diff --git a/gcc/go/gofrontend/gogo.cc b/gcc/go/gofrontend/gogo.cc
index 15c814bd12b..f9982cc9309 100644
--- a/gcc/go/gofrontend/gogo.cc
+++ b/gcc/go/gofrontend/gogo.cc
@@ -4946,11 +4946,6 @@ Bindings::new_definition(Named_object* old_object, Named_object* new_object)
       break;
 
     case Named_object::NAMED_OBJECT_PACKAGE:
-      if (new_object->is_package()
-	  && (old_object->package_value()->name()
-	      == new_object->package_value()->name()))
-	return old_object;
-
       break;
     }