diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20220813: minigzip(1) removed in favor of gzip(1)
+OLD_FILES+=usr/bin/minigzip
+OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man1/minigzip.1.gz
+
 # 20220811: new iconv encoder trait added
 OLD_LIBS+=usr/lib/i18n/libBIG5.so.4
 OLD_LIBS+=usr/lib/i18n/libDECHanyu.so.4
diff --git a/usr.bin/Makefile b/usr.bin/Makefile
--- a/usr.bin/Makefile
+++ b/usr.bin/Makefile
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 	m4 \
 	mandoc \
 	mesg \
-	minigzip \
 	ministat \
 	mkdep \
 	mkfifo \
diff --git a/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile b/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-
-SRCDIR=	${SRCTOP}/sys/contrib/zlib/test
-.PATH:	${SRCDIR}
-
-PROG=	minigzip
-
-WARNS?=	5
-CFLAGS+=-DUSE_MMAP
-LIBADD=	z
-
-.include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile.depend b/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile.depend
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/usr.bin/minigzip/Makefile.depend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# $FreeBSD$
-# Autogenerated - do NOT edit!
-
-DIRDEPS = \
-	gnu/lib/csu \
-	include \
-	include/xlocale \
-	lib/${CSU_DIR} \
-	lib/libc \
-	lib/libcompiler_rt \
-	lib/libz \
-
-
-.include <dirdeps.mk>
-
-.if ${DEP_RELDIR} == ${_DEP_RELDIR}
-# local dependencies - needed for -jN in clean tree
-.endif
diff --git a/usr.bin/minigzip/minigzip.1 b/usr.bin/minigzip/minigzip.1
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/usr.bin/minigzip/minigzip.1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 1997
-.\"	Michael Smith
-.\"
-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-.\" are met:
-.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-.\"
-.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
-.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
-.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
-.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
-.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
-.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
-.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
-.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
-.\"
-.\" $FreeBSD$
-.\"
-.Dd August 1, 2022
-.Dt MINIGZIP 1
-.Os
-.Sh NAME
-.Nm minigzip
-.Nd minimal implementation of the 'gzip' compression tool
-.Sh SYNOPSIS
-.Nm
-.Op Fl cd
-.Op Ar
-.Sh DESCRIPTION
-The
-.Nm
-utility is a minimal implementation of the
-.Xr gzip 1
-utility.
-It supports
-compression and decompression of individual files, as well as
-streaming compression and decompression via standard input and
-output.
-.Pp
-The default operation is compression, decompression can be
-selected by supplying the
-.Fl d
-flag on the command line.
-.Pp
-If any
-.Ar file
-arguments are supplied, the operation is performed on each file
-separately.
-Compression replaces the original file with one having a
-.Pa .gz
-suffix.
-Decompression will remove a
-.Pa .gz
-suffix if one is present.
-.Pp
-If no
-.Ar file
-arguments are supplied,
-.Nm
-reads from standard input and writes the results of the operation
-to standard output.
-.Pp
-If the
-.Fl c
-option is specified,
-.Nm
-writes the results to standard output and keep the original files
-unchanged.
-.Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE
-.Nm
-is deprecated and will be removed from future versions of the
-.Fx
-base system.
-Users should use
-.Xr gzip 1
-instead.
-.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr gzip 1
-.Sh AUTHORS
-The
-.Nm
-utility was written by
-.An Jean-loup Gailly .