Index: Makefile
===================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	everything hier hierarchy install installcheck installkernel \
 	installkernel.debug packagekernel packageworld \
 	reinstallkernel reinstallkernel.debug \
-	installworld kernel-toolchain libraries lint maninstall \
+	installworld kernel-toolchain libraries maninstall \
 	obj objlink showconfig tags toolchain update \
 	_worldtmp _legacy _bootstrap-tools _cleanobj _obj \
 	_build-tools _build-metadata _cross-tools _includes _libraries \
Index: share/mk/bsd.README
===================================================================
--- share/mk/bsd.README
+++ share/mk/bsd.README
@@ -530,8 +530,6 @@
 		will be built.  NO_PIC can be set to only build a static
 		library.
 
-LINTLIBDIR	Target directory for lint libraries.
-
 MAN		The manual pages to be installed. See bsd.man.mk for more
 		details.
 
Index: share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
===================================================================
--- share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
+++ share/mk/bsd.lib.mk
@@ -285,18 +285,6 @@
 	${RANLIB} ${RANLIBFLAGS} ${.TARGET}
 .endif
 
-.if defined(WANT_LINT) && !defined(NO_LINT) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
-LINTLIB=	llib-l${LIB}.ln
-_LIBS+=		${LINTLIB}
-LINTOBJS+=	${SRCS:M*.c:.c=.ln}
-CLEANFILES+=	${LINTOBJS}
-
-${LINTLIB}: ${LINTOBJS}
-	@${ECHO} building lint library ${.TARGET}
-	@rm -f ${.TARGET}
-	${LINT} ${LINTLIBFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.ALLSRC}
-.endif
-
 .endif # !defined(INTERNALLIB)
 
 .if defined(_SKIP_BUILD)
@@ -403,10 +391,6 @@
 	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},development} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
 	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} lib${LIB}_pic.a ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/
 .endif
-.if defined(WANT_LINT) && !defined(NO_LINT) && defined(LIB) && !empty(LIB)
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},development} -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} ${LINTLIB} ${DESTDIR}${LINTLIBDIR}/
-.endif
 .endif # !defined(INTERNALLIB)
 
 .if !defined(LIBRARIES_ONLY)
@@ -425,11 +409,6 @@
 
 .endif
 
-.if !target(lint)
-lint: ${SRCS:M*.c}
-	${LINT} ${LINTFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.ALLSRC}
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_MAN} != "no" && !defined(LIBRARIES_ONLY)
 .include <bsd.man.mk>
 .endif
Index: share/mk/bsd.own.mk
===================================================================
--- share/mk/bsd.own.mk
+++ share/mk/bsd.own.mk
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #
 # LIBEXECDIR	Base path for system daemons and utilities. [/usr/libexec]
 #
-# LINTLIBDIR	Base path for lint libraries. [/usr/libdata/lint]
-#
 # SHLIBDIR	Base path for shared libraries. [${LIBDIR}]
 #
 # LIBOWN	Library owner. [${BINOWN}]
@@ -162,7 +160,6 @@
 LIBCOMPATDIR?=	/usr/lib/compat
 LIBDATADIR?=	/usr/libdata
 LIBEXECDIR?=	/usr/libexec
-LINTLIBDIR?=	/usr/libdata/lint
 SHLIBDIR?=	${LIBDIR}
 LIBOWN?=	${BINOWN}
 LIBGRP?=	${BINGRP}
Index: share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
===================================================================
--- share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
+++ share/mk/bsd.prog.mk
@@ -294,13 +294,6 @@
 
 .endif	# !target(install)
 
-.if !target(lint)
-lint: ${SRCS:M*.c}
-.if defined(PROG)
-	${LINT} ${LINTFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.ALLSRC}
-.endif
-.endif
-
 .if ${MK_MAN} != "no"
 .include <bsd.man.mk>
 .endif
Index: share/mk/bsd.suffixes.mk
===================================================================
--- share/mk/bsd.suffixes.mk
+++ share/mk/bsd.suffixes.mk
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 	cp -f ${.IMPSRC} ${.TARGET}
 	chmod a+x ${.TARGET}
 
-.c.ln:
-	${LINT} ${LINTOBJFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.IMPSRC} || \
-	    touch ${.TARGET}
-
-.cc.ln .C.ln .cpp.ln .cxx.ln:
-	${LINT} ${LINTOBJFLAGS} ${CXXFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.IMPSRC} || \
-	    touch ${.TARGET}
-
 .c:
 	${CC} ${CFLAGS} ${LDFLAGS} ${.IMPSRC} ${LDLIBS} -o ${.TARGET}
 	${CTFCONVERT_CMD}
Index: share/mk/sys.mk
===================================================================
--- share/mk/sys.mk
+++ share/mk/sys.mk
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 .if defined(%POSIX)
 .SUFFIXES:	.o .c .y .l .a .sh .f
 .else
-.SUFFIXES:	.out .a .ln .o .bco .llo .c .cc .cpp .cxx .C .m .F .f .e .r .y .l .S .asm .s .cl .p .h .sh
+.SUFFIXES:	.out .a .o .bco .llo .c .cc .cpp .cxx .C .m .F .f .e .r .y .l .S .asm .s .cl .p .h .sh
 .endif
 
 AR		?=	ar
@@ -245,13 +245,6 @@
 LDFLAGS		?=
 _LDFLAGS	=	${LDFLAGS:S/-Wl,//g:N-mabi=*:N-fuse-ld=*}
 
-LINT		?=	lint
-LINTFLAGS	?=	-cghapbx
-LINTKERNFLAGS	?=	${LINTFLAGS}
-LINTOBJFLAGS	?=	-cghapbxu -i
-LINTOBJKERNFLAGS?=	${LINTOBJFLAGS}
-LINTLIBFLAGS	?=	-cghapbxu -C ${LIB}
-
 MAKE		?=	make
 
 .if !defined(%POSIX)
Index: sys/conf/kern.mk
===================================================================
--- sys/conf/kern.mk
+++ sys/conf/kern.mk
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 		beforelinking build build-tools buildfiles buildincludes \
 		checkdpadd clean cleandepend cleandir cleanobj configure \
 		depend distclean distribute exe \
-		html includes install installfiles installincludes lint \
+		html includes install installfiles installincludes \
 		obj objlink objs objwarn \
 		realinstall regress \
 		tags whereobj
Index: sys/conf/kern.post.mk
===================================================================
--- sys/conf/kern.post.mk
+++ sys/conf/kern.post.mk
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
 
 OBJS_DEPEND_GUESS+=	assym.s vnode_if.h ${BEFORE_DEPEND:M*.h} \
 			${MFILES:T:S/.m$/.h/}
-LNFILES=	${CFILES:T:S/.c$/.ln/}
 
 .for mfile in ${MFILES}
 # XXX the low quality .m.o rules gnerated by config are normally used
@@ -167,15 +166,11 @@
 kernel-clean:
 	rm -f *.o *.so *.pico *.ko *.s eddep errs \
 	    ${FULLKERNEL} ${KERNEL_KO} ${KERNEL_KO}.debug \
-	    linterrs tags vers.c \
+	    tags vers.c \
 	    vnode_if.c vnode_if.h vnode_if_newproto.h vnode_if_typedef.h \
 	    ${MFILES:T:S/.m$/.c/} ${MFILES:T:S/.m$/.h/} \
 	    ${CLEAN}
 
-lint: ${LNFILES}
-	${LINT} ${LINTKERNFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DILU]*} ${.ALLSRC} 2>&1 | \
-	    tee -a linterrs
-
 # This is a hack.  BFD "optimizes" away dynamic mode if there are no
 # dynamic references.  We could probably do a '-Bforcedynamic' mode like
 # in the a.out ld.  For now, this works.
@@ -365,9 +360,6 @@
 	${NORMAL_C}
 	${NORMAL_CTFCONVERT}
 
-config.ln env.ln hints.ln vers.ln vnode_if.ln:
-	${NORMAL_LINT}
-
 .if ${MK_REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD} != "no"
 REPRO_FLAG="-r"
 .endif
Index: sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
===================================================================
--- sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
+++ sys/conf/kern.pre.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 
 AWK?=		awk
 CP?=		cp
-LINT?=		lint
 NM?=		nm
 OBJCOPY?=	objcopy
 SIZE?=		size
@@ -121,9 +120,6 @@
 LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,--build-id=sha1
 .endif
 
-# Optional linting. This can be overridden in /etc/make.conf.
-LINTFLAGS=	${LINTOBJKERNFLAGS}
-
 NORMAL_C= ${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${WERROR} ${PROF} ${.IMPSRC}
 NORMAL_S= ${CC:N${CCACHE_BIN}} -c ${ASM_CFLAGS} ${WERROR} ${.IMPSRC}
 PROFILE_C= ${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} ${WERROR} ${.IMPSRC}
@@ -176,8 +172,6 @@
 NORMAL_CTFCONVERT=	@:
 .endif
 
-NORMAL_LINT=	${LINT} ${LINTFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DIU]*} ${.IMPSRC}
-
 # Linux Kernel Programming Interface C-flags
 LINUXKPI_INCLUDES=	-I$S/compat/linuxkpi/common/include
 LINUXKPI_C=		${NORMAL_C} ${LINUXKPI_INCLUDES}
Index: sys/conf/kmod.mk
===================================================================
--- sys/conf/kmod.mk
+++ sys/conf/kmod.mk
@@ -469,9 +469,6 @@
 	    ${SYSDIR}/${MACHINE}/${MACHINE}/genassym.c
 .endif
 
-lint: ${SRCS}
-	${LINT} ${LINTKERNFLAGS} ${CFLAGS:M-[DILU]*} ${.ALLSRC:M*.c}
-
 .if defined(KERNBUILDDIR)
 ${OBJS}: opt_global.h
 .endif
Index: usr.sbin/config/mkmakefile.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/config/mkmakefile.c
+++ usr.sbin/config/mkmakefile.c
@@ -690,18 +690,11 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 			if (ftp->f_depends) {
-				fprintf(f, "%s%sln: $S/%s%c %s\n",
-					ftp->f_objprefix, tail(np), np, och,
-					ftp->f_depends);
-				fprintf(f, "\t${NORMAL_LINT}\n\n");
 				fprintf(f, "%s%so: $S/%s%c %s\n",
 					ftp->f_objprefix, tail(np), np, och,
 					ftp->f_depends);
 			}
 			else {
-				fprintf(f, "%s%sln: $S/%s%c\n",
-					ftp->f_objprefix, tail(np), np, och);
-				fprintf(f, "\t${NORMAL_LINT}\n\n");
 				fprintf(f, "%s%so: $S/%s%c\n",
 					ftp->f_objprefix, tail(np), np, och);
 			}