2 files changed, 3 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 749bc12328c..7b47636969e 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2012-07-11  Paul Eggert  <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
 
+        Assume rename.
+        * sysdep.c (rename) [!HAVE_RENAME]: Remove.
+
         Assume perror.
         * s/hpux10-20.h (HAVE_PERROR): Remove.
         * sysdep.c (perror) [HPUX && !HAVE_PERROR]:
diff --git a/src/sysdep.c b/src/sysdep.c
index 4bbe939dd74..274e000e9f3 100644
--- a/src/sysdep.c
+++ b/src/sysdep.c
@@ -2001,29 +2001,6 @@ getwd (char *pathname)
 #endif /* HAVE_GETWD */
 
 /*
- *      Emulate rename using unlink/link.  Note that this is
- *      only partially correct.  Also, doesn't enforce restriction
- *      that files be of same type (regular->regular, dir->dir, etc).
- */
-
-#ifndef HAVE_RENAME
-
-int
-rename (const char *from, const char *to)
-{
-  if (access (from, 0) == 0)
-    {
-      unlink (to);
-      if (link (from, to) == 0)
-        if (unlink (from) == 0)
-          return (0);
-    }
-  return (-1);
-}
-
-#endif
-
-/*
  *      This function will go away as soon as all the stubs fixed. (fnf)
  */