diff --git a/sys/unix/Makefile.dat b/sys/unix/Makefile.dat
index a264242ae..5a5e491cb 100644
--- a/sys/unix/Makefile.dat
+++ b/sys/unix/Makefile.dat
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ NHSROOT=..
 # SHELL=E:/GEMINI2/MUPFEL.TTP
 # UUDECODE=uudecode
 
-VARDAT = bogusmon data engrave epitaph rumors oracles options
+VARDAT = bogusmon data engrave epitaph rumors oracles
 
 all:	$(VARDAT) spec_levs quest_levs
 
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ epitaph:	epitaph.txt ../util/makedefs
 bogusmon:	bogusmon.txt ../util/makedefs
 	../util/makedefs -s
 
-# note: 'options' should have already been made when include/date.h was created
 options:	../util/makedefs
 	../util/makedefs -v
 
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.370 b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.370
index 0227ec24b..04b0104e8 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-pre.370
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ override WINOBJ=
 # don't bother Making regular NetHack executable
 override GAME=
 # the real VARDAT hasn't been defined yet for use in ALLDEP override
-WASM_DAT = bogusmon data engrave epitaph oracles options quest.lua rumors
+WASM_DAT = bogusmon data engrave epitaph oracles quest.lua rumors
 WASMDEP = include/nhlua.h $(WASM_DAT) spec_levs check-dlb
 override ALLDEP = $(WASMDEP) wasm
 override PREGAME += mkdir -p $(TARGETDIR)/wasm-data ;