diff --git a/benchtests/bench-string.h b/benchtests/bench-string.h
index 2609680..bdb927f 100644
--- a/benchtests/bench-string.h
+++ b/benchtests/bench-string.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ int ret, do_srandom;
 unsigned int seed;
 size_t page_size;
 
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
-
 # ifndef ITERATIONS
 size_t iterations = 100000;
 #  define ITERATIONS_OPTIONS \
diff --git a/benchtests/bench-timing.h b/benchtests/bench-timing.h
index ccde601..87da32f 100644
--- a/benchtests/bench-timing.h
+++ b/benchtests/bench-timing.h
@@ -22,16 +22,11 @@
 #if HP_TIMING_AVAIL && !defined USE_CLOCK_GETTIME
 # define GL(x) _##x
 # define GLRO(x) _##x
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
 typedef hp_timing_t timing_t;
 
 # define TIMING_TYPE "hp_timing"
 
-# define TIMING_INIT(res) \
-({									      \
-  HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT();						      \
-  (res) = 1;							      \
-})
+# define TIMING_INIT(res) ({ (res) = 1; })
 
 # define TIMING_NOW(var) HP_TIMING_NOW (var)
 # define TIMING_DIFF(diff, start, end) HP_TIMING_DIFF ((diff), (start), (end))
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index 71cc0db..8239269 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ _dl_start_final (void *arg, struct dl_start_final_info *info)
       else
 	start_time = info->start_time;
 #endif
-
-      /* Initialize the timing functions.  */
-      HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT ();
     }
 
   /* Transfer data about ourselves to the permanent link_map structure.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/alpha/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/alpha/hp-timing.h
index 71322f9..9745e53 100644
--- a/sysdeps/alpha/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/alpha/hp-timing.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -80,9 +77,6 @@ typedef unsigned int hp_timing_t;
     (VAR) = (int) (x_) - (int) (x_ >> 32);				      \
   } while (0)
 
-/* ??? Two rpcc instructions can be scheduled simultaneously.  */
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() do { } while (0)
-
 /* It's simple arithmetic for us.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/generic/hp-timing.h
index 894ab17..49ddb91 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/hp-timing.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@
 #define HP_TIMING_INLINE	(0)
 typedef int hp_timing_t;
 #define HP_TIMING_NOW(var)
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT()
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)
 #define HP_TIMING_ACCUM_NT(Sum, Diff)
 #define HP_TIMING_PRINT(Buf, Len, Val)
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
index 96f018d..2acddaa 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldsodefs.h
@@ -532,11 +532,6 @@ struct rtld_global_ro
   /* All search directories defined at startup.  */
   EXTERN struct r_search_path_elem *_dl_init_all_dirs;
 
-#if HP_TIMING_AVAIL || HP_SMALL_TIMING_AVAIL
-  /* Overhead of a high-precision timing measurement.  */
-  EXTERN hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
-#endif
-
 #ifdef NEED_DL_SYSINFO
   /* Syscall handling improvements.  This is very specific to x86.  */
   EXTERN uintptr_t _dl_sysinfo;
diff --git a/sysdeps/i386/i686/Makefile b/sysdeps/i386/i686/Makefile
index 01c2917..5ce9fc6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/i386/i686/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/i386/i686/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
-endif
-
 # So that we can test __m128's alignment
 stack-align-test-flags += -msse
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index faa6dad..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.  i686 version.
-   Copyright (C) 1998-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1998.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.h
index a4b19c1..12c613e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.h
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -83,25 +80,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long int hp_timing_t;
    in accurate clock cycles here so we don't do this.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_NOW(Var)	__asm__ __volatile__ ("rdtsc" : "=A" (Var))
 
-/* Use two 'rdtsc' instructions in a row to find out how long it takes.  */
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    if (GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) == 0)				      \
-      {									      \
-	int __cnt = 5;							      \
-	GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ull;				      \
-	do								      \
-	  {								      \
-	    hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);					      \
-	    if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))		      \
-	      GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;		      \
-	  }								      \
-	while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-      }									      \
-  } while (0)
-
 /* It's simple arithmetic for us.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/Makefile b/sysdeps/ia64/Makefile
index 2ea937a..09e41f2 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/ia64/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(subdir), csu)
 CPPFLAGS-start.S = -D__ASSEMBLY__
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
 
 ifeq (yes,$(build-shared))
 # Compatibility
diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a661cb..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.  IA-64 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 2001.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.h
index ccc49e6..6b49ffc 100644
--- a/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/ia64/hp-timing.h
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -84,22 +81,6 @@ typedef unsigned long int hp_timing_t;
      while (REPEAT_READ (__itc));					      \
      Var = __itc; })
 
-/* Use two 'ar.itc' instructions in a row to find out how long it takes.  */
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    int __cnt = 5;							      \
-    GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ul;					      \
-    do									      \
-      {									      \
-	hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);						      \
-	if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))			      \
-	  GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;			      \
-      }									      \
-    while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-  } while (0)
-
 /* It's simple arithmetic for us.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fcf5e45..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.
-   powerpc64 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1998.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.h
index cd296c5..702efac 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc32/power4/hp-timing.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -88,27 +85,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long int hp_timing_t;
     Var = ((hp_timing_t) hi << 32) | lo;				\
   } while (0)
 
-
-/* Use two 'mftb' instructions in a row to find out how long it takes.
-   On current POWER4, POWER5, and 970 processors mftb take ~10 cycles.  */
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    if (GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) == 0)				      \
-      {									      \
-	int __cnt = 5;							      \
-	GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ull;				      \
-	do								      \
-	  {								      \
-	    hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);					      \
-	    if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))		      \
-	      GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;		      \
-	  }								      \
-	while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-      }									      \
-  } while (0)
-
 /* It's simple arithmetic in 64-bit.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/Makefile b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/Makefile
index 171e89b..9d15db0 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/Makefile
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ CFLAGS-rtld-memmove.os = $(no-special-regs)
 CFLAGS-rtld-memchr.os = $(no-special-regs)
 CFLAGS-rtld-strnlen.os = $(no-special-regs)
 
-ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),elf)
 # help gcc inline asm code from dl-machine.h
 +cflags += -finline-limit=2000
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fcf5e45..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.
-   powerpc64 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2005-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1998.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.h
index 4cad90a..7241b9b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/hp-timing.h
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
    - HP_TIMING_NOW: place timestamp for current time in variable given as
      parameter.
 
-   - HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT: do whatever is necessary to be able to use the
-     HP_TIMING_DIFF macro.
-
    - HP_TIMING_DIFF: compute difference between two times and store it
      in a third.  Source and destination might overlap.
 
@@ -80,26 +77,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long int hp_timing_t;
 #define HP_TIMING_NOW(Var)	__asm__ __volatile__ ("mftb %0" : "=r" (Var))
 #endif
 
-/* Use two 'mftb' instructions in a row to find out how long it takes.
-   On current POWER4, POWER5, and 970 processors mftb take ~10 cycles.  */
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    if (GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) == 0)				      \
-      {									      \
-	int __cnt = 5;							      \
-	GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ull;				      \
-	do								      \
-	  {								      \
-	    hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);					      \
-	    HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);					      \
-	    if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))		      \
-	      GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;		      \
-	  }								      \
-	while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-      }									      \
-  } while (0)
-
 /* It's simple arithmetic in 64-bit.  */
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/Makefile b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/Makefile
index 36f889e..925fa4f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/Makefile
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 sysdep-CFLAGS += -mcpu=ultrasparc -Wa,-Av9a
 
-ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(have-as-vis3),yes)
 ASFLAGS-.o += -Wa,-Av9d
 ASFLAGS-.os += -Wa,-Av9d
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2224099..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.  sparcv9 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>, 2001.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.h
index c3be1ca..3f63ce6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc32/sparcv9/hp-timing.h
@@ -34,21 +34,6 @@ typedef unsigned long long int hp_timing_t;
 			    "srlx %L0, 32, %H0" \
 			    : "=r" (Var))
 
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    int __cnt = 5;							      \
-    GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ull;				      \
-    do									      \
-      {									      \
-	hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);						      \
-	if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))			      \
-	  GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;			      \
-      }									      \
-    while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-  } while (0)
-
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
 #define HP_TIMING_ACCUM_NT(Sum, Diff)	(Sum) += (Diff)
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/Makefile b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/Makefile
index dd3023d..dfc118c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(subdir),string)
 sysdep_routines += align-cpy
 endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a425ed..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/* Support for high precision, low overhead timing functions.  sparc64 version.
-   Copyright (C) 2001-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-   Contributed by David S. Miller <davem@redhat.com>, 2001.
-
-   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
-   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
-   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
-   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-   Lesser General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
-   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
-   <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <hp-timing.h>
-
-/* We have to define the variable for the overhead.  */
-hp_timing_t _dl_hp_timing_overhead;
diff --git a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.h b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.h
index 9e49b78..521f64e 100644
--- a/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.h
+++ b/sysdeps/sparc/sparc64/hp-timing.h
@@ -31,21 +31,6 @@ typedef unsigned long int hp_timing_t;
 
 #define HP_TIMING_NOW(Var) __asm__ __volatile__ ("rd %%tick, %0" : "=r" (Var))
 
-#define HP_TIMING_DIFF_INIT() \
-  do {									      \
-    int __cnt = 5;							      \
-    GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = ~0ull;				      \
-    do									      \
-      {									      \
-	hp_timing_t __t1, __t2;						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t1);						      \
-	HP_TIMING_NOW (__t2);						      \
-	if (__t2 - __t1 < GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead))			      \
-	  GLRO(dl_hp_timing_overhead) = __t2 - __t1;			      \
-      }									      \
-    while (--__cnt > 0);						      \
-  } while (0)
-
 #define HP_TIMING_DIFF(Diff, Start, End)	(Diff) = ((End) - (Start))
 
 #define HP_TIMING_ACCUM_NT(Sum, Diff)	(Sum) += (Diff)
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile b/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
index 58900a5..32b36d5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 long-double-fcts = yes
 
 ifeq ($(subdir),csu)
-sysdep_routines += hp-timing
-elide-routines.os += hp-timing
 gen-as-const-headers += link-defines.sym
 endif
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/hp-timing.c b/sysdeps/x86_64/hp-timing.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 289ca4c..0000000
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/hp-timing.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/* We can use the i686 implementation without changes.  */
-#include <sysdeps/i386/i686/hp-timing.c>
