diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 192ca2c..e7e7a16 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
   - Allow setting of PAM service name through CFLAGS (SSHD_PAM_SERVICE)
   - Use vhangup to clean up Linux ttys
   - Force posix getopt processing on GNU libc systems
+ - Debian bug #55910 - remove references to ssl(8) manpages
 
 20000419
  - OpenBSD CVS updates
diff --git a/ssh-add.1 b/ssh-add.1
index d37726e..88d0f7b 100644
--- a/ssh-add.1
+++ b/ssh-add.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Created: Sat Apr 22 23:55:14 1995 ylo
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ssh-add.1,v 1.11 2000/04/13 02:26:37 damien Exp $
+.\" $Id: ssh-add.1,v 1.12 2000/04/20 13:27:27 damien Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSH-ADD 1
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
 This version of OpenSSH
 .Bl -bullet
 .It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
 directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
 are chosen from
 external libraries.
@@ -115,13 +114,8 @@
 supports one-time password authentication with
 .Xr skey 1 .
 .El
-.Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ssh 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
 .Xr sshd 8 ,
-.Xr ssl 8
diff --git a/ssh-agent.1 b/ssh-agent.1
index b49d62b..68e6b84 100644
--- a/ssh-agent.1
+++ b/ssh-agent.1
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@
 This version of OpenSSH
 .Bl -bullet
 .It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
 directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
 are chosen from
 external libraries.
@@ -160,12 +159,8 @@
 .Xr skey 1 .
 .El
 .Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ssh 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-add 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
 .Xr sshd 8 ,
-.Xr ssl 8
diff --git a/ssh-keygen.1 b/ssh-keygen.1
index c8d18b0..b809a1a 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.1
+++ b/ssh-keygen.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Created: Sat Apr 22 23:55:14 1995 ylo
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.11 2000/04/13 02:26:37 damien Exp $
+.\" $Id: ssh-keygen.1,v 1.12 2000/04/20 13:27:27 damien Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSH-KEYGEN 1
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@
 This version of OpenSSH
 .Bl -bullet
 .It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
 directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
 are chosen from
 external libraries.
@@ -157,13 +156,8 @@
 supports one-time password authentication with
 .Xr skey 1 .
 .El
-.Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr ssh 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-add 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
 .Xr sshd 8 ,
-.Xr ssl 8
diff --git a/ssh.1 b/ssh.1
index 1d1a76c..c916927 100644
--- a/ssh.1
+++ b/ssh.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Created: Sat Apr 22 21:55:14 1995 ylo
 .\"
-.\" $Id: ssh.1,v 1.22 2000/04/16 01:18:46 damien Exp $
+.\" $Id: ssh.1,v 1.23 2000/04/20 13:27:27 damien Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSH 1
@@ -1089,8 +1089,7 @@
 This version of OpenSSH
 .Bl -bullet
 .It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
 directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
 are chosen from
 external libraries.
@@ -1106,10 +1105,6 @@
 .Xr skey 1 .
 .El
 .Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
-.Pp
 OpenSSH has been created by Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl,
 Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt, and Dug Song.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
@@ -1121,4 +1116,3 @@
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
 .Xr telnet 1 ,
 .Xr sshd 8 ,
-.Xr ssl 8
diff --git a/sshd.8 b/sshd.8
index a59bd22..cd7f900 100644
--- a/sshd.8
+++ b/sshd.8
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" Created: Sat Apr 22 21:55:14 1995 ylo
 .\"
-.\" $Id: sshd.8,v 1.17 2000/04/13 02:26:38 damien Exp $
+.\" $Id: sshd.8,v 1.18 2000/04/20 13:27:27 damien Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd September 25, 1999
 .Dt SSHD 8
@@ -872,8 +872,7 @@
 This version of OpenSSH
 .Bl -bullet
 .It
-has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents, see
-.Xr ssl 8 )
+has all components of a restrictive nature (i.e., patents)
 directly removed from the source code; any licensed or patented components
 are chosen from
 external libraries.
@@ -888,16 +887,11 @@
 supports one-time password authentication with
 .Xr skey 1 .
 .El
-.Pp
-The libraries described in
-.Xr ssl 8
-are required for proper operation.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr scp 1 ,
 .Xr ssh 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-add 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-agent 1 ,
 .Xr ssh-keygen 1 ,
-.Xr ssl 8 ,
 .Xr rlogin 1 ,
 .Xr rsh 1