diff --git a/ell/missing.h b/ell/missing.h
index 37d5586..649a5ac 100644
--- a/ell/missing.h
+++ b/ell/missing.h
@@ -54,11 +54,3 @@
 #    define __NR_getrandom 0xffffffff
 #  endif
 #endif
-
-#ifndef HAVE_EXPLICIT_BZERO
-static inline void explicit_bzero(void *s, size_t n)
-{
-	memset(s, 0, n);
-	__asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : "r"(s) : "memory");
-}
-#endif
