diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20210410: remove unused libexec/rc.d/archdep
+OLD_FILES+=etc/rc.d/archdep
+
 # 20210408: remove tcp_hostcache.h
 OLD_FILES+=usr/include/netinet/tcp_hostcache.h
 
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	SERVERS \
 	addswap \
 	adjkerntz \
-	archdep \
 	bgfsck \
 	${_blacklistd} \
 	bridge \
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/archdep b/libexec/rc/rc.d/archdep
deleted file mode 100755
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/archdep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# $FreeBSD$
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: archdep
-# REQUIRE: mountcritremote
-# KEYWORD: nojail
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="archdep"
-start_cmd="archdep_start"
-stop_cmd=":"
-
-archdep_start()
-{
-	local _arch
-
-	_arch=`${SYSCTL_N} hw.machine_arch`
-	case $_arch in
-	esac
-}
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/linux b/libexec/rc/rc.d/linux
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/linux
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/linux
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: linux
-# REQUIRE: archdep
+# REQUIRE: kldxref
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sysvipc b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sysvipc
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/sysvipc
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.d/sysvipc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 
 # PROVIDE: sysvipc
-# REQUIRE: archdep
+# REQUIRE: kldxref
 # KEYWORD: nojail
 
 . /etc/rc.subr