diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 20d42ff201..3d3ee06629 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-10-02  Alan Modra  <alan@linuxcare.com.au>
+
+	* ld-scripts/weak.exp: Don't set $global$ for hppa-elf any more.
+	* ld-scripts/crossref.exp: Ditto.
+
 2000-09-29  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@bitrange.com>
 
 	* ld-selective/5.cc: New test.
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/crossref.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/crossref.exp
index d5bcc49de4..b52d92c3e1 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/crossref.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/crossref.exp
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ if [istarget a29k*-*-*] {
     set flags "$flags --defsym V_SPILL=0 --defsym V_FILL=0"
 }
 
-# hppa-elf needs a definition for $global$.
-if [istarget hppa*-*-*] {
-    set flags "$flags --defsym \\\$global\\\$=0"
-}
-
 verbose -log "$ld $flags -o tmpdir/cross1 -T $srcdir/$subdir/cross1.t tmpdir/cross1.o tmpdir/cross2.o"
 
 catch "exec $ld $flags -o tmpdir/cross1 -T $srcdir/$subdir/cross1.t tmpdir/cross1.o tmpdir/cross2.o" exec_output
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/weak.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/weak.exp
index 47651c01c7..f3a22e129f 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/weak.exp
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/weak.exp
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ set weak_regexp_big \
 set weak_regexp_little \
 ".*Contents of section .text:.*1000 08100000 0c200000 12121212 34343434.*Contents of section .data:.*2000 08100000 0c200000 56565656 78787878.*"
 
-# hppa-elf needs a definition for $global$.
-set flags ""
-if [istarget hppa*-*-*] {
-    set flags "--defsym \\\$global\\\$=0"
-}
-
 if {! [ld_simple_link $ld tmpdir/weak "$flags -T $srcdir/$subdir/weak.t tmpdir/weak1.o tmpdir/weak2.o"] } then {
     fail $testname
 } else {