diff --git a/ObsoleteFiles.inc b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
--- a/ObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/ObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 #   xargs -n1 | sort | uniq -d;
 # done
 
+# 20250826: Remove hard link for /.profile
+OLD_FILES+=.profile
+
 # 20250812: Remove a bogus manlink
 OLD_FILES+=usr/share/man/man3/quota_statfs.3.gz
 
diff --git a/bin/sh/Makefile b/bin/sh/Makefile
--- a/bin/sh/Makefile
+++ b/bin/sh/Makefile
@@ -69,11 +69,4 @@
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
 
-beforeinstallconfig:
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/.profile
-
-LINKMODE=${CONFMODE}
-afterinstallconfig:
-	${INSTALL_LINK} ${TAG_ARGS} ${DESTDIR}/root/.profile ${DESTDIR}/.profile
-
 .include <bsd.prog.mk>