diff --git a/src/etc/rc b/src/etc/rc
index afa4426a..3a6049fe 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc
+++ b/src/etc/rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.226 2003/04/08 01:53:43 millert Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc,v 1.227 2003/05/14 18:41:06 ian Exp $
 
 # System startup script run by init on autoboot
 # or after single-user.
@@ -428,12 +428,9 @@ fi
 
 echo -n starting network daemons:
 
-# $gated and $routed_flags are imported from /etc/rc.conf.
-# If $gated == YES, gated is used; otherwise routed.
+# $routed_flags are imported from /etc/rc.conf.
 # If $routed_flags == NO, routed isn't run.
-if [ X${gated} = X"YES" -a -e /etc/gated.conf ]; then
-	echo -n ' gated';		/usr/local/sbin/gated $gated_flags
-elif [ "X${routed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
+if [ "X${routed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
 	echo -n ' routed';		routed $routed_flags
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.conf b/src/etc/rc.conf
index 63b378c5..f3dc8969 100644
--- a/src/etc/rc.conf
+++ b/src/etc/rc.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.87 2003/05/08 16:53:14 pvalchev Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: rc.conf,v 1.88 2003/05/14 18:41:06 ian Exp $
 
 # set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
 routed_flags=NO		# for normal use: "-q"
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ wsmoused_flags=NO	# for ps/2 or usb mice: "", serial: "-p /dev/cua00"
 rwhod=NO
 nfs_server=NO		# see sysctl.conf for nfs client configuration
 lockd=NO
-gated=NO
 amd=NO
 pf=NO			# Packet filter / NAT
 portmap=NO		# Note: inetd(8) rpc services need portmap too
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ multicast_router=NO	# A multicast routing daemon will be run, e.g. mrouted
 # miscellaneous other flags
 # only used if the appropriate server is marked YES above
 savecore_flags=			# "-z" to compress
-gated_flags=
 ypserv_flags=			# E.g. -1 for YP v1, -d for DNS etc
 yppasswdd_flags=		# "-d /etc/yp" if passwd files are in /etc/yp
 nfsd_flags="-tun 4"		# Crank the 4 for a busy NFS fileserver