diff --git a/devel/libexplain/Makefile b/devel/libexplain/Makefile
index 1f2546cb7e6e8..79332aadefd57 100644
--- a/devel/libexplain/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libexplain/Makefile
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ PATCHLEVEL=	D012
 
 .if ${OPSYS} == FreeBSD && ( ${OSVERSION} >= 1400079 || ( ${OSVERSION} >= 1302505 && ${OSVERSION} < 1400000 ))
 USES+=		llvm:max=14
-CPP=            clang-cpp${LLVM_VERSION}
-CC=             clang${LLVM_VERSION}
-CXX=            clang++${LLVM_VERSION}
 MAKE_JOBS_UNSAFE=	yes
 .endif