diff --git a/security/libgpg-error/Makefile b/security/libgpg-error/Makefile
index c5cd944be429..fce01b9fe0cf 100644
--- a/security/libgpg-error/Makefile
+++ b/security/libgpg-error/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CPE_VENDOR=	gnupg
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
+CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-nls
 INSTALL_TARGET= install-strip
 
 DOCS=		AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS README
@@ -25,13 +26,9 @@ INFO=		gpgrt
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=		--enable-static=yes \
 			--enable-install-gpg-error-config
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS NLS TEST
+OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS TEST
 OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
 
-NLS_USES=		gettext iconv
-NLS_CONFIGURE_OFF=	--disable-nls
-NLS_CONFIGURE_ON=	${ICONV_CONFIGURE_ARG} --with-libintl-prefix=${LOCALBASE}
-
 TEST_CONFIGURE_ENABLE=	tests
 TEST_TARGET=	check
 
diff --git a/security/libgpg-error/pkg-plist b/security/libgpg-error/pkg-plist
index 15910b09c9ca..ff11fa048157 100644
--- a/security/libgpg-error/pkg-plist
+++ b/security/libgpg-error/pkg-plist
@@ -22,24 +22,3 @@ share/common-lisp/source/gpg-error/gpg-error.lisp
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/NEWS
 %%PORTDOCS%%%%DOCSDIR%%/README
 %%DATADIR%%/errorref.txt
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