diff --git a/share/examples/drivers/make_device_driver.sh b/share/examples/drivers/make_device_driver.sh
index 3ed8d784c1c..5b8f8efa646 100755
--- a/share/examples/drivers/make_device_driver.sh
+++ b/share/examples/drivers/make_device_driver.sh
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ else
 fi
 UPPER=`echo ${1} |tr "[:lower:]" "[:upper:]"`
 
-RCS_KEYWORD=FreeBSD
-
 if [ -d ${TOP}/modules/${1} ]; then
 	echo "There appears to already be a module called ${1}"
 	echo -n "Should it be overwritten? [Y]"
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ DONE
 #######################################################################
 cat >${TOP}/i386/conf/${UPPER} <<DONE
 # Configuration file for kernel type: ${UPPER}
-# \$${RCS_KEYWORD}$
 
 files		"${TOP}/conf/files.${UPPER}"
 
@@ -142,9 +139,6 @@ cat >${TOP}/dev/${1}/${1}.c <<DONE
  * hopefully it will make it's way into the handbook.
  */
 
-#include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__FBSDID("\$${RCS_KEYWORD}$");
-
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/conf.h>		/* cdevsw stuff */
@@ -956,8 +950,6 @@ fi
 
 cat >${TOP}/modules/${1}/Makefile <<DONE
 #	${UPPER} Loadable Kernel Module
-#
-# \$${RCS_KEYWORD}: $
 
 .PATH:  \${.CURDIR}/../../dev/${1}
 KMOD    = ${1}
diff --git a/share/examples/drivers/make_pseudo_driver.sh b/share/examples/drivers/make_pseudo_driver.sh
index 159fd03bb70..5d6d09aa964 100644
--- a/share/examples/drivers/make_pseudo_driver.sh
+++ b/share/examples/drivers/make_pseudo_driver.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ DONE
 
 cat >${TOP}/i386/conf/${UPPER} <<DONE
 # Configuration file for kernel type: ${UPPER}
-# \$FreeBSD\$
 
 files		"${TOP}/conf/files.${UPPER}"
 
@@ -120,9 +119,6 @@ cat >${TOP}/dev/${1}/${1}.c <<DONE
  * ${1} driver
  */
 
-#include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__FBSDID("\$FreeBSD\$");
-
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
 #include <sys/kernel.h>		/* SYSINIT stuff */
@@ -389,8 +385,6 @@ fi
 
 cat >${TOP}/modules/${1}/Makefile <<DONE
 #	${UPPER} Loadable Kernel Module
-#
-# \$FreeBSD\$
 
 .PATH:  \${.CURDIR}/../../dev/${1}
 KMOD    = ${1}