diff --git a/sysutils/ansible/Makefile b/sysutils/ansible/Makefile
index a54f8968c5c0..492dfbd1d2e7 100644
--- a/sysutils/ansible/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/ansible/Makefile
@@ -1,58 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	ansible
 DISTVERSION=	3.3.0
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils python
 MASTER_SITES=	http://releases.ansible.com/ansible/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	0mp@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Radically simple IT automation
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ansible-base>0:sysutils/py-ansible-base@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}cryptography>0:security/py-cryptography@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}Jinja2>0:devel/py-Jinja2@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}jmespath>0:devel/py-jmespath@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}netaddr>0:net/py-netaddr@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}paramiko>0:security/py-paramiko@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}yaml>0:devel/py-yaml@${PY_FLAVOR}
-
-USES=		cpe gmake python:3.6+ shebangfix
+RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ansible-base>0:sysutils/py-ansible-base@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
+USES=		cpe python:3.6+ shebangfix
 CPE_VENDOR=	redhat
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	ansible_collections/community/zabbix/roles/zabbix_proxy/files/install_semodule.bsx \
 		ansible_collections/community/zabbix/roles/zabbix_server/files/install_semodule.bsx \
 		ansible_collections/cyberark/conjur/ci/build_release \
 		ansible_collections/cyberark/conjur/ci/publish_to_galaxy \
 		ansible_collections/ovirt/ovirt/roles/disaster_recovery/files/ovirt-dr
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.py *.sh
 
 CONFLICTS_INSTALL=	${_ANSIBLE_PACKAGES:N${PKGBASE}-*}
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
-SUB_FILES=	pkg-message
-SUB_LIST=	PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 _ANSIBLE_VERSIONS=	1 2 23 24 25 26 27 28
 _ANSIBLE_PACKAGES=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ansible-*
 .for version in ${_ANSIBLE_VERSIONS}
 _ANSIBLE_PACKAGES+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ansible${version}-*
 .endfor
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS EXAMPLES
-
 post-patch:
 	${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -type f -exec grep --null -El '(/etc/ansible|/usr/share/ansible)' | ${XARGS} -0 ${REINPLACE_CMD} \
 		-e 's|/etc/ansible|${ETCDIR:S/${PY_FLAVOR}-//}|g' \
 		-e 's|/usr/share/ansible|${DATADIR}|g'
 	${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -type f -name "*.bak" -delete
 
-post-stage:
-	${FIND} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin -type l -name ansible-\* -lname ansible \
-		-execdir ${RLN} ansible-${PYTHON_VER} {} \;
-# python autoplist doesn't add this file in plist
-	${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/ansible_test/_data/injector/ansible-inventory
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/ansible/files/pkg-message.in b/sysutils/ansible/files/pkg-message.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c6f3c49ae6e..000000000000
--- a/sysutils/ansible/files/pkg-message.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[
-{
-message: <<EOD
-To use Ansible, you need at least a host database.
-If you installed examples, you will have a sample
-inventory and a sample configuration file:
-
-  %%EXAMPLESDIR%%/hosts
-  %%EXAMPLESDIR%%/ansible.cfg
-
-EOD
-type: install
-}
-]