diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 4a3eb3bf12..2fbd8d1d4e 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-10-15  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* emultempl/ppc64elf.em (gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish): Remove toc check.
+
 2011-10-13  Dave Korn  <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
 
 	* pe-dll.c (generate_reloc): Don't emit a base reloc for an
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
index 0a49c5ba4c..80143a8525 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/ppc64elf.em
@@ -530,14 +530,6 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_finish (void)
      descriptor in the .opd section.  */
   entry_section = ".opd";
 
-  if (link_info.relocatable)
-    {
-      asection *toc = bfd_get_section_by_name (link_info.output_bfd, ".toc");
-      if (toc != NULL
-	  && bfd_section_size (link_info.output_bfd, toc) > 0x10000)
-	einfo ("%X%P: TOC section size exceeds 64k\n");
-    }
-
   if (stub_added)
     {
       char *msg = NULL;