diff --git a/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.c b/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.c
index e97193f54b3e..80fdfd01af41 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.c
+++ b/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.c
@@ -15420,21 +15420,6 @@ MIPS options:\n\
 -mno-octeon-useun generate MIPS unaligned load/store instructions\n"));
 }
 
-enum dwarf2_format
-mips_dwarf2_format (void)
-{
-  if (HAVE_64BIT_SYMBOLS)
-    {
-#ifdef TE_IRIX
-      return dwarf2_format_64bit_irix;
-#else
-      return dwarf2_format_64bit;
-#endif
-    }
-  else
-    return dwarf2_format_32bit;
-}
-
 int
 mips_dwarf2_addr_size (void)
 {
diff --git a/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.h b/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.h
index 117417cfed5f..f246f68fcd21 100644
--- a/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.h
+++ b/contrib/binutils/gas/config/tc-mips.h
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ extern void mips_emit_delays (void);
 extern void mips_enable_auto_align (void);
 #define md_elf_section_change_hook()	mips_enable_auto_align()
 
-enum dwarf2_format;
-extern enum dwarf2_format mips_dwarf2_format (void);
-#define DWARF2_FORMAT() mips_dwarf2_format ()
-
 extern int mips_dwarf2_addr_size (void);
 #define DWARF2_ADDR_SIZE(bfd) mips_dwarf2_addr_size ()