diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index 087b2bd530..c73c2564f4 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -476,10 +476,6 @@ Defaults are listed in brackets after the description.
         Specify the path to the SSSD shared library, which is loaded
         at run-time.
 
-    --enable-offensive-insults
-        Enable potentially offensive sudo insults from the classic
-        version of sudo.
-
     --enable-pvs-studio
         Generate a sample PVS-Studio.cfg file based on the compiler and
         platform type.  The "pvs-studio" Makefile target can then be
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 7361c02ce0..531fe8efe0 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -1203,10 +1203,6 @@
 /* Define if your C preprocessor does not support variadic macros. */
 #undef NO_VARIADIC_MACROS
 
-/* Define to 1 to include offensive insults from the classic version of sudo.
-   */
-#undef OFFENSIVE_INSULTS
-
 /* Define to the address where bug reports for this package should be sent. */
 #undef PACKAGE_BUGREPORT
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4993076367..494a639b07 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -924,7 +924,6 @@ ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
 with_otp_only
 with_alertmail
-with_pc_insults
 with_devel
 with_CC
 with_rpath
@@ -1043,7 +1042,6 @@ with_selinux
 with_apparmor
 enable_sasl
 enable_timestamp_type
-enable_offensive_insults
 enable_package_build
 enable_gss_krb5_ccache_name
 enable_pvs_studio
@@ -1760,8 +1758,6 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-sasl           Enable/disable LDAP SASL support
   --timestamp-type=TYPE   Set the default time stamp record type to global,
                           ppid or tty.
-  --enable-offensive-insults
-                          Enable potentially offensive sudo insults.
   --enable-package-build  Enable options for package building.
   --enable-gss-krb5-ccache-name
                           Use GSS-API to set the Kerberos V cred cache name
@@ -1797,7 +1793,6 @@ Optional Packages:
   --without-PACKAGE       do not use PACKAGE (same as --with-PACKAGE=no)
   --with-otp-only         deprecated
   --with-alertmail        deprecated
-  --with-pc-insults       deprecated
   --with-devel            add development options
   --with-CC               C compiler to use
   --with-rpath            deprecated, use --disable-rpath
@@ -5002,23 +4997,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-# Check whether --with-pc-insults was given.
-if test ${with_pc_insults+y}
-then :
-  withval=$with_pc_insults; case $with_pc_insults in
-    yes)	enable_offensive_insults=no
-		{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: --with-pc-insults option deprecated, it is now the default" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: --with-pc-insults option deprecated, it is now the default" >&6;}
-		;;
-    no)		enable_offensive_insults=yes
-		{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: --without-pc-insults option deprecated, use --enable-offensive-insults" >&5
-printf "%s\n" "$as_me: --without-pc-insults option deprecated, use --enable-offensive-insults" >&6;}
-		;;
-esac
-fi
-
-
-
 
 # Check whether --with-devel was given.
 if test ${with_devel+y}
@@ -7066,21 +7044,6 @@ fi
 printf "%s\n" "#define TIMESTAMP_TYPE $timestamp_type" >>confdefs.h
 
 
-# Check whether --enable-offensive_insults was given.
-if test ${enable_offensive_insults+y}
-then :
-  enableval=$enable_offensive_insults;
-else case e in #(
-  e) enable_offensive_insults=no ;;
-esac
-fi
-
-if test "$enable_offensive_insults" = "yes"
-then :
-  printf "%s\n" "#define OFFENSIVE_INSULTS 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-fi
-
 # Check whether --enable-package_build was given.
 if test ${enable_package_build+y}
 then :
@@ -26352,7 +26315,7 @@ esac
 fi
 
 	    done
-	    if test "$CPPFLAGS" = "$O_CPPFLAGS"; then
+	    if test "$cross_compiling" != "yes" -a "$CPPFLAGS" = "$O_CPPFLAGS"; then
 		# So we find the openssl compat headers under wolfssl (XXX)
 
 if test ${CPPFLAGS+y}
@@ -38445,7 +38408,6 @@ echo "  password tries		: ${passwd_tries}" >&6
 echo "  bad password message		: ${badpass_message}" >&6
 if test "$insults" = "on"; then
     i=""
-    test "$enable_offensive_insults" = "yes" && i="offensive ${i}"
     test "$with_python_insults" = "yes" && i="python ${i}"
     test "$with_goons_insults" = "yes" && i="goons ${i}"
     test "$with_hal_insults" = "yes" && i="hal ${i}"
@@ -38711,6 +38673,5 @@ fi
 
 
 
-
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e6f232707..53f9cc35ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -299,16 +299,6 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(alertmail, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-alertmail], [deprecated])],
 		;;
 esac])
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(pc-insults, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-pc-insults], [deprecated])],
-[case $with_pc_insults in
-    yes)	enable_offensive_insults=no
-		AC_MSG_NOTICE([--with-pc-insults option deprecated, it is now the default])
-		;;
-    no)		enable_offensive_insults=yes
-		AC_MSG_NOTICE([--without-pc-insults option deprecated, use --enable-offensive-insults])
-		;;
-esac])
-
 dnl
 dnl Options for --with
 dnl
@@ -1483,11 +1473,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(timestamp-type,
 ])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TIMESTAMP_TYPE, $timestamp_type)
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(offensive_insults,
-[AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-offensive-insults], [Enable potentially offensive sudo insults.])],
-[], [enable_offensive_insults=no])
-AS_IF([test "$enable_offensive_insults" = "yes"], [AC_DEFINE(OFFENSIVE_INSULTS)])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(package_build,
 [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-package-build], [Enable options for package building.])],
 [], [enable_package_build=no])
@@ -4526,7 +4511,6 @@ echo "  password tries		: ${passwd_tries}" >&AS_MESSAGE_FD
 echo "  bad password message		: ${badpass_message}" >&AS_MESSAGE_FD
 if test "$insults" = "on"; then
     i=""
-    test "$enable_offensive_insults" = "yes" && i="offensive ${i}"
     test "$with_python_insults" = "yes" && i="python ${i}"
     test "$with_goons_insults" = "yes" && i="goons ${i}"
     test "$with_hal_insults" = "yes" && i="hal ${i}"
@@ -4735,7 +4719,6 @@ AH_TEMPLATE(NO_PAM_SESSION, [Define to 1 if you don't want to use sudo's PAM ses
 AH_TEMPLATE(NO_ROOT_MAILER, [Define to avoid running the mailer as root.])
 AH_TEMPLATE(NO_ROOT_SUDO, [Define to 1 if root should not be allowed to use sudo.])
 AH_TEMPLATE(TIMESTAMP_TYPE, [Define to global, ppid or tty to set the default timestamp record type.])
-AH_TEMPLATE(OFFENSIVE_INSULTS, [Define to 1 to include offensive insults from the classic version of sudo.])
 AH_TEMPLATE(SECURE_PATH, [A colon-separated list of directories to override the user's PATH with.])
 AH_TEMPLATE(SEND_MAIL_WHEN_NOT_OK, [Define to 1 to send mail when the user is not allowed to run a command.])
 AH_TEMPLATE(SEND_MAIL_WHEN_NO_HOST, [Define to 1 to send mail when the user is not allowed to run sudo on this host.])
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/ins_classic.h b/plugins/sudoers/ins_classic.h
index 08d54d7f98..87704db316 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/ins_classic.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/ins_classic.h
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@
      */
 
     "Wrong!  You cheating scum!",
-#ifndef OFFENSIVE_INSULTS
     "And you call yourself a Rocket Scientist!",
-#else
-    "No soap, honkie-lips.",
-#endif
     "Where did you learn to type?",
     "Are you on drugs?",
     "My pet ferret can type better than you!",
diff --git a/plugins/sudoers/ins_csops.h b/plugins/sudoers/ins_csops.h
index fe66cfa0cb..6a3080daf5 100644
--- a/plugins/sudoers/ins_csops.h
+++ b/plugins/sudoers/ins_csops.h
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@
     "stty: unknown mode: doofus",
     "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.",
     "The more you drive -- the dumber you get.",
-#ifdef PC_INSULTS
     "Listen, broccoli brains, I don't have time to listen to this trash.",
-#else
-    "Listen, burrito brains, I don't have time to listen to this trash.",
-#endif
     "I've seen penguins that can type better than that.",
     "Have you considered trying to match wits with a rutabaga?",
     "You speak an infinite deal of nothing",