diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getaddrinfo.3 b/lib/libc/net/getaddrinfo.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/getaddrinfo.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getaddrinfo.3
@@ -482,8 +482,7 @@
 .Xr hosts 5 ,
 .Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
 .Xr services 5 ,
-.Xr hostname 7 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hostname 7
 .Rs
 .%A R. Gilligan
 .%A S. Thomson
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3 b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/gethostbyname.3
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@
 etc.) of this address.
 .Pp
 The structure returned contains either the information obtained from the name
-server,
-.Xr named 8 ,
-broken-out fields from a line in
+server, broken-out fields from a line in
 .Pa /etc/hosts ,
 or database entries supplied by the
 .Xr yp 8
@@ -330,8 +328,7 @@
 .Xr inet_aton 3 ,
 .Xr resolver 3 ,
 .Xr hosts 5 ,
-.Xr hostname 7 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hostname 7
 .Sh HISTORY
 The
 .Fn herror
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3 b/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getipnodebyname.3
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@
 .Xr hosts 5 ,
 .Xr nsswitch.conf 5 ,
 .Xr services 5 ,
-.Xr hostname 7 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hostname 7
 .Pp
 .Rs
 .%A R. Gilligan
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3 b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getnameinfo.3
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@
 .Xr hosts 5 ,
 .Xr resolv.conf 5 ,
 .Xr services 5 ,
-.Xr hostname 7 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hostname 7
 .Rs
 .%A R. Gilligan
 .%A S. Thomson
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/getnetent.3 b/lib/libc/net/getnetent.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/getnetent.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/getnetent.3
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@
 each return a pointer to an object with the
 following structure describing an internet network.
 This structure contains either the information obtained
-from the nameserver,
-.Xr named 8 ,
-broken-out fields of a line in the network data base
+from the nameserver, broken-out fields of a line in the network data base
 .Pa /etc/networks ,
 or entries supplied by the
 .Xr yp 8
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/hesiod.3 b/lib/libc/net/hesiod.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/hesiod.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/hesiod.3
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@
 in the local Hesiod domain.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr hesiod.conf 5 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hesiod.conf 5
 .Rs
 .%T "Hesiod - Project Athena Technical Plan -- Name Service"
 .Re
diff --git a/lib/libc/net/resolver.3 b/lib/libc/net/resolver.3
--- a/lib/libc/net/resolver.3
+++ b/lib/libc/net/resolver.3
@@ -443,8 +443,7 @@
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr gethostbyname 3 ,
 .Xr resolver 5 ,
-.Xr hostname 7 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hostname 7
 .Pp
 .%T RFC1032 ,
 .%T RFC1033 ,
diff --git a/sbin/routed/routed.8 b/sbin/routed/routed.8
--- a/sbin/routed/routed.8
+++ b/sbin/routed/routed.8
@@ -488,10 +488,9 @@
 .Pa /etc/networks
 or
 .Pa /etc/hosts ,
-or
-.Xr named 8 ,
-must have been started before
-.Nm . )
+or a method in
+.Xr nsswitch.conf 5
+must be able to resolve it.)
 .Pp
 .Ar Mask
 is an optional number between 1 and 32 indicating the netmask associated
diff --git a/usr.bin/hesinfo/hesinfo.1 b/usr.bin/hesinfo/hesinfo.1
--- a/usr.bin/hesinfo/hesinfo.1
+++ b/usr.bin/hesinfo/hesinfo.1
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@
 .It Pa /etc/hesiod.conf
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr hesiod 3 ,
-.Xr named 8
+.Xr hesiod 3
 .Rs
 .%T "Hesiod - Project Athena Technical Plan -- Name Service"
 .Re
diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
--- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8
@@ -1021,11 +1021,6 @@
 it is necessary to modify
 .Pa /etc/mail/sendmail.cf .
 .Pp
-For
-.Xr named 8 ,
-it is necessary to modify
-.Pa /etc/namedb/named.conf .
-.Pp
 In addition, a number of services must be recompiled in order to run
 them in the host environment.
 This includes most applications providing services using
@@ -1361,7 +1356,6 @@
 .Xr jexec 8 ,
 .Xr jls 8 ,
 .Xr mount 8 ,
-.Xr named 8 ,
 .Xr reboot 8 ,
 .Xr rpcbind 8 ,
 .Xr sendmail 8 ,
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8 b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
--- a/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/ppp/ppp.8
@@ -500,10 +500,7 @@
 Although not strictly relevant to
 .Nm Ns No 's
 operation, you should configure your resolver so that it works correctly.
-This can be done by configuring a local DNS
-(using
-.Xr named 8 )
-or by adding the correct
+This can be done by configuring a local DNS resolver or by adding the correct
 .Sq nameserver
 lines to the file
 .Pa /etc/resolv.conf .
@@ -6064,7 +6061,6 @@
 .Xr getty 8 ,
 .Xr inetd 8 ,
 .Xr init 8 ,
-.Xr named 8 ,
 .Xr ping 8 ,
 .Xr pppctl 8 ,
 .Xr pppoed 8 ,