diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
index dae74d91d28..ce86f73cdab 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/data.go
@@ -2112,12 +2112,7 @@ func (state *dodataState) dodataSect(ctxt *Link, symn sym.SymKind, syms []loader
 			return si < sj
 		})
 	} else {
-		// PCLNTAB was built internally, and has the proper order based on value.
-		// Sort the symbols as such.
-		for k, s := range syms {
-			sl[k].val = ldr.SymValue(s)
-		}
-		sort.Slice(sl, func(i, j int) bool { return sl[i].val < sl[j].val })
+		// PCLNTAB was built internally, and already has the proper order.
 	}
 
 	// Set alignment, construct result