diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 626eeabf5d..c348d948d2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
   removal of the LD_TRACE_PRELINKING, and LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS, environment
   variables and their functionality in the dynamic loader.
 
+* The Linux kernel version check has been removed along with the
+  LD_ASSUME_KERNEL environment variable.  The minimum kernel used to built
+  glibc is still provided through NT_GNU_ABI_TAG ELF note and also printed
+  when libc.so is issued directly.
+
 Changes to build and runtime requirements:
 
   [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here]
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index ff8597413d..dd466e102a 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@
 /* Linux specific: minimum supported kernel version.  */
 #undef	__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 
+/* Linux specific: __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION as a string.  */
+#undef  __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION_STR
+
 /* Override abi-tags ABI version if necessary.  */
 #undef  __ABI_TAG_VERSION
 
diff --git a/csu/libc-start.c b/csu/libc-start.c
index e91f996426..6e22c1f19e 100644
--- a/csu/libc-start.c
+++ b/csu/libc-start.c
@@ -316,14 +316,6 @@ LIBC_START_MAIN (int (*main) (int, char **, char ** MAIN_AUXVEC_DECL),
   __stack_chk_guard = stack_chk_guard;
 # endif
 
-# ifdef DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK
-  {
-    /* This needs to run to initiliaze _dl_osversion before TLS
-       setup might check it.  */
-    DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK (__libc_fatal);
-  }
-# endif
-
   /* Initialize libpthread if linked in.  */
   if (__pthread_initialize_minimal != NULL)
     __pthread_initialize_minimal ();
diff --git a/csu/version.c b/csu/version.c
index 0de4df5b3f..8c0ed79c01 100644
--- a/csu/version.c
+++ b/csu/version.c
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Compiled by GNU CC version "__VERSION__".\n"
 #ifdef LIBC_ABIS_STRING
 LIBC_ABIS_STRING
 #endif
+#ifdef __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION_STR
+"Minimum supported kernel: " __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION_STR "\n"
+#endif
 "For bug reporting instructions, please see:\n\
 "REPORT_BUGS_TO".\n";
 
diff --git a/elf/dl-cache.c b/elf/dl-cache.c
index 88bf78ad7c..8bbf110d02 100644
--- a/elf/dl-cache.c
+++ b/elf/dl-cache.c
@@ -297,9 +297,6 @@ search_cache (const char *string_table, uint32_t string_table_size,
 
 		      if ((libnew->hwcap & hwcap_exclude) && !named_hwcap)
 			continue;
-		      if (GLRO (dl_osversion)
-			  && libnew->osversion > GLRO (dl_osversion))
-			continue;
 		      if (_DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT
 			  && (libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM) != 0
 			  && ((libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM)
diff --git a/elf/dl-diagnostics.c b/elf/dl-diagnostics.c
index d29bdd6904..dd3871b1e0 100644
--- a/elf/dl-diagnostics.c
+++ b/elf/dl-diagnostics.c
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ print_version (void)
 void
 _dl_print_diagnostics (char **environ)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_DL_DISCOVER_OSVERSION
-  _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value
-    ("dl_discover_osversion", _dl_discover_osversion ());
-#endif
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_string ("dl_dst_lib", DL_DST_LIB);
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value ("dl_hwcap", GLRO (dl_hwcap));
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value ("dl_hwcap_important", HWCAP_IMPORTANT);
@@ -243,7 +239,6 @@ _dl_print_diagnostics (char **environ)
     ("dl_hwcaps_subdirs", _dl_hwcaps_subdirs);
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value
     ("dl_hwcaps_subdirs_active", _dl_hwcaps_subdirs_active ());
-  _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value ("dl_osversion", GLRO (dl_osversion));
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_value ("dl_pagesize", GLRO (dl_pagesize));
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_string ("dl_platform", GLRO (dl_platform));
   _dl_diagnostics_print_labeled_string
diff --git a/elf/dl-load.c b/elf/dl-load.c
index 892e8ef2f6..eae56e7b16 100644
--- a/elf/dl-load.c
+++ b/elf/dl-load.c
@@ -1591,13 +1591,6 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
     [EI_OSABI] = ELFOSABI_SYSV,
     [EI_ABIVERSION] = 0
   };
-  static const struct
-  {
-    ElfW(Word) vendorlen;
-    ElfW(Word) datalen;
-    ElfW(Word) type;
-    char vendor[4];
-  } expected_note = { 4, 16, 1, "GNU" };
   /* Initialize it to make the compiler happy.  */
   const char *errstring = NULL;
   int errval = 0;
@@ -1628,10 +1621,7 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
   if (fd != -1)
     {
       ElfW(Ehdr) *ehdr;
-      ElfW(Phdr) *phdr, *ph;
-      ElfW(Word) *abi_note;
-      ElfW(Word) *abi_note_malloced = NULL;
-      unsigned int osversion;
+      ElfW(Phdr) *phdr;
       size_t maplength;
 
       /* We successfully opened the file.  Now verify it is a file
@@ -1695,13 +1685,16 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
 #endif
 	      )
 	    errstring = N_("invalid ELF header");
+
 	  else if (ehdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS] != ELFW(CLASS))
 	    {
 	      /* This is not a fatal error.  On architectures where
 		 32-bit and 64-bit binaries can be run this might
 		 happen.  */
 	      *found_other_class = true;
-	      goto close_and_out;
+	      __close_nocancel (fd);
+	      __set_errno (ENOENT);
+	      return -1;
 	    }
 	  else if (ehdr->e_ident[EI_DATA] != byteorder)
 	    {
@@ -1736,7 +1729,11 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
 	  goto lose;
 	}
       if (! __glibc_likely (elf_machine_matches_host (ehdr)))
-	goto close_and_out;
+	{
+	  __close_nocancel (fd);
+	  __set_errno (ENOENT);
+	  return -1;
+	}
       else if (__glibc_unlikely (ehdr->e_type != ET_DYN
 				 && ehdr->e_type != ET_EXEC))
 	{
@@ -1758,7 +1755,6 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
 	  if ((size_t) __pread64_nocancel (fd, (void *) phdr, maplength,
 					   ehdr->e_phoff) != maplength)
 	    {
-	    read_error:
 	      errval = errno;
 	      errstring = N_("cannot read file data");
 	      goto lose;
@@ -1768,73 +1764,12 @@ open_verify (const char *name, int fd,
       if (__glibc_unlikely (elf_machine_reject_phdr_p
 			    (phdr, ehdr->e_phnum, fbp->buf, fbp->len,
 			     loader, fd)))
-	goto close_and_out;
-
-      /* Check .note.ABI-tag if present.  */
-      for (ph = phdr; ph < &phdr[ehdr->e_phnum]; ++ph)
-	if (ph->p_type == PT_NOTE && ph->p_filesz >= 32
-	    && (ph->p_align == 4 || ph->p_align == 8))
-	  {
-	    ElfW(Addr) size = ph->p_filesz;
-
-	    if (ph->p_offset + size <= (size_t) fbp->len)
-	      abi_note = (void *) (fbp->buf + ph->p_offset);
-	    else
-	      {
-		/* Note: __libc_use_alloca is not usable here, because
-		   thread info may not have been set up yet.  */
-		if (size < __MAX_ALLOCA_CUTOFF)
-		  abi_note = alloca (size);
-		else
-		  {
-		    /* There could be multiple PT_NOTEs.  */
-		    abi_note_malloced = realloc (abi_note_malloced, size);
-		    if (abi_note_malloced == NULL)
-		      goto read_error;
-
-		    abi_note = abi_note_malloced;
-		  }
-		if (__pread64_nocancel (fd, (void *) abi_note, size,
-					ph->p_offset) != size)
-		  {
-		    free (abi_note_malloced);
-		    goto read_error;
-		  }
-	      }
-
-	    while (memcmp (abi_note, &expected_note, sizeof (expected_note)))
-	      {
-		ElfW(Addr) note_size
-		  = ELF_NOTE_NEXT_OFFSET (abi_note[0], abi_note[1],
-					  ph->p_align);
-
-		if (size - 32 < note_size)
-		  {
-		    size = 0;
-		    break;
-		  }
-		size -= note_size;
-		abi_note = (void *) abi_note + note_size;
-	      }
-
-	    if (size == 0)
-	      continue;
-
-	    osversion = (abi_note[5] & 0xff) * 65536
-			+ (abi_note[6] & 0xff) * 256
-			+ (abi_note[7] & 0xff);
-	    if (abi_note[4] != __ABI_TAG_OS
-		|| (GLRO(dl_osversion) && GLRO(dl_osversion) < osversion))
-	      {
-	      close_and_out:
-		__close_nocancel (fd);
-		__set_errno (ENOENT);
-		fd = -1;
-	      }
+	{
+	  __close_nocancel (fd);
+	  __set_errno (ENOENT);
+	  return -1;
+	}
 
-	    break;
-	  }
-      free (abi_note_malloced);
     }
 
   return fd;
diff --git a/elf/dl-support.c b/elf/dl-support.c
index 153dd57ad2..1e82e8c554 100644
--- a/elf/dl-support.c
+++ b/elf/dl-support.c
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ size_t _dl_minsigstacksize = CONSTANT_MINSIGSTKSZ;
 
 int _dl_inhibit_cache;
 
-unsigned int _dl_osversion;
-
 /* All known directories in sorted order.  */
 struct r_search_path_elem *_dl_all_dirs;
 
@@ -327,10 +325,6 @@ _dl_non_dynamic_init (void)
   DL_PLATFORM_INIT;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DL_OSVERSION_INIT
-  DL_OSVERSION_INIT;
-#endif
-
   /* Now determine the length of the platform string.  */
   if (_dl_platform != NULL)
     _dl_platformlen = strlen (_dl_platform);
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 19e328f89e..11110cb436 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -384,9 +384,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro _rtld_global_ro attribute_relro =
     ._dl_error_free = _dl_error_free,
     ._dl_tls_get_addr_soft = _dl_tls_get_addr_soft,
     ._dl_libc_freeres = __rtld_libc_freeres,
-#ifdef HAVE_DL_DISCOVER_OSVERSION
-    ._dl_discover_osversion = _dl_discover_osversion
-#endif
   };
 /* If we would use strong_alias here the compiler would see a
    non-hidden definition.  This would undo the effect of the previous
@@ -1715,10 +1712,6 @@ dl_main (const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr,
   /* With vDSO setup we can initialize the function pointers.  */
   setup_vdso_pointers ();
 
-#ifdef DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK
-  DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK (_dl_fatal_printf);
-#endif
-
   /* Initialize the data structures for the search paths for shared
      objects.  */
   call_init_paths (&state);
@@ -2644,14 +2637,6 @@ process_envvars (struct dl_main_state *state)
 	    GLRO(dl_dynamic_weak) = 1;
 	  break;
 
-	case 13:
-	  /* We might have some extra environment variable with length 13
-	     to handle.  */
-#ifdef EXTRA_LD_ENVVARS_13
-	  EXTRA_LD_ENVVARS_13
-#endif
-	  break;
-
 	case 14:
 	  /* Where to place the profiling data file.  */
 	  if (!__libc_enable_secure
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index 9878e7e87e..97cbe41171 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -563,8 +563,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
 /* These two are used only internally.  */
 #define DL_DEBUG_HELP       (1 << 10)
 
-  /* OS version.  */
-  EXTERN unsigned int _dl_osversion;
   /* Platform name.  */
   EXTERN const char *_dl_platform;
   EXTERN size_t _dl_platformlen;
@@ -712,10 +710,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
      dlopen.  */
   int (*_dl_find_object) (void *, struct dl_find_object *);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_DL_DISCOVER_OSVERSION
-  int (*_dl_discover_osversion) (void);
-#endif
-
   /* Dynamic linker operations used after static dlopen.  */
   const struct dlfcn_hook *_dl_dlfcn_hook;
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
index 4ff02c9b6d..312055c469 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for kernel header at least $minimum_kernel" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for kernel header at least $minimum_kernel... " >&6; }
 decnum=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/(\1 * 65536 + \2 * 256 + \3)/'`;
+abinumstr=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1.\2.\3/'`;
 abinum=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1,\2,\3/'`;
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ $as_echo "$libc_minimum_kernel" >&6; }
 if test "$libc_minimum_kernel" = ok; then
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION $decnum
+_ACEOF
+
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION_STR "$abinumstr"
 _ACEOF
 
   cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
index 197b7e66c8..5896d1135b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/configure.ac
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fi
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for kernel header at least $minimum_kernel)
 changequote(,)dnl
 decnum=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/(\1 * 65536 + \2 * 256 + \3)/'`;
+abinumstr=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1.\2.\3/'`;
 abinum=`echo "$minimum_kernel.0.0.0" | sed 's/\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\)\.\([0-9]*\).*/\1,\2,\3/'`;
 changequote([,])dnl
 AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <linux/version.h>
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ AC_PREPROC_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <linux/version.h>
 AC_MSG_RESULT($libc_minimum_kernel)
 if test "$libc_minimum_kernel" = ok; then
   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION, $decnum)
+  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION_STR, "$abinumstr")
   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(__ABI_TAG_VERSION, $abinum)
 else
   AC_MSG_ERROR([*** The available kernel headers are older than the requested
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-librecon.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-librecon.h
deleted file mode 100644
index dfebcea4d8..0000000000
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-librecon.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-/* Optional code to distinguish library flavours.
-   Copyright (C) 2001-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#ifndef _DL_LIBRECON_H
-#define _DL_LIBRECON_H	1
-
-static inline void __attribute__ ((unused, always_inline))
-_dl_osversion_init (char *assume_kernel)
-{
-  unsigned long int i, j, osversion = 0;
-  char *p = assume_kernel, *q;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < 3; i++, p = q + 1)
-    {
-      j = _dl_strtoul (p, &q);
-      if (j >= 255 || p == q || (i < 2 && *q && *q != '.'))
-	{
-	  osversion = 0;
-	  break;
-	}
-      osversion |= j << (16 - 8 * i);
-      if (!*q)
-	break;
-    }
-  if (osversion)
-    GLRO(dl_osversion) = osversion;
-}
-
-/* Recognizing extra environment variables.  */
-#define EXTRA_LD_ENVVARS_13 \
-    if (memcmp (envline, "ASSUME_KERNEL", 13) == 0)			      \
-      {									      \
-	_dl_osversion_init (&envline[14]);				      \
-	break;								      \
-      }
-
-#define DL_OSVERSION_INIT \
-  do {									      \
-    char *assume_kernel = getenv ("LD_ASSUME_KERNEL");			      \
-    if (assume_kernel)							      \
-      _dl_osversion_init (assume_kernel);				      \
-  } while (0)
-
-#endif /* dl-librecon.h */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-osinfo.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-osinfo.h
index 349d93e8ed..7888915f12 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-osinfo.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-osinfo.h
@@ -22,31 +22,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <not-cancel.h>
 
-#ifndef MIN
-# define MIN(a,b) (((a)<(b))?(a):(b))
-#endif
-
-#define DL_SYSDEP_OSCHECK(FATAL)					      \
-  do {									      \
-    /* Test whether the kernel is new enough.  This test is only performed    \
-       if the library is not compiled to run on all kernels.  */	      \
-									      \
-    int version = _dl_discover_osversion ();				      \
-    if (__glibc_likely (version >= 0))					      \
-      {									      \
-	if (__builtin_expect (GLRO(dl_osversion) == 0, 1)		      \
-	    || GLRO(dl_osversion) > version)				      \
-	  GLRO(dl_osversion) = version;					      \
-									      \
-	/* Now we can test with the required version.  */		      \
-	if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION > 0 && version < __LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION)   \
-	  /* Not sufficent.  */						      \
-	  FATAL ("FATAL: kernel too old\n");				      \
-      }									      \
-    else if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION > 0)				      \
-      FATAL ("FATAL: cannot determine kernel version\n");		      \
-  } while (0)
-
 static inline uintptr_t __attribute__ ((always_inline))
 _dl_setup_stack_chk_guard (void *dl_random)
 {
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.c
index c90f109b11..9e15c5bf69 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.c
@@ -250,96 +250,3 @@ _dl_show_auxv (void)
 }
 
 #endif /* SHARED */
-
-
-int
-attribute_hidden
-_dl_discover_osversion (void)
-{
-#ifdef SHARED
-  if (GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map) != NULL)
-    {
-      /* If the kernel-supplied DSO contains a note indicating the kernel's
-	 version, we don't need to call uname or parse any strings.  */
-
-      static const struct
-      {
-	ElfW(Nhdr) hdr;
-	char vendor[8];
-      } expected_note = { { sizeof "Linux", sizeof (ElfW(Word)), 0 }, "Linux" };
-      const ElfW(Phdr) *const phdr = GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map)->l_phdr;
-      const ElfW(Word) phnum = GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map)->l_phnum;
-      for (uint_fast16_t i = 0; i < phnum; ++i)
-	if (phdr[i].p_type == PT_NOTE)
-	  {
-	    const ElfW(Addr) start = (phdr[i].p_vaddr
-				      + GLRO(dl_sysinfo_map)->l_addr);
-	    const ElfW(Nhdr) *note = (const void *) start;
-	    while ((ElfW(Addr)) (note + 1) - start < phdr[i].p_memsz)
-	      {
-		if (!memcmp (note, &expected_note, sizeof expected_note))
-		  return *(const ElfW(Word) *) ((const void *) note
-						+ sizeof expected_note);
-#define ROUND(len) (((len) + sizeof note->n_type - 1) & -sizeof note->n_type)
-		note = ((const void *) (note + 1)
-			+ ROUND (note->n_namesz) + ROUND (note->n_descsz));
-#undef ROUND
-	      }
-	  }
-    }
-#endif /* SHARED */
-
-  char bufmem[64];
-  char *buf = bufmem;
-  unsigned int version;
-  int parts;
-  char *cp;
-  struct utsname uts;
-
-  /* Try the uname system call.  */
-  if (__uname (&uts))
-    {
-      /* This was not successful.  Now try reading the /proc filesystem.  */
-      int fd = __open64_nocancel ("/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease", O_RDONLY);
-      if (fd < 0)
-	return -1;
-      ssize_t reslen = __read_nocancel (fd, bufmem, sizeof (bufmem));
-      __close_nocancel (fd);
-      if (reslen <= 0)
-	/* This also didn't work.  We give up since we cannot
-	   make sure the library can actually work.  */
-	return -1;
-      buf[MIN (reslen, (ssize_t) sizeof (bufmem) - 1)] = '\0';
-    }
-  else
-    buf = uts.release;
-
-  /* Now convert it into a number.  The string consists of at most
-     three parts.  */
-  version = 0;
-  parts = 0;
-  cp = buf;
-  while ((*cp >= '0') && (*cp <= '9'))
-    {
-      unsigned int here = *cp++ - '0';
-
-      while ((*cp >= '0') && (*cp <= '9'))
-	{
-	  here *= 10;
-	  here += *cp++ - '0';
-	}
-
-      ++parts;
-      version <<= 8;
-      version |= here;
-
-      if (*cp++ != '.' || parts == 3)
-	/* Another part following?  */
-	break;
-    }
-
-  if (parts < 3)
-    version <<= 8 * (3 - parts);
-
-  return version;
-}
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.h
index cb8bf7e6b1..b3ae5cb637 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-sysdep.h
@@ -24,10 +24,3 @@
    we aren't making direct use of it.  So enable this across the board.  */
 
 #define NEED_DL_SYSINFO_DSO	1
-
-
-#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
-/* Get version of the OS.  */
-extern int _dl_discover_osversion (void) attribute_hidden;
-# define HAVE_DL_DISCOVER_OSVERSION	1
-#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/dl-librecon.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/dl-librecon.h
index 7882679f20..78e3f0d02d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/dl-librecon.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/dl-librecon.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #ifndef _DL_LIBRECON_H
 
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/dl-librecon.h>
-
 #define DISTINGUISH_LIB_VERSIONS \
   do									      \
     {									      \
