diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
index c91f13bd9812..2bd8af67c602 100644
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.conf
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ zfsd_enable="NO"	# Set to YES to automatically start the ZFS fault
 
 gptboot_enable="YES"	# GPT boot success/failure reporting.
 
-# Experimental - test before enabling
-gbde_autoattach_all="NO" # YES automatically mounts gbde devices from fstab
-gbde_devices="NO" 	# Devices to automatically attach (list, or AUTO)
-gbde_attach_attempts="3" # Number of times to attempt attaching gbde devices
-gbde_lockdir="/etc"	# Where to look for gbde lockfiles
-
 # GELI disk encryption configuration.
 geli_devices=""		# List of devices to automatically attach in addition to
 			# GELI devices listed in /etc/fstab.
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.d/gbde b/libexec/rc/rc.d/gbde
deleted file mode 100755
index 295972a5697b..000000000000
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.d/gbde
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,119 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# This file, originally written by Garrett A. Wollman, is in the public
-# domain.
-#
-#
-
-# PROVIDE: disks
-# KEYWORD: nojail
-
-. /etc/rc.subr
-
-name="gbde"
-desc="GEOM Based Disk Encryption"
-start_precmd="find_gbde_devices start"
-stop_precmd="find_gbde_devices stop"
-start_cmd="gbde_start"
-stop_cmd="gbde_stop"
-
-find_gbde_devices()
-{
-	case "${gbde_devices-auto}" in
-	[Aa][Uu][Tt][Oo])
-		gbde_devices=""
-		;;
-	*)
-		return 0
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	case "$1" in
-	start)
-		fstab="/etc/fstab"
-		;;
-	stop)
-		fstab=$(mktemp /tmp/mtab.XXXXXX)
-		mount -p >${fstab}
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	#
-	# We can't use "mount -p | while ..." because when a shell loop
-	# is the target of a pipe it executes in a subshell, and so can't
-	# modify variables in the script.
-	#
-	while read device mountpt type options dump pass; do
-		case "$device" in
-		*.bde)
-			# Ignore swap devices
-			case "$type" in
-			swap)
-				continue
-				;;
-			esac
-
-			case "$options" in
-			*noauto*)
-				if checkyesno gbde_autoattach_all; then
-					gbde_devices="${gbde_devices} ${device}"
-				fi
-				;;
-			*)
-				gbde_devices="${gbde_devices} ${device}"
-				;;
-			esac
-			;;
-		esac
-	done <${fstab}
-
-	case "$1" in
-	stop)
-		rm -f ${fstab}
-		;;
-	esac
-
-	return 0
-}
-
-gbde_start()
-{
-	for device in $gbde_devices; do
-		parent=${device%.bde}
-		parent=${parent#/dev/}
-		parent_=`ltr ${parent} '/' '_'`
-		eval "lock=\${gbde_lock_${parent_}-\"${gbde_lockdir}/${parent_}.lock\"}"
-		if [ -e "/dev/${parent}" -a ! -e "/dev/${parent}.bde" ]; then
-			echo "Configuring Disk Encryption for ${parent}."
-
-			count=1
-			while [ ${count} -le ${gbde_attach_attempts} ]; do
-				if [ -e "${lock}" ]; then
-					gbde attach ${parent} -l ${lock}
-				else
-					gbde attach ${parent}
-				fi
-				if [ -e "/dev/${parent}.bde" ]; then
-					break
-				fi
-				echo "Attach failed; attempt ${count} of ${gbde_attach_attempts}."
-				count=$((${count} + 1))
-			done
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-gbde_stop()
-{
-	for device in $gbde_devices; do
-		parent=${device%.bde}
-		parent=${parent#/dev/}
-		if [ -e "/dev/${parent}.bde" ]; then
-			umount "/dev/${parent}.bde" 2>/dev/null
-			gbde detach "${parent}"
-		fi
-	done
-}
-
-load_rc_config $name
-run_rc_command "$1"