Index: ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
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--- ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
+++ ports-mgmt/portlint/src/portlint.pl
@@ -1405,16 +1405,6 @@
 	}
 
 	#
-	# whole file: use of :LU variable expansion modifiers
-	#
-	print "OK: checking for use of :LU variable expansion modifiers.\n" if ($verbose);
-	if ($whole =~ /\$\{[^}]+:[LU]/m) {
-		my $lineno = &linenumber($`);
-		&perror("FATAL", $file, $lineno, ":U and :L syntax is not supported ".
-			"anymore.  Please use :tu and :tl instead.");
-	}
-
-	#
 	# whole file: use of IGNOREFILES
 	#
 	print "OK: checking for use of IGNOREFILES.\n" if ($verbose);