diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 # kernel-toolchain    - Builds the subset of world necessary to build a kernel
 # kernel-toolchains   - Build kernel-toolchain for all universe targets.
 # doxygen             - Build API documentation of the kernel, needs doxygen.
-# update              - Convenient way to update your source tree(s).
 # checkworld          - Run test suite on installed world.
 # check-old           - List obsolete directories/files/libraries.
 # check-old-dirs      - List obsolete directories.
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@
 	installkernel.debug packagekernel packageworld \
 	reinstallkernel reinstallkernel.debug \
 	installworld kernel-toolchain libraries maninstall \
-	obj objlink showconfig tags toolchain update \
+	obj objlink showconfig tags toolchain \
 	makeman sysent \
 	_worldtmp _legacy _bootstrap-tools _cleanobj _obj \
 	_build-tools _build-metadata _cross-tools _includes _libraries \
diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@
 #	-DNO_KERNELCONFIG do not run config in ${MAKE} buildkernel
 #	-DNO_KERNELCLEAN do not run ${MAKE} clean in ${MAKE} buildkernel
 #	-DNO_KERNELOBJ do not run ${MAKE} obj in ${MAKE} buildkernel
-#	-DNO_PORTSUPDATE do not update ports in ${MAKE} update
 #	-DNO_ROOT install without using root privilege
-#	-DNO_DOCUPDATE do not update doc in ${MAKE} update
 #	-DWITHOUT_CTF do not run the DTrace CTF conversion tools on built objects
 #	LOCAL_DIRS="list of dirs" to add additional dirs to the SUBDIR list
 #	LOCAL_ITOOLS="list of tools" to add additional tools to the ITOOLS list
@@ -491,17 +489,6 @@
 .endif
 
 .if !defined(_MKSHOWCONFIG)
-.if !defined(SVN_CMD) || empty(SVN_CMD)
-. for _P in /usr/bin /usr/local/bin
-.  for _S in svn svnlite
-.   if exists(${_P}/${_S})
-SVN_CMD=   ${_P}/${_S}
-.   endif
-.  endfor
-. endfor
-.export SVN_CMD
-.endif
-SVNFLAGS?=	-r HEAD
 .if !defined(VCS_REVISION) || empty(VCS_REVISION)
 .if !defined(SVNVERSION_CMD) || empty(SVNVERSION_CMD)
 . for _D in ${PATH:S,:, ,g}
@@ -2113,20 +2100,6 @@
 	fi
 	${_+_}cd ${.CURDIR}/tools/kerneldoc/subsys; ${MAKE} obj all
 
-#
-# update
-#
-# Update the source tree(s), by running svn/svnup to update to the
-# latest copy.
-#
-update: .PHONY
-.if defined(SVN_UPDATE)
-	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo ">>> Updating ${.CURDIR} using Subversion"
-	@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@(cd ${.CURDIR}; ${SVN_CMD} update ${SVNFLAGS})
-.endif
-
 #
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
--- a/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/make.conf.5
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd December 20, 2020
+.Dd June 11, 2021
 .Dt MAKE.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -229,29 +229,6 @@
 from being automatically added to
 .Va CFLAGS
 during compile time.
-.It Va NO_DOCUPDATE
-.Pq Vt bool
-Set this to not update the doc tree during
-.Dq Li "make update" .
-.It Va NO_PORTSUPDATE
-.Pq Vt bool
-Set this to not update the ports tree during
-.Dq Li "make update" .
-.It Va SVN_UPDATE
-.Pq Vt bool
-Set this to use
-.Xr svn 1
-or
-.Xr svnlite 1
-to update your
-.Pa src
-tree with
-.Dq Li "make update" .
-Note that you can set
-.Va SVN
-to the full path of a
-.Xr svn 1
-binary.
 .El
 .Ss "BUILDING THE KERNEL"
 The following list provides a name and short description for variables