diff --git a/kdm/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/kdm/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 56f719fb..939b7564 100644
--- a/kdm/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/kdm/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ int main()
 " HONORS_SOCKET_PERMS)
 cmake_reset_check_state()
 
-# for genkdmconf; this is TODO
-#if (EXISTS /etc/ttys)
-#    set(BSD_INIT 1)
-#    check_function_exists(getttyent HAVE_GETTTYENT)
-#endif (EXISTS /etc/ttys)
-
 check_function_exists(getutxent HAVE_UTMPX)
 check_function_exists(updlastlogx HAVE_LASTLOGX)
 set(BSD_UTMP)
diff --git a/kdm/TODO b/kdm/TODO
index 9e522102..10e93df9 100644
--- a/kdm/TODO
+++ b/kdm/TODO
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   - SVR4, /dev/vc[00] (ESIX), /dev/vt[00] (other)
   - SCO, /dev/tty[00], query current with CONS_GETINFO, counts 0-based
   ref: xorg/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/os-support/xf86_OSlib.h
-- act on BSD_INIT
 
 - possibly parse Xserver log to find failure cause. this is very hacky.
 
diff --git a/kdm/config-kdm.h.cmake b/kdm/config-kdm.h.cmake
index 2265681b..9d656a64 100644
--- a/kdm/config-kdm.h.cmake
+++ b/kdm/config-kdm.h.cmake
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 /* Define the system's entropy device */
 #cmakedefine DEV_RANDOM ${DEV_RANDOM}
 
-/* Define if the system uses a BSD-style init */
-#cmakedefine BSD_INIT 1
-
 /* Define if the system has no getutent */
 #cmakedefine BSD_UTMP 1