diff --git a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
index 5b5fb23d34e..21654822f9c 100644
--- a/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
+++ b/libexec/rtld-elf/rtld.c
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ _rtld(Elf_Addr *sp, func_ptr_type *exit_proc, Obj_Entry **objp)
     main_argc = argc;
     main_argv = argv;
 
-#ifdef HARDENEDBSD
-    /* Load PaX flags */
-    if (aux_info[AT_PAXFLAGS] != NULL) {
-        pax_flags = aux_info[AT_PAXFLAGS]->a_un.a_val;
-        aux_info[AT_PAXFLAGS]->a_un.a_val = 0;
-    }
-#endif
-
     trust = !issetugid();
 
     md_abi_variant_hook(aux_info);
diff --git a/sys/arm/include/elf.h b/sys/arm/include/elf.h
index e99f1cdd14d..5ecc4260ddf 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/elf.h
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 #define	R_ARM_COUNT	33	/* Count of defined relocation types. */
 
diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/elf.h b/sys/arm64/include/elf.h
index cb52ab0d61d..04487c43abf 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/elf.h
@@ -96,9 +96,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /* Define "machine" characteristics */
 #if __ELF_WORD_SIZE == 64
diff --git a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
index 673dbbfa9a4..b83cdd1560c 100644
--- a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,6 @@ __elfN(freebsd_fixup)(register_t **stack_base, struct image_params *imgp)
 	AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_FLAGS, args->flags);
 	AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_ENTRY, args->entry);
 	AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_BASE, args->base);
-	AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_PAXFLAGS, args->pax_flags);
 	AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_EHDRFLAGS, args->hdr_eflags);
 	if (imgp->execpathp != 0)
 		AUXARGS_ENTRY(pos, AT_EXECPATH, imgp->execpathp);
diff --git a/sys/mips/include/elf.h b/sys/mips/include/elf.h
index 0f56572cdcf..c971f5b2175 100644
--- a/sys/mips/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/mips/include/elf.h
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 #define	ET_DYN_LOAD_ADDR 0x0120000
 
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/elf.h b/sys/powerpc/include/elf.h
index b5e150a2be8..6a763ad2fcf 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/elf.h
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27      /* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /*
  * Relocation types.
diff --git a/sys/riscv/include/elf.h b/sys/riscv/include/elf.h
index a75b2682357..214b9fa70b7 100644
--- a/sys/riscv/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/riscv/include/elf.h
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* HardenedBSD PaX flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /* Define "machine" characteristics */
 #define	ELF_TARG_CLASS	ELFCLASS64
diff --git a/sys/sparc64/include/elf.h b/sys/sparc64/include/elf.h
index 875fe470e11..4abc57ecfc8 100644
--- a/sys/sparc64/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/sparc64/include/elf.h
@@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /* Define "machine" characteristics */
 #if __ELF_WORD_SIZE == 32
diff --git a/sys/x86/include/elf.h b/sys/x86/include/elf.h
index 0fe13a5d885..4501d88bab6 100644
--- a/sys/x86/include/elf.h
+++ b/sys/x86/include/elf.h
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /*
  * Relocation types.
@@ -194,9 +193,8 @@ __ElfType(Auxinfo);
 #define	AT_EHDRFLAGS	24	/* e_flags field from elf hdr */
 #define	AT_HWCAP	25	/* CPU feature flags. */
 #define	AT_HWCAP2	26	/* CPU feature flags 2. */
-#define	AT_PAXFLAGS	27	/* PaX / HardenedBSD flags */
 
-#define	AT_COUNT	28	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
+#define	AT_COUNT	27	/* Count of defined aux entry types. */
 
 /*
  * Relocation types.