diff --git a/irc/tr-ircd/Makefile b/irc/tr-ircd/Makefile
index 84d72d0b5b36..a83a60f9c457 100644
--- a/irc/tr-ircd/Makefile
+++ b/irc/tr-ircd/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 
+USERS=		${TRIRCD_USER}
+GROUPS=		${TRIRCD_GROUP}
 TRIRCD_MAXCLIENTS?=	128
 
 TRIRCD_USER?=	trircd
@@ -45,13 +47,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV+=	MD5SUMS="\"${MD5} -r\""
 
 USE_RC_SUBR=	trircd
 
-SUB_LIST+=	TRIRCD_USER="${TRIRCD_USER}" TRIRCD_GROUP="${TRIRCD_GROUP}" \
-		TRIRCD_RUNDIR="${TRIRCD_RUNDIR}" TRIRCD_LOGDIR="${TRIRCD_LOGDIR}" \
+SUB_LIST+=	TRIRCD_RUNDIR="${TRIRCD_RUNDIR}" TRIRCD_LOGDIR="${TRIRCD_LOGDIR}" \
 		TRIRCD_CONFDIR="${TRIRCD_CONFDIR}"
 
-SUB_FILES+=	pkg-install pkg-deinstall pkg-message
-PKGINSTALL=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-install
-PKGDEINSTALL=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-deinstall
+SUB_FILES+=	pkg-deinstall pkg-message
 PKGMESSAGE=	${WRKDIR}/pkg-message
 
 .if !defined(NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES)
@@ -68,9 +67,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=--enable-openssl=${OPENSSLBASE}
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-PW?=		/usr/sbin/pw
-SUB_LIST+=	MKDIR="${MKDIR}" PW="${PW}" CHMOD="${CHMOD}" CHOWN="${CHOWN}"
-
 .if ${ARCH} == "amd64" || ${ARCH} == "ia64"
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC
 .endif
@@ -90,9 +86,6 @@ post-patch:
 post-configure:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s,/var/log/tr-ircd,${TRIRCD_LOGDIR}," ${WRKSRC}/include/ircpath.h
 
-pre-install:
-	@${SH} ${PKGINSTALL}
-
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${TRIRCD_CONFDIR}
 	@${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/doc/configuration/example.conf ${TRIRCD_CONFDIR}/ircd.conf.sample
diff --git a/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-deinstall.in b/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-deinstall.in
index e78a33e049fe..4da1c1433c38 100644
--- a/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-deinstall.in
+++ b/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-deinstall.in
@@ -4,19 +4,8 @@ if [ "$2" != "POST-DEINSTALL" ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-TRIRCD_USER="%%TRIRCD_USER%%"
-TRIRCD_GROUP="%%TRIRCD_GROUP%%"
 TRIRCD_RUNDIR="%%TRIRCD_RUNDIR%%"
 TRIRCD_LOGDIR="%%TRIRCD_LOGDIR%%"
-PW="%%PW%%"
 
-if pw usershow "${TRIRCD_USER}" 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
-	echo "This port may have created the user: ${TRIRCD_USER}" 
-	echo "To delete this user, use '${PW} userdel \"${TRIRCD_USER}\"'"
-fi
-if pw usershow "${TRIRCD_GROUP}" 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
-	echo "This port may have created the group: ${TRIRCD_GROUP}"
-	echo "To delete this group, use '${PW} groupdel \"${TRIRCD_GROUP}\"'"
-fi
 	echo "You may need to remove ${TRIRCD_RUNDIR} and ${TRIRCD_LOGDIR} manually."
 exit 0
diff --git a/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-install.in b/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-install.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 47c0593fd172..000000000000
--- a/irc/tr-ircd/files/pkg-install.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-TRIRCD_USER="%%TRIRCD_USER%%"
-TRIRCD_GROUP="%%TRIRCD_GROUP%%"
-TRIRCD_RUNDIR="%%TRIRCD_RUNDIR%%"
-TRIRCD_LOGDIR="%%TRIRCD_LOGDIR%%"
-TRIRCD_CONFDIR="%%TRIRCD_CONFDIR%%"
-
-MKDIR="%%MKDIR%%"
-PW="%%PW%%"
-
-if ! ${PW} groupshow "${TRIRCD_GROUP}" 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
-        if pw groupadd ${TRIRCD_GROUP}; then
-                echo "Added group \"${TRIRCD_GROUP}\"."
-        else
-                echo "Adding group \"${TRIRCD_GROUP}\" failed..."
-                exit 1
-        fi
-else
-	echo "You already have a group \"${TRIRCD_GROUP}\"."
-fi
-
-if ! ${PW} usershow "${TRIRCD_USER}" 2>/dev/null 1>&2; then
-        if pw useradd ${TRIRCD_USER} -g ${TRIRCD_GROUP} -h - \
-                -s "/usr/sbin/nologin" -d "%%TRIRCD_CONFDIR%%" \
-                -c "TR-IRCD pseudo-user"; \
-        then
-                echo "Added user \"${TRIRCD_USER}\"."
-        else
-                echo "Adding user \"${TRIRCD_USER}\" failed..."
-                exit 1
-        fi
-else
-	echo "You already have a user \"${TRIRCD_USER}\"."
-fi