--- copy/copy.c
+++ copy/copy.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)copy.sl	1.15 (gritter) 5/29/05";
 #include <libgen.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
-#include <utime.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include "sfile.h"
 #include "memalign.h"
@@ -441,12 +440,6 @@ attribs(const char *dst, const struct stat *sp)
 	if (oflag && ((sp->st_mode&S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK ?
 			lchown:chown)(dst, sp->st_uid, sp->st_gid) < 0)
 		complain("Unable to chown %s", dst);
-	if (mflag && (sp->st_mode&S_IFMT) != S_IFLNK) {
-		struct utimbuf	ut;
-		ut.actime = sp->st_atime;
-		ut.modtime = sp->st_mtime;
-		utime(dst, &ut);
-	}
 }
 
 static void
--- cp/cp.c
+++ cp/cp.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)cp.sl	1.84 (gritter) 3/4/06";
 #include	<libgen.h>
 #include	<limits.h>
 #include	<dirent.h>
-#include	<utime.h>
 #include	"sfile.h"
 #include	"memalign.h"
 #include	"alloca.h"
@@ -354,18 +353,6 @@ permissions(const char *path, const struct stat *ssp)
 
 	mode = ssp->st_mode & 07777;
 	if (pflag) {
-		struct utimbuf ut;
-		ut.actime = ssp->st_atime;
-		ut.modtime = ssp->st_mtime;
-		if (utime(path, &ut) < 0) {
-#if defined (SUS) || defined (S42)
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot set times for %s\n%s: %s\n",
-					progname, path,
-					progname, strerror(errno));
-#endif /* SUS || S42 */
-			if (pers != PERS_MV)
-				errcnt |= 010;
-		}
 		if (myuid == 0) {
 			if (chown(path, ssp->st_uid, ssp->st_gid) < 0) {
 #if defined (SUS) || defined (S42)
--- touch/touch.c
+++ touch/touch.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static const char sccsid[] USED = "@(#)touch.sl	1.21 (gritter) 5/29/05";
 #include	<stdlib.h>
 #include	<errno.h>
 #include	<libgen.h>
-#include	<utime.h>
 #include	<ctype.h>
 #include	<time.h>
 
@@ -80,7 +79,6 @@ static void
 touch(const char *fn)
 {
 	struct stat st;
-	struct utimbuf ut;
 
 	if (stat(fn, &st) < 0) {
 		if (errno == ENOENT) {
@@ -113,19 +111,6 @@ touch(const char *fn)
 			return;
 		}
 	}
-	if (aflag)
-		ut.actime = nacc;
-	else
-		ut.actime = st.st_atime;
-	if (mflag)
-		ut.modtime = nmod;
-	else
-		ut.modtime = st.st_mtime;
-	if (utime(fn, nulltime ? NULL : &ut) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot change times on %s\n",
-				progname, fn);
-		errcnt++;
-	}
 }
 
 static void