diff --git a/crypto/cryptlib.c b/crypto/cryptlib.c
index a7894ddac3fcb3e831d03ed10d2d2ca4a6bf51b6..b1e535a69596406fc81569806fdc6e3aa71f6ab0 100644
--- a/crypto/cryptlib.c
+++ b/crypto/cryptlib.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ void OPENSSL_cpuid_setup(void)
 unsigned int OPENSSL_ia32cap_P[4];
 # endif
 #endif
-int OPENSSL_NONPIC_relocated = 0;
 #if !defined(OPENSSL_CPUID_SETUP) && !defined(OPENSSL_CPUID_OBJ)
 void OPENSSL_cpuid_setup(void)
 {
diff --git a/crypto/dllmain.c b/crypto/dllmain.c
index 81bcb2d054979218d17f6e29303922244bbfe572..c23b06b4412609e01a87a6f9661c52846f9fcc8f 100644
--- a/crypto/dllmain.c
+++ b/crypto/dllmain.c
@@ -31,21 +31,6 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE hinstDLL, DWORD fdwReason, LPVOID lpvReserved)
     switch (fdwReason) {
     case DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH:
         OPENSSL_cpuid_setup();
-# if defined(_WIN32_WINNT)
-        {
-            IMAGE_DOS_HEADER *dos_header = (IMAGE_DOS_HEADER *) hinstDLL;
-            IMAGE_NT_HEADERS *nt_headers;
-
-            if (dos_header->e_magic == IMAGE_DOS_SIGNATURE) {
-                nt_headers = (IMAGE_NT_HEADERS *) ((char *)dos_header
-                                                   + dos_header->e_lfanew);
-                if (nt_headers->Signature == IMAGE_NT_SIGNATURE &&
-                    hinstDLL !=
-                    (HINSTANCE) (nt_headers->OptionalHeader.ImageBase))
-                    OPENSSL_NONPIC_relocated = 1;
-            }
-        }
-# endif
         break;
     case DLL_THREAD_ATTACH:
         break;
diff --git a/include/internal/cryptlib.h b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
index 2808fe7eea068aeca09b06e5c4eafe1ba7e22a6c..a608735187f8ac5071273ce58ff7d3314147f070 100644
--- a/include/internal/cryptlib.h
+++ b/include/internal/cryptlib.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ DEFINE_LHASH_OF(MEM);
 void OPENSSL_cpuid_setup(void);
 extern unsigned int OPENSSL_ia32cap_P[];
 void OPENSSL_showfatal(const char *fmta, ...);
-extern int OPENSSL_NONPIC_relocated;
 void crypto_cleanup_all_ex_data_int(void);
 int openssl_init_fork_handlers(void);