libsys/sys_vircopy.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ phys_bytes bytes;		/* how many bytes */
 {
 /* Transfer a block of data.  The source and destination can each either be a
  * process number or SELF (to indicate own process number). Virtual addresses 
- * are offsets within LOCAL_SEG (text, stack, data), REMOTE_SEG, or BIOS_SEG. 
+ * are offsets within LOCAL_SEG (text, stack, data), or BIOS_SEG. 
  */
 
   message copy_mess;