diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 862540cfa6..fea84dea80 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-07-13  Steve Ellcey  <sje@cup.hp.com>
+
+	* bfd.m4 (BFD_NEED_DECLARATION): Remove.
+
 2005-07-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* elf64-ppc.c (ppc64_elf_relocate_section): Don't use a plt stub
diff --git a/bfd/bfd.m4 b/bfd/bfd.m4
index cb0cb46463..1d7d53a1f2 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd.m4
+++ b/bfd/bfd.m4
@@ -1,36 +1,6 @@
 dnl This file was derived from acinclude.m4.
 
 
-dnl See whether we need a declaration for a function.
-
-AC_DEFUN([BFD_NEED_DECLARATION],
-[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether $1 must be declared])
-AC_CACHE_VAL(bfd_cv_decl_needed_$1,
-[AC_TRY_COMPILE([
-#include <stdio.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
-#include <string.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
-#include <strings.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_STDLIB_H
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
-#include <unistd.h>
-#endif],
-[char *(*pfn) = (char *(*)) $1],
-bfd_cv_decl_needed_$1=no, bfd_cv_decl_needed_$1=yes)])
-AC_MSG_RESULT($bfd_cv_decl_needed_$1)
-if test $bfd_cv_decl_needed_$1 = yes; then
-  AC_DEFINE([NEED_DECLARATION_]translit($1, [a-z], [A-Z]), 1,
-	    [Define if $1 is not declared in system header files.])
-fi
-])dnl
-
-
 dnl Check for existence of a type $1 in sys/procfs.h
 
 AC_DEFUN([BFD_HAVE_SYS_PROCFS_TYPE],