diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 477f4fc..ac47e70 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -27,6 +27,3 @@ LDFLAGS = -s ${LIBS}
 #LDFLAGS = -static -s ${LIBS}
 
 CPPFLAGS = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE ${INCS}
-
-# OpenBSD 5.9+: use pledge(2)
-#CPPFLAGS = -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -DUSE_PLEDGE ${INCS}
diff --git a/stagit-index.c b/stagit-index.c
index 6b7c699..e019793 100644
--- a/stagit-index.c
+++ b/stagit-index.c
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ static char description[255] = "Repositories";
 static char *name = "";
 static char owner[255];
 
-#ifndef USE_PLEDGE
-#define pledge(p1,p2) 0
-#endif
-
 void
 joinpath(char *buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *path, const char *path2)
 {
@@ -164,8 +160,10 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	git_libgit2_init();
 
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (pledge("stdio rpath", NULL) == -1)
 		err(1, "pledge");
+#endif
 
 	writeheader(stdout);
 
diff --git a/stagit.c b/stagit.c
index 06c213c..86c3920 100644
--- a/stagit.c
+++ b/stagit.c
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ static char lastoidstr[GIT_OID_HEXSZ + 2]; /* id + newline + nul byte */
 static FILE *rcachefp, *wcachefp;
 static const char *cachefile;
 
-#ifndef USE_PLEDGE
-#define pledge(p1,p2) 0
-#endif
-
 void
 joinpath(char *buf, size_t bufsiz, const char *path, const char *path2)
 {
@@ -1057,6 +1053,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	git_libgit2_init();
 
+#ifdef __OpenBSD__
 	if (cachefile) {
 		if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath fattr", NULL) == -1)
 			err(1, "pledge");
@@ -1064,6 +1061,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		if (pledge("stdio rpath wpath cpath", NULL) == -1)
 			err(1, "pledge");
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if (git_repository_open_ext(&repo, repodir,
 		GIT_REPOSITORY_OPEN_NO_SEARCH, NULL) < 0) {