diff --git a/security/snort/snort.conf b/security/snort/snort.conf
index 44c9cd5fb..91b04f3eb 100644
--- a/security/snort/snort.conf
+++ b/security/snort/snort.conf
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ snort_postmake()
 	# For security reasons this directory should not be world-readable
 	cp -fr etc/{*.conf,*.config,*.map} $root/$sysconfdir
 
-        # Installing
-        # Sourcefire VRT Certified Rules - The Official Snort Ruleset (unregistered user release)
-        tar -v $taropt `match_source_file -p snortrules-pr` -C $root/$sysconfdir/
-
 	# some changes on the shipped snort.conf example we use as default
 	# replacing RULE_PATH '../rules' to './rules'
 	sed -i 's,\.\./rules,./rules,' $root/$sysconfdir/snort.conf
diff --git a/security/snort/snort.desc b/security/snort/snort.desc
index 190f4f9c4..76ac01066 100644
--- a/security/snort/snort.desc
+++ b/security/snort/snort.desc
@@ -35,4 +35,3 @@
 [P] X -----5---9 222.000
 
 [D] 4208713062 snort-2.9.0.4.tar.gz !http://www.snort.org/downloads/808
-[D] 200629638 snortrules-pr-2.4.tar.gz http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/downloads.cgi/Download/vrt_pr/