diff --git a/math/dgl/Makefile b/math/dgl/Makefile
index 0af68a613b99..d84b0906e33f 100644
--- a/math/dgl/Makefile
+++ b/math/dgl/Makefile
@@ -1,67 +1,63 @@
 PORTNAME=	dgl
 DISTVERSION=	1.1.2
 CATEGORIES=	math # machine-learning
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Deep Graph Library
 WWW=		https://www.dgl.ai/
 
 LICENSE=	APACHE20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${BACKEND_DEPENDS} \
 		bash:shells/bash \
 		gmake:devel/gmake
 
 USES=		cmake:testing compiler:c++17-lang localbase:ldflags python:build shebangfix
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dmlc
 GH_TUPLE=	apache:tvm:b2e418c:tvm/third_party/tvm \
 		dmlc:dlpack:e2bdd3b:dlpack/third_party/dlpack \
 		dmlc:dmlc-core:bfad207:dmlc_core/third_party/dmlc-core \
 		greg7mdp:parallel-hashmap:25293ce:phmap/third_party/phmap \
 		herumi:xbyak:757e406:xbyak/third_party/xbyak \
 		imneme:pcg-cpp:428802d:pcg/third_party/pcg \
 		jlblancoc:nanoflann:4c47ca2:nanoflann/third_party/nanoflann \
 		KarypisLab:METIS:1060348:metis/third_party/METIS \
 			KarypisLab:GKlib:62de20c:metis_GKlib/third_party/METIS/GKlib \
 		pytorch:tensorpipe:6042f1a:tensorpipe/third_party/tensorpipe \
 			libuv:libuv:1dff88e:tensorpipe_libuv/third_party/tensorpipe/third_party/libuv \
 			google:libnop:aa95422:tensorpipe_libnop/third_party/tensorpipe/third_party/libnop \
 		hfp:libxsmm:8009060:libxsmm/third_party/libxsmm \
 		NVIDIA:thrust:02931a3:thrust/third_party/thrust \
 		google:googletest:f71fb4f:googletest/third_party/googletest
 
 SHEBANG_GLOB=	*.sh
 
 MAKE_ENV=	PYTHON=${PYTHON_CMD}
 CMAKE_ON=	BUILD_SHARED_LIBS
 CMAKE_TESTING_ON=	BUILD_CPP_TEST # tests fail to compile, see https://github.com/dmlc/dgl/issues/5664
 
 BINARY_ALIAS=	make=${GMAKE} python3=${PYTHON_CMD}
 
 PLIST_FILES=	lib/libdgl_metis.so # workaround for https://github.com/dmlc/dgl/issues/5666
 
 OPTIONS_RADIO=			BACKEND
-OPTIONS_RADIO_BACKEND=		PYTORCH TENSORFLOW MXNET
+OPTIONS_RADIO_BACKEND=		PYTORCH TENSORFLOW
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=		PYTORCH
 
 PYTORCH_DESC=			Use PyTorch backend
 PYTORCH_VARS=			BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytorch>0:misc/py-pytorch@${PY_FLAVOR}
 PYTORCH_MAKE_ENV=		DGLBACKEND=pytorch
 
 TENSORFLOW_DESC=		Use TensorFlow backend
 TENSORFLOW_VARS=		BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}tensorflow>0:science/py-tensorflow@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TENSORFLOW_MAKE_ENV=		DGLBACKEND=tensorflow
 TENSORFLOW_CMAKE_ON=		-DBUILD_SPARSE=OFF
 
-MXNET_DESC=			Use MXNET backend
-MXNET_VARS=			BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mxnet>0:misc/py-mxnet@${PY_FLAVOR}
-MXNET_MAKE_ENV=			DGLBACKEND=mxnet
-
 post-install: # workaround for https://github.com/dmlc/dgl/issues/5666
 	${INSTALL_LIB} ${BUILD_WRKSRC}/third_party/METIS/libmetis/libdgl_metis.so ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/lib
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/math/py-dgl/Makefile b/math/py-dgl/Makefile
index f94131bdde5c..27dda64c03dc 100644
--- a/math/py-dgl/Makefile
+++ b/math/py-dgl/Makefile
@@ -1,76 +1,72 @@
 PORTNAME=	dgl
 DISTVERSION=	1.1.2
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	math python # machine-learning
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Deep Graph Library
 WWW=		https://www.dgl.ai/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PY_SETUPTOOLS} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${BACKEND_DEPENDS}
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libdgl.so:math/dgl
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}networkx>=2.1:math/py-networkx@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}psutil>=5.8.0:sysutils/py-psutil@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}requests>=2.19.0:www/py-requests@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}scipy>=1.1.0:science/py-scipy@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}tqdm>0:misc/py-tqdm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${BACKEND_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		python localbase
 USE_PYTHON=	distutils cython autoplist
 
 WRKSRC_SUBDIR=	python
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	dmlc
 
 MAKE_ENV=	DGL_LIBRARY_PATH=${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
 POST_PLIST=	fix-plist
 
 OPTIONS_RADIO=			BACKEND
-OPTIONS_RADIO_BACKEND=		PYTORCH TENSORFLOW MXNET
+OPTIONS_RADIO_BACKEND=		PYTORCH TENSORFLOW
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=		PYTORCH
 
 PYTORCH_DESC=			Use PyTorch backend
 PYTORCH_VARS=			BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytorch>0:misc/py-pytorch@${PY_FLAVOR}
 PYTORCH_MAKE_ENV=		DGLBACKEND=pytorch
 
 TENSORFLOW_DESC=		Use TensorFlow backend
 TENSORFLOW_VARS=		BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}tensorflow>0:science/py-tensorflow@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TENSORFLOW_MAKE_ENV=		DGLBACKEND=tensorflow
 
-MXNET_DESC=			Use MXNET backend
-MXNET_VARS=			BACKEND_DEPENDS=${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}mxnet>0:misc/py-mxnet@${PY_FLAVOR}
-MXNET_MAKE_ENV=			DGLBACKEND=mxnet
-
 post-install:
 	# workaround for https://github.com/dmlc/dgl/issues/5665
 	@${RM} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/dgl/libdgl.so
 	# remove empty dirs
 	@${RMDIR} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/dgl/tensoradapter/pytorch \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/dgl/tensoradapter \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/dgl/dgl_sparse \
 		${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/dgl
 	# strip binaries
 	@${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/dgl/_ffi/_cy3/core${PYTHON_EXT_SUFFIX}.so
 
 fix-plist:
 	# workaround for https://github.com/dmlc/dgl/issues/5665
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} ' \
 		/dgl\/libdgl.so/d ; \
 		' ${TMPPLIST}
 	# remove empty dirs
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} ' \
 		/dgl\/tensoradapter\/pytorch/d ; \
 		/dgl\/dgl_sparse/d ; \
 		' ${TMPPLIST}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>