diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
index bd86fea49a0c..5b469db23268 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -470,18 +470,6 @@ ENTRY(load_switch_stack)
 	br.cond.sptk.many b7
 END(load_switch_stack)
 
-GLOBAL_ENTRY(__ia64_syscall)
-	.regstk 6,0,0,0
-	mov r15=in5				// put syscall number in place
-	break __BREAK_SYSCALL
-	movl r2=errno
-	cmp.eq p6,p7=-1,r10
-	;;
-(p6)	st4 [r2]=r8
-(p6)	mov r8=-1
-	br.ret.sptk.many rp
-END(__ia64_syscall)
-
 GLOBAL_ENTRY(execve)
 	mov r15=__NR_execve			// put syscall number in place
 	break __BREAK_SYSCALL
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/ia64_ksyms.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/ia64_ksyms.c
index 7bbf019c9867..01572814abe4 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/ia64_ksyms.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/ia64_ksyms.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__strlen_user);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__strncpy_from_user);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__strnlen_user);
 
-#include <asm/unistd.h>
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ia64_syscall);
-
 /* from arch/ia64/lib */
 extern void __divsi3(void);
 extern void __udivsi3(void);