diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c b/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
index 9b18bcefdb3..b0a63916732 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.c
@@ -56,39 +56,6 @@ const char      linux_emul_path[] = "/compat/linux";
  * the named file, i.e. we check if the directory it should
  * be in exists.
  */
-int
-linux_emul_find(td, sgp, path, pbuf, cflag)
-	struct thread	 *td;
-	caddr_t		 *sgp;		/* Pointer to stackgap memory */
-	char		 *path;
-	char		**pbuf;
-	int		  cflag;
-{
-	char *newpath;
-	size_t sz;
-	int error;
-
-	error = linux_emul_convpath(td, path, (sgp == NULL) ? UIO_SYSSPACE :
-	    UIO_USERSPACE, &newpath, cflag);
-	if (newpath == NULL)
-		return (error);
-
-	if (sgp == NULL) {
-		*pbuf = newpath;
-		return (error);
-	}
-
-	sz = strlen(newpath);
-	*pbuf = stackgap_alloc(sgp, sz + 1);
-	if (*pbuf != NULL)
-		error = copyout(newpath, *pbuf, sz + 1);
-	else
-		error = ENAMETOOLONG;
-	free(newpath, M_TEMP);
-
-	return (error);
-}
-
 int
 linux_emul_convpath(td, path, pathseg, pbuf, cflag)
 	struct thread	 *td;
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
index a9742744393..6aad44dd89e 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_util.h
@@ -78,19 +78,6 @@ stackgap_alloc(sgp, sz)
 extern const char linux_emul_path[];
 
 int linux_emul_convpath(struct thread *, char *, enum uio_seg, char **, int);
-int linux_emul_find(struct thread *, caddr_t *, char *, char **, int);
-
-#define CHECKALT(td, sgp, path, i) 					\
-	do {								\
-		int _error;						\
-									\
-		_error = linux_emul_find(td, sgp, path, &path, i);	\
-		if (_error == EFAULT)					\
-			return (_error);				\
-	} while (0)
-
-#define CHECKALTEXIST(td, sgp, path) CHECKALT(td, sgp, path, 0)
-#define CHECKALTCREAT(td, sgp, path) CHECKALT(td, sgp, path, 1)
 
 #define LCONVPATH(td, upath, pathp, i) 					\
 	do {								\