diff --git a/etc/group b/etc/group
--- a/etc/group
+++ b/etc/group
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#
 wheel:*:0:root
 daemon:*:1:
 kmem:*:2:
diff --git a/etc/mail/Makefile b/etc/mail/Makefile
--- a/etc/mail/Makefile
+++ b/etc/mail/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#
-#
 # This Makefile provides an easy way to generate the configuration
 # file and database maps for the sendmail(8) daemon.
 #
diff --git a/etc/master.passwd b/etc/master.passwd
--- a/etc/master.passwd
+++ b/etc/master.passwd
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#
 root::0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/sh
 toor:*:0:0::0:0:Bourne-again Superuser:/root:
 daemon:*:1:1::0:0:Owner of many system processes:/root:/usr/sbin/nologin
diff --git a/etc/mtree/Makefile b/etc/mtree/Makefile
--- a/etc/mtree/Makefile
+++ b/etc/mtree/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 .include <src.opts.mk>
 
 .include <bsd.compat.pre.mk>
diff --git a/etc/mtree/README b/etc/mtree/README
--- a/etc/mtree/README
+++ b/etc/mtree/README
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 Note: If you modify these files, please keep hier(7) updated!
 
 These files are used to create empty file hierarchies for building the
diff --git a/etc/root/dot.k5login b/etc/root/dot.k5login
--- a/etc/root/dot.k5login
+++ b/etc/root/dot.k5login
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-#
 # user1/root@YOUR.REALM.WHEREVER
 # user2/root@YOUR.REALM.WHEREVER
diff --git a/etc/shells b/etc/shells
--- a/etc/shells
+++ b/etc/shells
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#
 # List of acceptable shells for chpass(1).
 # ftpd(8) will not allow users to connect who are not using
 # one of these shells.