diff --git a/bfd/.Sanitize b/bfd/.Sanitize
index cd40980edb..73213d44f3 100644
--- a/bfd/.Sanitize
+++ b/bfd/.Sanitize
@@ -299,6 +299,24 @@ Things-to-lose:
 
 Do-last:
 
+never_files="ChangeLog"
+for i in $never_files ; do
+	if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-cygnus-never $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+			echo Removing traces of \"cygnus-never\" from $i...
+		fi
+		cp $i new
+		sed '/start\-sanitize\-cygnus-never/,/end\-sanitize\-cygnus-never/d' < $i > new
+		if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
+			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+				echo Caching $i in .Recover...
+			fi
+			mv $i .Recover
+		fi
+		mv new $i
+	fi
+done
+
 am33_files="ChangeLog archures.c bfd-in2.h cpu-m10300.c elf-m10300.c"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-am33 > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $am33_files ; do
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/.Sanitize b/gdb/testsuite/.Sanitize
index 21a4002864..dae1f7c3d0 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/.Sanitize
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/.Sanitize
@@ -64,6 +64,25 @@ Things-to-lose:
 
 Do-last:
 
+never_files="ChangeLog"
+for i in $never_files ; do
+        if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-cygnus-never $i > /dev/null) ; then
+                if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+                        echo Removing traces of \"cygnus-never\" from $i...
+                fi
+                cp $i new
+                sed '/start\-sanitize\-cygnus-never/,/end\-sanitize\-cygnus-never/
+d' < $i > new
+                if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
+                        if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+                                echo Caching $i in .Recover...
+                        fi
+                        mv $i .Recover
+                fi
+                mv new $i
+        fi
+done
+
 am33_files="ChangeLog"
 if ( echo $* | grep keep\-am33 > /dev/null ) ; then
 	for i in $am33_files ; do