diff --git a/math/gsl/files/patch-configure b/math/gsl/files/patch-configure
deleted file mode 100644
index 15589a3aeb31..000000000000
--- a/math/gsl/files/patch-configure
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- configure.orig	2008-03-31 02:56:46.446699394 -0400
-+++ configure	2008-03-31 03:05:58.758342355 -0400
-@@ -12492,6 +12492,15 @@
-     *-*-*openbsd*)
-         ac_cv_c_ieee_interface=openbsd
-         ;;
-+    sparc64-*-*bsd*)
-+        ac_cv_c_ieee_interface=unknown
-+        ;;
-+    alpha-*-*bsd*)
-+        ac_cv_c_ieee_interface=unknown
-+        ;;
-+    ia64-*-*bsd*)
-+        ac_cv_c_ieee_interface=unknown
-+        ;;
-     *-*-*bsd*)
-         ac_cv_c_ieee_interface=freebsd
-         ;;
diff --git a/math/octave-forge-fpl/pkg-message b/math/octave-forge-fpl/pkg-message
deleted file mode 100644
index 33161878217a..000000000000
--- a/math/octave-forge-fpl/pkg-message
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[
-{ type: install
-  message: <<EOM
-Although the port builds, it is nonfunctional on sparc64 due to the absence
-of opendx.
-EOM
-}
-]