diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index 913e080..a015175 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ archname=''
 usereentrant='undef'
 : List of libraries we want.
 : If anyone needs extra -lxxx, put those in a hint file.
-libswanted="cl pthread socket bind inet nsl ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld"
+libswanted="cl pthread socket bind inet ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld"
 libswanted="$libswanted sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb bsd BSD"
 : We probably want to search /usr/shlib before most other libraries.
 : This is only used by the lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm routine extliblist.
diff --git a/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux b/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux
index 33bab37..910e834 100644
--- a/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux
+++ b/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux
@@ -870,12 +870,12 @@ lib_ext='.a'
 libc='/lib/libc-2.2.2.so'
 libperl='libperl.so'
 libpth='/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib'
-libs='-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
+libs='-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs=' /usr/lib'
-libsfiles=' libnsl.so libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so'
-libsfound=' /usr/lib/libnsl.so /usr/lib/libdl.so /usr/lib/libm.so /usr/lib/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/libutil.so /usr/lib/libc.so'
+libsfiles=' libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so'
+libsfound=' /usr/lib/libdl.so /usr/lib/libm.so /usr/lib/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/libutil.so /usr/lib/libc.so'
 libspath=' /usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib'
-libswanted='socket bind inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD'
+libswanted='socket bind inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD'
 libswanted_uselargefiles=''
 line=''
 lint=''
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ perl=''
 perl_patchlevel=''
 perl_static_inline='static'
 perladmin='red@criticalintegration.com'
-perllibs='-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
+perllibs='-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 perlpath='/usr/bin/perl'
 pg='pg'
 phostname='hostname'
diff --git a/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux-n770 b/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux-n770
index 73567fb..08288ce 100644
--- a/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux-n770
+++ b/Cross/config.sh-arm-linux-n770
@@ -868,12 +868,12 @@ lib_ext='.arma'
 libc='/lib/libc-2.2.2.so'
 libperl='libperl.arma'
 libpth='/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib'
-libs='-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
+libs='-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 libsdirs=' /usr/lib'
-libsfiles=' libnsl.so libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so'
-libsfound=' /usr/lib/libnsl.so /usr/lib/libdl.so /usr/lib/libm.so /usr/lib/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/libutil.so /usr/lib/libc.so'
+libsfiles=' libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so'
+libsfound=' /usr/lib/libdl.so /usr/lib/libm.so /usr/lib/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/libutil.so /usr/lib/libc.so'
 libspath=' /usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib'
-libswanted='socket bind inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD'
+libswanted='socket bind inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD'
 libswanted_uselargefiles=''
 line=''
 lint=''
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ perl=''
 perl_patchlevel=''
 perl_static_inline='static'
 perladmin='red@criticalintegration.com'
-perllibs='-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
+perllibs='-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 perlpath='/usr/bin/perl'
 pg='pg'
 phostname='hostname'
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index ce5ad45..da89b58 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ If the build of miniperl fails with a long list of missing functions or
 undefined symbols, check the libs variable in the config.sh file.  It
 should look something like

-	libs='-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc'
+	libs='-lsocket -ldl -lm -lc'

 The exact libraries will vary from system to system, but you typically
 need to include at least the math library -lm.  Normally, Configure
diff --git a/NetWare/config.wc b/NetWare/config.wc
index 26c1755..5fd4985 100644
--- a/NetWare/config.wc
+++ b/NetWare/config.wc
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ libsdirs=''
 libsfiles=''
 libsfound=''
 libspath=''
-libswanted='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
+libswanted='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
 line='line'
 lint=''
 lkflags=''
diff --git a/Porting/bisect-runner.pl b/Porting/bisect-runner.pl
index b6c75a9..33de0c0 100755
--- a/Porting/bisect-runner.pl
+++ b/Porting/bisect-runner.pl
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ unless (extract_from_file('Configure', 'ignore_versioned_solibs')) {
     my @libs;
     # This is the current libswanted list from Configure, less the libs removed
     # by current hints/linux.sh
-    foreach my $lib (qw(sfio socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl
+    foreach my $lib (qw(sfio socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl
 			ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD)) {
 	foreach my $dir (@paths) {
             # Note the wonderful consistency of dot-or-not in the config vars:
diff --git a/Porting/config.sh b/Porting/config.sh
index d1f54f2..f126291 100644
--- a/Porting/config.sh
+++ b/Porting/config.sh
@@ -900,12 +900,12 @@ lib_ext='.a'
 libc='libc-2.31.so'
 libperl='libperl.a'
 libpth='/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64'
-libs='-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat'
+libs='-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat'
 libsdirs=' /usr/lib/../lib64'
-libsfiles=' libpthread.so libnsl.so libgdbm.so libdb.so libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so libgdbm_compat.so'
-libsfound=' /usr/lib/../lib64/libpthread.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libnsl.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libgdbm.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libdb.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libdl.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libm.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libutil.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libc.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libgdbm_compat.so'
+libsfiles=' libpthread.so libgdbm.so libdb.so libdl.so libm.so libcrypt.so libutil.so libc.so libgdbm_compat.so'
+libsfound=' /usr/lib/../lib64/libpthread.so  /usr/lib/../lib64/libgdbm.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libdb.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libdl.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libm.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libcrypt.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libutil.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libc.so /usr/lib/../lib64/libgdbm_compat.so'
 libspath=' /usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64'
-libswanted='cl pthread cl pthread socket inet nsl gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD gdbm_compat'
+libswanted='cl pthread cl pthread socket inet gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m crypt sec util c cposix posix ucb BSD gdbm_compat'
 libswanted_uselargefiles=''
 line=''
 lint=''
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ perl='perl'
 perl_patchlevel=''
 perl_static_inline='static __inline__'
 perladmin='yourname@yourhost.yourplace.com'
-perllibs='-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
+perllibs='-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc'
 perlpath='/opt/perl/bin/perl5.34.0'
 pg='pg'
 phostname=''
diff --git a/configure.com b/configure.com
index df29582..0171264 100644
--- a/configure.com
+++ b/configure.com
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ $!: is prepended to libpth. This variable takes care of special !sfn
 $!: machines, like the mips.  Usually, it should be empty. !sfn
 $!plibpth=''                                           !sfn
 $!: List of libraries we want.                         !sfn
-$!libswanted='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl' !sfn
+$!libswanted='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl' !sfn
 $!libswanted="$libswanted ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt" !sfn
 $!libswanted="$libswanted ucb bsd BSD PW x"            !sfn
 $!: We probably want to search /usr/shlib before most other libraries. !sfn
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/20_plv56.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/20_plv56.t
index 252a162..5004c9a 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/20_plv56.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/20_plv56.t
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 2) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt -lutil
     libc=/lib/libc-2.10.1.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
   Dynamic Linking:
     dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-rdynamic'
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/21_plv58.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/21_plv58.t
index b354e24..d747355 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/21_plv58.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/21_plv58.t
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 8 subversion 9) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
     libc=/lib/libc-2.11.2.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.11.2'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/22_plv510.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/22_plv510.t
index bec688c..4641d12 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/22_plv510.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/22_plv510.t
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 10 subversion 0) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=/lib/libc-2.6.1.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.6.1'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/23_plv512.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/23_plv512.t
index 03c69cb..47d7f97 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/23_plv512.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/23_plv512.t
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 12 subversion 2) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='/usr/bin/ld', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib +DD64 -L/usr/lib/hpux64'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /usr/lib/hpux64 /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lcl -lpthread -lnsl -lnm -ldb -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lc
-    perllibs=-lcl -lpthread -lnsl -lnm -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lc
+    libs=-lcl -lpthread -lnm -ldb -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lc
+    perllibs=-lcl -lpthread -lnm -ldl -ldld -lm -lsec -lc
     libc=/usr/lib/hpux64/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version=''
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/24_plv514.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/24_plv514.t
index 3377b41..fdd8046 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/24_plv514.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/24_plv514.t
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='ld', ldflags ='-L/usr/local/ppc64/lib64 -b64 -q64 -L/pro/local/lib -brtl -bdynamic -b64'
     libpth=/usr/local/ppc64/lib64 /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/local/lib /usr/lib64
-    libs=-lbind -lnsl -ldbm -ldb -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc
-    perllibs=-lbind -lnsl -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc
+    libs=-lbind -ldbm -ldb -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc
+    perllibs=-lbind -ldl -lld -lm -lcrypt -lc
     libc=/lib/libc.a, so=a, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version=''
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/25_plv516.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/25_plv516.t
index 5505245..5bad2ce 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/25_plv516.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/25_plv516.t
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 16 subversion 3) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=/lib/libc-2.15.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.15'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv518.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv518.t
index a255797..d3ab0b6 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv518.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv518.t
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 18 subversion 0) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=/lib/libc-2.17.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.17'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv5182.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv5182.t
index 25e52bb..fc24cd1 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv5182.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/26_plv5182.t
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 18 subversion 2) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/pro/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/local/lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=/lib/libc-2.18.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.18'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5200.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5200.t
index f44273d..ca84b18 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5200.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5200.t
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 20 subversion 0) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.8/include-fixed /usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../i586-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
     libc=libc-2.18.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.18'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5202.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5202.t
index 83c3cb0..13b58a2 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5202.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/27_plv5202.t
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 20 subversion 2) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
+    libs=-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc
     libc=libc-2.19.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.19'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/28_plv5220.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/28_plv5220.t
index 885445b..26506c3 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/28_plv5220.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/28_plv5220.t
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 22 subversion 0) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.19.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.19'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/30_plv5240.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/30_plv5240.t
index 2d6c0fd..c4a8e13 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/30_plv5240.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/30_plv5240.t
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 24 subversion 0) configuration:
   Linker and Libraries:
     ld='cc', ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/5/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/5/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.23.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
     gnulibc_version='2.23'
   Dynamic Linking:
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/31_plv52511.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/31_plv52511.t
index a5b39ca..bcceca7 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/31_plv52511.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/31_plv52511.t
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 25 subversion 11) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/6/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/6/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.24.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/32_plv5261rc1.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/32_plv5261rc1.t
index 9db16b2..57b1e11 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/32_plv5261rc1.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/32_plv5261rc1.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 26 subversion 1) configuration:
     ld='ccache cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/4.8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.19.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/33_plv52711r.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/33_plv52711r.t
index c6940d2..d7f2147 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/33_plv52711r.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/33_plv52711r.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 27 subversion 11) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/7/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/7/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.27.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/34_plv5280.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/34_plv5280.t
index f6c38df..47a1e0e 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/34_plv5280.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/34_plv5280.t
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 28 subversion 0) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.27.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/35_plv52910g.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/35_plv52910g.t
index 6d822d1..383d146 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/35_plv52910g.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/35_plv52910g.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 29 subversion 10) configuration:
     ld='g++'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/include/c++/8 /usr/include/c++/8/x86_64-suse-linux /usr/include/c++/8/backward /usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.29.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/36_plv5300.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/36_plv5300.t
index 6db7512..b3e26e3 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/36_plv5300.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/36_plv5300.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 30 subversion 0) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/8/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.29.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=true
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/37_plv53111qm.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/37_plv53111qm.t
index f566f76..f94c275 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/37_plv53111qm.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/37_plv53111qm.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 31 subversion 11) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat -lquadmath
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lquadmath
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat -lquadmath
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lquadmath
     libc=libc-2.31.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=false
diff --git a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/38_plv5320tld.t b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/38_plv5320tld.t
index a8f0d73..b1ba340 100644
--- a/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/38_plv5320tld.t
+++ b/cpan/Config-Perl-V/t/38_plv5320tld.t
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 32 subversion 0) configuration:
     ld='cc'
     ldflags ='-L/pro/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong'
     libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/include-fixed /usr/lib64/gcc/x86_64-suse-linux/10/../../../../x86_64-suse-linux/lib /usr/lib /pro/local/lib /lib/../lib64 /usr/lib/../lib64 /lib /lib64 /usr/lib64 /usr/local/lib64
-    libs=-lpthread -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
-    perllibs=-lpthread -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
+    libs=-lpthread -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc -lgdbm_compat
+    perllibs=-lpthread -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc
     libc=libc-2.31.so
     so=so
     useshrplib=true
diff --git a/plan9/config_sh.sample b/plan9/config_sh.sample
index b761363..ad711d5 100644
--- a/plan9/config_sh.sample
+++ b/plan9/config_sh.sample
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ libsdirs=''
 libsfiles=''
 libsfound=''
 libspath=' /lib'
-libswanted='socket bind inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt sec ucb bsd BSD PW x util'
+libswanted='socket bind inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt sec ucb bsd BSD PW x util'
 libswanted_uselargefiles=''
 line=''
 lint=''
diff --git a/pod/perlrun.pod b/pod/perlrun.pod
index 5d3aa3e..e632e0a 100644
--- a/pod/perlrun.pod
+++ b/pod/perlrun.pod
@@ -895,11 +895,11 @@ non-letters).  For example:
     $ perl -V:libc
 	libc='/lib/libc-2.2.4.so';
     $ perl -V:lib.
-	libs='-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc';
+	libs='-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc';
 	libc='/lib/libc-2.2.4.so';
     $ perl -V:lib.*
 	libpth='/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib';
-	libs='-lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc';
+	libs='-lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lc';
 	lib_ext='.a';
 	libc='/lib/libc-2.2.4.so';
 	libperl='libperl.a';
diff --git a/win32/config.gc b/win32/config.gc
index af6fed9..111d4ad 100644
--- a/win32/config.gc
+++ b/win32/config.gc
@@ -869,8 +869,8 @@ libsdirs=''
 libsfiles=''
 libsfound=''
 libspath=''
-libswanted='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
-libswanted_uselargefiles='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
+libswanted='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
+libswanted_uselargefiles='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
 line='line'
 lint=''
 lkflags=''
diff --git a/win32/config.vc b/win32/config.vc
index f4625bf..cfa1c8a 100644
--- a/win32/config.vc
+++ b/win32/config.vc
@@ -868,8 +868,8 @@ libsdirs=''
 libsfiles=''
 libsfound=''
 libspath=''
-libswanted='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
-libswanted_uselargefiles='net socket inet nsl nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
+libswanted='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
+libswanted_uselargefiles='net socket inet nm ndbm gdbm dbm db malloc dl ld sun m c cposix posix ndir dir crypt ucb bsd BSD PW x'
 line='line'
 lint=''
 lkflags=''