diff --git a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
index 8af57bdf757..f6ca359e890 100644
--- a/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
+++ b/src/cmd/gc/subr.c
@@ -969,7 +969,6 @@ etnames[] =
 	[TFORW]		= "FORW",
 	[TFIELD]	= "FIELD",
 	[TSTRING]	= "STRING",
-	[TCHAN]		= "CHAN",
 	[TANY]		= "ANY",
 };