diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370 b/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370
index 48e8536cc..96d032218 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/multiw-3.370
@@ -65,18 +65,17 @@ CPLUSPLUS_NEEDED = 1
 endif
 endif
 
-# suppress several hundred warnings with groff 1.23
 #detection of groff
-NROFFISGROFF := $(shell echo `nroff --version | grep "GNU groff version"`)
+#NROFFISGROFF := $(shell echo `nroff --version | grep "GNU groff version"`)
 #$(info NROFFISGROFF=$(NROFFISGROFF))
-ifneq "$(NROFFISGROFF)" ""
+#ifneq "$(NROFFISGROFF)" ""
 # get the version of groff
-GROFFGE123 := $(shell expr `echo $(NROFFISGROFF) | cut -f2 -d.` \>= 23)
+#GROFFGE123 := $(shell expr `echo $(NROFFISGROFF) | cut -f2 -d.` \>= 23)
 #$(info GROFFGE123=$(GROFFGE123))
-ifeq "$(GROFFGE123)" "1"
-NROFF_FLAGS = -W font
-endif
-endif  # NROFFISGROFF
+#ifeq "$(GROFFGE123)" "1"
+#NROFF_FLAGS = -W font
+#endif
+#endif  # NROFFISGROFF
 
 #end of hints/include/multiw-3.370
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------