diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
index 4121124eb0..a489da02bc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/lib.go
@@ -2038,7 +2038,6 @@ func ldshlibsyms(ctxt *Link, shlib string) {
 		Errorf(nil, "cannot read symbols from shared library: %s", libpath)
 		return
 	}
-	gcdataLocations := make(map[uint64]loader.Sym)
 	for _, elfsym := range syms {
 		if elf.ST_TYPE(elfsym.Info) == elf.STT_NOTYPE || elf.ST_TYPE(elfsym.Info) == elf.STT_SECTION {
 			continue
@@ -2085,7 +2084,6 @@ func ldshlibsyms(ctxt *Link, shlib string) {
 			sname := l.SymName(s)
 			if strings.HasPrefix(sname, "type.") && !strings.HasPrefix(sname, "type..") {
 				su.SetData(readelfsymboldata(ctxt, f, &elfsym))
-				gcdataLocations[elfsym.Value+2*uint64(ctxt.Arch.PtrSize)+8+1*uint64(ctxt.Arch.PtrSize)] = s
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2106,28 +2104,6 @@ func ldshlibsyms(ctxt *Link, shlib string) {
 			su.AddReloc(loader.Reloc{Sym: s})
 		}
 	}
-	if ctxt.Arch.Family == sys.ARM64 {
-		for _, sect := range f.Sections {
-			if sect.Type == elf.SHT_RELA {
-				var rela elf.Rela64
-				rdr := sect.Open()
-				for {
-					err := binary.Read(rdr, f.ByteOrder, &rela)
-					if err == io.EOF {
-						break
-					} else if err != nil {
-						Errorf(nil, "reading relocation failed %v", err)
-						return
-					}
-					t := elf.R_AARCH64(rela.Info & 0xffff)
-					if t != elf.R_AARCH64_RELATIVE {
-						continue
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	ctxt.Shlibs = append(ctxt.Shlibs, Shlib{Path: libpath, Hash: hash, Deps: deps, File: f})
 }