diff --git a/etc/defaults/rc.conf b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
index 8bf64a0ca320..1457ed852cb0 100644
--- a/etc/defaults/rc.conf
+++ b/etc/defaults/rc.conf
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ amd_enable="NO"			# Run amd service with $amd_flags (or NO).
 amd_flags="-a /.amd_mnt -l syslog /host /etc/amd.map /net /etc/amd.map"
 amd_map_program="NO"		# Can be set to "ypcat -k amd.master"
 nfs_client_enable="NO"		# This host is an NFS client (or NO).
-nfs_client_flags="-n 4"		# Flags to nfsiod (if enabled).
 nfs_access_cache="2"		# Client cache timeout in seconds
 nfs_server_enable="NO"		# This host is an NFS server (or NO).
 nfs_server_flags="-u -t -n 4"	# Flags to nfsd (if enabled).
diff --git a/etc/network.subr b/etc/network.subr
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/network.subr
+++ b/etc/network.subr
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/netoptions b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/netoptions
+++ b/etc/rc.d/netoptions
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network1 b/etc/rc.d/network1
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network1
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network1
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network2 b/etc/rc.d/network2
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network2
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network2
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/network3 b/etc/rc.d/network3
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/network3
+++ b/etc/rc.d/network3
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.d/routing b/etc/rc.d/routing
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.d/routing
+++ b/etc/rc.d/routing
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null
diff --git a/etc/rc.network b/etc/rc.network
index b71553999701..67c88a0f805b 100644
--- a/etc/rc.network
+++ b/etc/rc.network
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@ network_pass3() {
 
 		case ${nfs_client_enable} in
 		[Yy][Ee][Ss])
-			#echo -n ' nfsiod';	nfsiod ${nfs_client_flags}
 			if [ -n "${nfs_access_cache}" ]; then
 				echo -n " NFS access cache time=${nfs_access_cache}"
 				sysctl -w vfs.nfs.access_cache_timeout=${nfs_access_cache} >/dev/null