diff --git a/pc-bios/linux_boot.S b/pc-bios/linux_boot.S
deleted file mode 100644
index 22fcd4be80..0000000000
--- a/pc-bios/linux_boot.S
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * QEMU Boot sector to launch a preloaded Linux kernel
- * Copyright (c) 2004 Fabrice Bellard
- */
-
-#define LOAD_SEG 0x9000
-        
-.code16	
-.text
-	.globl	_start
-
-_start:
-        cli
-        cld
-        mov $LOAD_SEG, %ax
-        mov %ax, %ds
-        mov %ax, %es
-        mov %ax, %fs
-        mov %ax, %gs
-        mov %ax, %ss
-        mov $0x8ffe, %sp
-        ljmp $LOAD_SEG + 0x20, $0
-
-1:              
-        .fill 510 - (1b - _start), 1, 0
-
-        /* boot sector signature */
-        .byte 0x55
-        .byte 0xaa