diff --git a/CLFS2/master.sh b/CLFS2/master.sh
index 26028fa..54524bf 100644
--- a/CLFS2/master.sh
+++ b/CLFS2/master.sh
@@ -139,18 +139,9 @@ cross_tools_Makefiles() {     #
     this_script=`basename $file`
     #
     # Skip this script...
-    # NOTE.. the book indicated you only needed to install groff or file if the host
-    #   had older versions. The packages would be installed in the target directory
-    #   and not the host.
     case $this_script in
       *cflags* | *variables* )  # work done in host_prep_Makefiles
               continue ;;
-      *file ) FileVer=`file --version | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f1`
-              [[ "$FileVer" = "file-4.17" ]] && continue
-        ;;
-      *groff) GroffVer=`groff --version | head -n1 | cut -d " " -f4`
-              [[ "$GroffVer" = "1.19.2" ]] && continue
-        ;;
       *) ;;
     esac