diff --git a/ports/ChangeLog.arm b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
index d7b29e5f97..a84c7d211c 100644
--- a/ports/ChangeLog.arm
+++ b/ports/ChangeLog.arm
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-09-24  Will Newton  <will.newton@linaro.org>
+
+	* ports/sysdeps/arm/nptl/tls.h (TLS_INIT_TP_EXPENSIVE): Remove
+	macro.
+
 2013-09-20  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
 
 	* sysdeps/arm/armv6t2/ffs.S (__ffs): Define as hidden.
diff --git a/ports/sysdeps/arm/nptl/tls.h b/ports/sysdeps/arm/nptl/tls.h
index e57cdb749e..da1502716c 100644
--- a/ports/sysdeps/arm/nptl/tls.h
+++ b/ports/sysdeps/arm/nptl/tls.h
@@ -119,10 +119,6 @@ typedef struct
 #define THREAD_SETMEM_NC(descr, member, idx, value) \
   descr->member[idx] = (value)
 
-/* Initializing the thread pointer will generate a SIGILL if the syscall
-   is not available.  */
-#define TLS_INIT_TP_EXPENSIVE 1
-
 /* Get and set the global scope generation counter in struct pthread.  */
 #define THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_UNUSED 0
 #define THREAD_GSCOPE_FLAG_USED   1