diff --git a/rc/bin/service/!tcp53 b/rc/bin/service/!tcp53
deleted file mode 100755
index 0dbd836d5..000000000
--- a/rc/bin/service/!tcp53
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/rc
-/bin/ndb/dnstcp $3
diff --git a/sys/man/8/listen b/sys/man/8/listen
index 165a00785..d4d2dc0c9 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/listen
+++ b/sys/man/8/listen
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .TH LISTEN 8
 .SH NAME
-listen, listen1, tcp7, tcp9, tcp19, tcp21, tcp23, tcp25, tcp53, tcp110, tcp113, tcp143, tcp445, tcp513, tcp515, tcp564, tcp565, tcp566, tcp567, tcp993, tcp995, tcp1723, tcp17019, tcp17020 \- listen for calls on a network device
+listen, listen1, tcp7, tcp9, tcp19, tcp21, tcp23, tcp25, tcp110, tcp113, tcp143, tcp445, tcp513, tcp515, tcp564, tcp565, tcp566, tcp567, tcp993, tcp995, tcp1723, tcp17019, tcp17020 \- listen for calls on a network device
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B aux/listen
 .RB [ -iq ]
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ terminal connection.
 .B tcp25
 mail delivery.
 .TP
-.B tcp53
-TCP port for DNS.
-.TP
 .B tcp110
 POP3 port.
 .TP