diff --git a/games/lmarbles/Makefile b/games/lmarbles/Makefile
index 80b0715fe5c9..a76c077d4ff0 100644
--- a/games/lmarbles/Makefile
+++ b/games/lmarbles/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/SDL\///' ${WRKSRC}/src/*.[ch]
 
 post-install:
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/empty.prfs ${PREFIX}/share/lmarbles
 	@${CHOWN} root:games ${PREFIX}/bin/lmarbles
 	@${CHMOD} g+s ${PREFIX}/bin/lmarbles
-	@${SETENV} "PKG_PREFIX=${PREFIX}" \
-		${SH} pkg-install ${PKGNAME} POST-INSTALL
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/doc/lmarbles
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/manual/* ${PREFIX}/share/doc/lmarbles
diff --git a/games/lmarbles/pkg-install b/games/lmarbles/pkg-install
deleted file mode 100644
index 425f21d8df17..000000000000
--- a/games/lmarbles/pkg-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-FILE=/var/games/lmarbles.prfs
-[ "$2" != "POST-INSTALL" -o -f "$FILE" ] && exit 0
-
-echo "===>   Creating initial profile $FILE"
-install -o root -g games -m 664 ${PKG_PREFIX}/share/lmarbles/empty.prfs $FILE
diff --git a/games/lmarbles/pkg-plist b/games/lmarbles/pkg-plist
index 35b8710651be..56d1e37af87d 100644
--- a/games/lmarbles/pkg-plist
+++ b/games/lmarbles/pkg-plist
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bin/lmarbles
-share/lmarbles/empty.prfs
 share/lmarbles/gfx/board.bmp
 share/lmarbles/gfx/f_red.bmp
 share/lmarbles/gfx/f_small.bmp
diff --git a/games/marbles/Makefile b/games/marbles/Makefile
index 80b0715fe5c9..a76c077d4ff0 100644
--- a/games/marbles/Makefile
+++ b/games/marbles/Makefile
@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/SDL\///' ${WRKSRC}/src/*.[ch]
 
 post-install:
-	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/empty.prfs ${PREFIX}/share/lmarbles
 	@${CHOWN} root:games ${PREFIX}/bin/lmarbles
 	@${CHMOD} g+s ${PREFIX}/bin/lmarbles
-	@${SETENV} "PKG_PREFIX=${PREFIX}" \
-		${SH} pkg-install ${PKGNAME} POST-INSTALL
 .if !defined(NOPORTDOCS)
 	${MKDIR} ${PREFIX}/share/doc/lmarbles
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/src/manual/* ${PREFIX}/share/doc/lmarbles
diff --git a/games/marbles/pkg-install b/games/marbles/pkg-install
deleted file mode 100644
index 425f21d8df17..000000000000
--- a/games/marbles/pkg-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-FILE=/var/games/lmarbles.prfs
-[ "$2" != "POST-INSTALL" -o -f "$FILE" ] && exit 0
-
-echo "===>   Creating initial profile $FILE"
-install -o root -g games -m 664 ${PKG_PREFIX}/share/lmarbles/empty.prfs $FILE
diff --git a/games/marbles/pkg-plist b/games/marbles/pkg-plist
index 35b8710651be..56d1e37af87d 100644
--- a/games/marbles/pkg-plist
+++ b/games/marbles/pkg-plist
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bin/lmarbles
-share/lmarbles/empty.prfs
 share/lmarbles/gfx/board.bmp
 share/lmarbles/gfx/f_red.bmp
 share/lmarbles/gfx/f_small.bmp