diff --git a/include/linux/a.out.h b/include/linux/a.out.h
index 208f4e8ed304d30d90b7c3c94cd61c03b95421eb..e86dfca44589f49e083e53a3f905868ba2e89955 100644
--- a/include/linux/a.out.h
+++ b/include/linux/a.out.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef __A_OUT_GNU_H__
 #define __A_OUT_GNU_H__
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_AOUT
-
 #define __GNU_EXEC_MACROS__
 
 #ifndef __STRUCT_EXEC_OVERRIDE__
@@ -277,10 +275,4 @@ struct relocation_info
 #endif /* no N_RELOCATION_INFO_DECLARED.  */
 
 #endif /*__ASSEMBLY__ */
-#else /* CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_AOUT */
-#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
-struct exec {
-};
-#endif
-#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_AOUT */
 #endif /* __A_OUT_GNU_H__ */