diff --git a/sys/man/3/fs b/sys/man/3/fs
index 11365cad1..8a2367390 100644
--- a/sys/man/3/fs
+++ b/sys/man/3/fs
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ driver builds complex disk files out of simpler disk files.
 Inspired by the Plan 9 file server kernel's configuration strings,
 it provides device mirroring, partitioning, interleaving, and catenation
 for disk-based services like
-.IR fossil (4)
-or
 .IR venti (8).
 .PP
 The device is intended to be bound at
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ in
 .IR cat (1),
 .IR dd (1),
 .IR sd (3),
-.IR fossil (4),
 .IR fs (8),
 .IR plan9.ini (8),
 .IR prep (8),
diff --git a/sys/man/4/INDEX b/sys/man/4/INDEX
index cc3639010..7286105b3 100644
--- a/sys/man/4/INDEX
+++ b/sys/man/4/INDEX
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ ext2srv ext2srv
 factotum factotum
 fgui factotum
 flashfs flashfs
-flchk fossil
-flfmt fossil
-fossil fossil
 fs fs
 ftpfs ftpfs
 httpfile httpfile
diff --git a/sys/man/4/INDEX.html b/sys/man/4/INDEX.html
index 36466a687..bb0970f1c 100644
--- a/sys/man/4/INDEX.html
+++ b/sys/man/4/INDEX.html
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@
 -  journalling file system for flash memory
 <DD><TT> flashfs</TT>
 </DT>
-<DT><A HREF="/magic/man2html/4/fossil">fossil</A>
--  archival file server
-<DD><TT> fossil, flchk, flfmt</TT>
-</DT>
 <DT><A HREF="/magic/man2html/4/fs">fs</A>
 -  file server, dump
 <DD><TT> fs</TT>
diff --git a/sys/man/4/kfs b/sys/man/4/kfs
index 15a9514d1..f386ecbc5 100644
--- a/sys/man/4/kfs
+++ b/sys/man/4/kfs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ Default file holding blocks.
 .SH SOURCE
 .B /sys/src/cmd/disk/kfs
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-.IR fossil (4),
 .IR kfscmd (8),
 .IR mkfs (8),
 .IR prep (8),
diff --git a/sys/man/5/stat b/sys/man/5/stat
index 29c02011f..1787bd6da 100644
--- a/sys/man/5/stat
+++ b/sys/man/5/stat
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ on an exclusive use file: if the fid holding the file open has
 been unused for an extended period (of order at least minutes),
 it is reasonable to break the lock and deny the initial fid
 further I/O.
-Temporary files are not included in nightly archives
-(see
-.IR fossil (4)).
+Temporary files are not included in nightly archives.
 .PP
 The two time fields are measured in seconds since the epoch
 (Jan 1 00:00 1970 GMT).
diff --git a/sys/man/6/users b/sys/man/6/users
index 6db15c98a..652697f55 100644
--- a/sys/man/6/users
+++ b/sys/man/6/users
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ in a line is an identifier used in the on-disk structures maintained
 by a file server; there should be no duplicate
 .IR id s
 in the file.
-In
-.IR fossil (4),
-.IR id s
-are arbitrary text strings, typically the same as
-.IR name .
 In older Plan 9 file servers,
 .IR id s
 are small decimal numbers.
@@ -72,4 +67,3 @@ so it can only be changed via console commands.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IR intro (5),
 .IR stat (5),
-.IR fossilcons (8)
diff --git a/sys/man/8/INDEX b/sys/man/8/INDEX
index b2dc1e269..55f4c95bc 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/INDEX
+++ b/sys/man/8/INDEX
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ diskparts diskparts
 dmaon diskparts
 disksim disksim
 drawterm drawterm
-fossilcons fossilcons
 exsort fs
 fs fs
 fsconfig fsconfig
diff --git a/sys/man/8/INDEX.html b/sys/man/8/INDEX.html
index 2f1b713a4..92d868ca2 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/INDEX.html
+++ b/sys/man/8/INDEX.html
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@
 -  connect to Plan 9 CPU servers from other operating systems
 <DD><TT> drawterm</TT>
 </DT>
-<DT><A HREF="/magic/man2html/8/fossilcons">fossilcons</A>
--  fossil console commands
-<DD><TT> fossilcons</TT>
-</DT>
 <DT><A HREF="/magic/man2html/8/fs">fs</A>
 -  file server maintenance
 <DD><TT> fs, exsort</TT>
diff --git a/sys/man/8/backup b/sys/man/8/backup
index 6f45e2c38..30f01b15d 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/backup
+++ b/sys/man/8/backup
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ The
 .B -n
 option goes through the motions but does not burn any tracks
 on the Blu-ray disc.
-As a side-effect,
-.I backup
-run on the default dump set,
-.LR set1 ,
-will also print the last few
-.I fossil
-dump scores.
 .PP
 .I Tobackup
 prints the names of all the sealed arenas not yet backed up to a disc
diff --git a/sys/man/8/newuser b/sys/man/8/newuser
index 07d3d8548..2e2b66c35 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/newuser
+++ b/sys/man/8/newuser
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ by running the
 .I uname
 command on the console of the file server
 (see
-.IR users (6)
-and
-.IR fossilcons (8)).
+.IR users (6)).
 Next, give the user a password using
 .I auth/changeuser
 on the console of the authentication server (see
@@ -112,7 +110,5 @@ that reflect the properties of the local environment.
 .IR passwd (1),
 .IR rio (1),
 .IR namespace (4),
-.IR fossil (4),
 .IR users (6),
-.IR auth (8),
-.IR fossilcons (8).
+.IR auth (8).
diff --git a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
index 376ca60d8..7eef78466 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
+++ b/sys/man/8/plan9.ini
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ with the given
 .IR options ,
 which must be a single word (i.e., contain no whitespace).
 .SS \fLventi=value\fP
-When booting from a local fossil server backed by a local
+When booting from a local server backed by a local
 or remote venti server,
 this variable specifies how to establish the connection to the
 venti server.