diff --git a/sys/man/3/sdahci b/sys/man/3/sdahci
index e76c3a5bb..84aab3ae6 100644
--- a/sys/man/3/sdahci
+++ b/sys/man/3/sdahci
@@ -151,8 +151,7 @@ to state
 .SH SOURCE
 .B /sys/src/9/pc/sdiahci.c
 .SH SEE ALSO
-.IR sd (3),
-.IR 9load (8)
+.IR sd (3)
 .br
 .BR http://download.intel.com/technology/serialata/pdf/rev1_2.pdf .
 .SH BUGS
diff --git a/sys/man/3/sdaoe b/sys/man/3/sdaoe
index ebd95e936..62677497b 100644
--- a/sys/man/3/sdaoe
+++ b/sys/man/3/sdaoe
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ aoedev=e!#æ/aoe/42.0
 .\" .IR vblade (1),
 .IR aoe (3),
 .IR sd (3),
-.IR 9load (8),
 .\" .IR cec (8),
 .IR snoopy (8)
 .SH BUGS
diff --git a/sys/man/6/ndb b/sys/man/6/ndb
index f7b481f85..5c43bc1a1 100644
--- a/sys/man/6/ndb
+++ b/sys/man/6/ndb
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ first database file searched
 .IR con (1),
 .IR dial (2),
 .IR ndb (2),
-.IR 9load (8),
 .IR booting (8),
 .IR dhcpd (8),
 .IR ipconfig (8),
diff --git a/sys/man/6/vgadb b/sys/man/6/vgadb
index a63357680..b979a5c60 100644
--- a/sys/man/6/vgadb
+++ b/sys/man/6/vgadb
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ entries.
 .IR ndb (2),
 .IR vga (3),
 .IR ndb (6),
-.IR 9load (8),
 .IR vga (8)
 .br
 Richard E. Ferraro,
diff --git a/sys/man/8/INDEX b/sys/man/8/INDEX
index 89d5c4b76..b2dc1e269 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/INDEX
+++ b/sys/man/8/INDEX
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 0intro 0intro
 intro 0intro
 6in4 6in4
-9load 9load
-9pxeload 9load
-ld 9load
 9pcon 9pcon
 aan aan
 aliasmail aliasmail
diff --git a/sys/man/8/dhcpd b/sys/man/8/dhcpd
index 6e4102913..904426d9a 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/dhcpd
+++ b/sys/man/8/dhcpd
@@ -295,5 +295,4 @@ Restricts access to only those files rooted in the
 .B /sys/src/cmd/ip
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .IR ndb (6),
-.IR 9load (8),
 .IR booting (8)
diff --git a/sys/man/8/vga b/sys/man/8/vga
index 15d7ef618..73cc35e73 100644
--- a/sys/man/8/vga
+++ b/sys/man/8/vga
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ value.
 .B /env/monitor
 is usually set by including it in the
 .B plan9.ini
-file read by the PC boot program
-.IR 9load (8).
+file read by the PC boot program.
+.IR 9boot(8).
 .TP
 .B -p
 print the current or expected register values at appropriate points depending on
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ VGA configuration file.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .IR vga (3),
 .IR vgadb (6),
-.IR 9load (8)
+.IR 9boot (8)
 .SH BUGS
 .B Aux/vga
 makes every effort possible to verify that the mode it is about