diff --git a/etc/rc b/etc/rc
index 9f1f2e832c..63d7c0d5a9 100755
--- a/etc/rc
+++ b/etc/rc
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ extension_dir=/usr/local/lib/php/20060613/
 ; add additional extensions below
 ; standard PHP extension
 extension=apc.so
-extension=pcre.so - already loaded
+extension=pcre.so
 extension=bz2.so
 extension=bcmath.so
 extension=ctype.so
diff --git a/usr/local/etc/php.ini b/usr/local/etc/php.ini
index e5ab1157a8..937ec8798e 100644
--- a/usr/local/etc/php.ini
+++ b/usr/local/etc/php.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extension_dir=/usr/local/lib/php/20060613/
 ; standard PHP extension
 extension=apc.so
 extension=ldap.so
-extension=pcre.so - already loaded
+extension=pcre.so
 extension=bz2.so
 extension=bcmath.so
 extension=ctype.so
diff --git a/usr/local/lib/php.ini b/usr/local/lib/php.ini
index 01186f939f..15381718f5 100644
--- a/usr/local/lib/php.ini
+++ b/usr/local/lib/php.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ extension_dir=/usr/local/lib/php/20060613/
 ; standard PHP extension
 extension=apc.so
 extension=ldap.so
-extension=pcre.so - already loaded
+extension=pcre.so
 extension=bz2.so
 extension=bcmath.so
 extension=ctype.so