diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h b/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
index 06a7b2825c53..393cc25bd117 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/asm.h
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@
 
 #define	RCSID(x)	.text; .asciz x
 
-#if !defined(lint) && !defined(STRIP_FBSDID)
-#define __FBSDID(s)	.ident s
-#else
-#define __FBSDID(s)	/* nothing */
-#endif /* not lint and not STRIP_FBSDID */
-
 #define	WEAK_ALIAS(alias,sym)					\
 	.weak alias;						\
 	alias = sym