diff --git a/std/util/cidr.c b/std/util/cidr.c
index 85a00e5..d829c18 100644
--- a/std/util/cidr.c
+++ b/std/util/cidr.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #pragma save_types
 #pragma no_clone
 #pragma no_shadow
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 
 // Never do this at home. ;-)
diff --git a/std/util/ex.c b/std/util/ex.c
index eae9e27..aa8509d 100644
--- a/std/util/ex.c
+++ b/std/util/ex.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma strong_types
 #pragma save_types
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 #pragma no_clone
 
diff --git a/std/util/executer.c b/std/util/executer.c
index 0c24a92..bdd4b81 100644
--- a/std/util/executer.c
+++ b/std/util/executer.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #pragma save_types
 #pragma range_check
 #pragma no_clone
-#pragma pedantic
 
 protected mixed execute_anything(mixed fun, varargs mixed args)
 {
diff --git a/std/util/input.c b/std/util/input.c
index e65bc84..1e1a6f5 100644
--- a/std/util/input.c
+++ b/std/util/input.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 #pragma strong_types
 #pragma save_types
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 #pragma no_clone
 
diff --git a/std/util/pager.c b/std/util/pager.c
index 9d71b85..54980c3 100644
--- a/std/util/pager.c
+++ b/std/util/pager.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma strong_types
 #pragma save_types
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 #pragma no_clone
 
diff --git a/std/util/path.c b/std/util/path.c
index 3ae07b8..193a865 100644
--- a/std/util/path.c
+++ b/std/util/path.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#pragma strict_types, rtt_checks, pedantic, range_check, no_clone
+#pragma strict_types, rtt_checks, range_check, no_clone
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <shells.h>
diff --git a/std/util/pl_iterator.c b/std/util/pl_iterator.c
index 8c87baf..c2f4bd2 100644
--- a/std/util/pl_iterator.c
+++ b/std/util/pl_iterator.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 */
 #pragma strong_types, save_types, rtt_checks
 #pragma no_clone, no_shadow
-#pragma pedantic, range_check
+#pragma range_check
 #pragma warn_deprecated
 
 private void check_all_player(mapping allplayer, closure check_cl,
diff --git a/std/util/rand-glfsr.c b/std/util/rand-glfsr.c
index 2a6e5c8..8adae0e 100644
--- a/std/util/rand-glfsr.c
+++ b/std/util/rand-glfsr.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * feedback polynomials (M-Sequence Feedback Taps), falls jemand braucht.
  *
 */
-#pragma strong_types,rtt_checks,pedantic
+#pragma strong_types,rtt_checks
 
 #include <tls.h>
 
diff --git a/std/util/ringbuffer.c b/std/util/ringbuffer.c
index 19338e1..b7143af 100644
--- a/std/util/ringbuffer.c
+++ b/std/util/ringbuffer.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #pragma no_clone
 #pragma no_inherit
 #pragma no_shadow
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 
 #include <util/ringbuffer.h>
diff --git a/std/util/testedit.c b/std/util/testedit.c
index f31f6ed..4b7ec19 100644
--- a/std/util/testedit.c
+++ b/std/util/testedit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 // $Id: testedit.c 6371 2007-07-17 22:46:50Z Zesstra $
 #pragma strict_types
 #pragma save_types
-#pragma pedantic
 #pragma range_check
 #pragma no_clone