diff --git a/arch/sh/include/asm/string_32.h b/arch/sh/include/asm/string_32.h
index 3558b1d7123e9c7ba53df3147a0b604a67e4dd7b..be3f9a08cbc9bd3b205f07a04394dea8cab217bb 100644
--- a/arch/sh/include/asm/string_32.h
+++ b/arch/sh/include/asm/string_32.h
@@ -28,32 +28,6 @@ static inline char *strcpy(char *__dest, const char *__src)
 	return __xdest;
 }
 
-#define __HAVE_ARCH_STRNCPY
-static inline char *strncpy(char *__dest, const char *__src, size_t __n)
-{
-	register char *__xdest = __dest;
-	unsigned long __dummy;
-
-	if (__n == 0)
-		return __xdest;
-
-	__asm__ __volatile__(
-		"1:\n"
-		"mov.b	@%1+, %2\n\t"
-		"mov.b	%2, @%0\n\t"
-		"cmp/eq	#0, %2\n\t"
-		"bt/s	2f\n\t"
-		" cmp/eq	%5,%1\n\t"
-		"bf/s	1b\n\t"
-		" add	#1, %0\n"
-		"2:"
-		: "=r" (__dest), "=r" (__src), "=&z" (__dummy)
-		: "0" (__dest), "1" (__src), "r" (__src+__n)
-		: "memory", "t");
-
-	return __xdest;
-}
-
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_STRCMP
 static inline int strcmp(const char *__cs, const char *__ct)
 {