diff --git sysutils/storcli/Makefile sysutils/storcli/Makefile
index 7b38affd1c7e..0f3976fa9fe7 100644
--- sysutils/storcli/Makefile
+++ sysutils/storcli/Makefile
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ BINSRC=		${WRKSRC}/Unified_storcli_all_os
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if !exists(${DISTDIR}/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX})
-DOWNLOAD_URL=	https://docs.broadcom.com/docs-and-downloads/raid-controllers/raid-controllers-common-files/${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}
-IGNORE?=	You must manually fetch the distribution file\
-	(${DISTNAME}${EXTRACT_SUFX}) from ${DOWNLOAD_URL},\
-	place it in ${DISTDIR} and then run make again
-.endif
-
 post-extract:
 	@${TAR} xf ${BINSRC}/FreeBSD/storcli64.tar -C${WRKSRC}
 	@${ECHO} "[" > ${WRKDIR}/pkg-message