diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20241105: take out libcrypt_real hack
+OLD_FILES+=usr/lib/libcrypt_real.a
+OLD_FILES+=usr/lib32/libcrypt_real.a
+
 # 20241104: remove the outdated c2x.7 symlink in favor of c23.7
 OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man7/c2x.7.gz
 
diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/Makefile b/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
--- a/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libcrypt/Makefile
@@ -33,21 +33,5 @@
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
 LIBADD+=	md
-SHLIB_LDSCRIPT=	libcrypt.ldscript
-STATIC_LDSCRIPT= libcrypt.aldscript
-CLEANFILES+=	libcrypt.ald
-
-libcrypt.ald: ${.CURDIR}/${STATIC_LDSCRIPT}
-	sed -e 's,@@LIB@@,${LIB},g' \
-	    -e 's,@@STATICLIB_SUFFIX@@,${_STATICLIB_SUFFIX},g' \
-	    ${.ALLSRC} > ${.TARGET}
-
-all: ${STATIC_LDSCRIPT} libcrypt.ald
-
-install-libcrypt.a: libcrypt.ald
-	${INSTALL} ${TAG_ARGS:D${TAG_ARGS},dev} -S -C -o ${LIBOWN} -g ${LIBGRP} -m ${LIBMODE} \
-	    ${_INSTALLFLAGS} libcrypt.ald ${DESTDIR}${_LIBDIR}/lib${LIB}.a
-
-realinstall: install-libcrypt.a
 
 .include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3 b/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
--- a/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
+++ b/lib/libcrypt/crypt.3
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd May 26, 2019
+.Dd November 5, 2024
 .Dt CRYPT 3
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -323,3 +323,15 @@
 for a competent attacker
 to break.
 Its use is not recommended.
+.Pp
+Since
+.Fx 15.0 ,
+.Fn crypt
+and
+.Fn crypt_r
+pull hash functions from the message digest library.
+While this is automatically handled for dynamic links,
+consumers linking statically must link with
+.Fl lcrypt lmd
+instead of just
+.Fl lcrypt .
diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.aldscript b/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.aldscript
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.aldscript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-INPUT(-l@@LIB@@@@STATICLIB_SUFFIX@@ -lmd)
diff --git a/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.ldscript b/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.ldscript
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/lib/libcrypt/libcrypt.ldscript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-INPUT(@@SHLIB@@ AS_NEEDED(-lmd))