Index: sys/boot/common/interp.c
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/interp.c
+++ sys/boot/common/interp.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
 
     if (rc == NULL) {
 	/* Read our default configuration. */
-	if (include("/boot/loader.rc") != CMD_OK)
-	    include("/boot/boot.conf");
+	include("/boot/loader.rc");
     } else if (*rc != '\0')
 	include(rc);
 
Index: sys/boot/common/loader.8
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@
 default.
 After that,
 .Pa /boot/loader.rc
-is processed if available, and, failing that,
-.Pa /boot/boot.conf
-is read for historical reasons.
+is processed if available.
 These files are processed through the
 .Ic include
 command, which reads all of them into memory before processing them,