diff --git a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_init.c b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_init.c
index 100d14a6ed9..edcef80a850 100644
--- a/lib/libthr/thread/thr_init.c
+++ b/lib/libthr/thread/thr_init.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ STATIC_LIB_REQUIRE(_spinlock);
 STATIC_LIB_REQUIRE(_spinlock_debug);
 STATIC_LIB_REQUIRE(_spinunlock);
 STATIC_LIB_REQUIRE(_thread_init_hack);
-STATIC_LIB_REQUIRE(_vfork);
 
 /*
  * These are needed when linking statically.  All references within