diff --git a/loader/win32.c b/loader/win32.c
index 29e7348616..13f880c137 100644
--- a/loader/win32.c
+++ b/loader/win32.c
@@ -75,19 +75,6 @@ for DLL to know too much about its environment.
 #endif
 #include "osdep/mmap_anon.h"
 
-#ifndef HAVE_VSSCANF
-/* system has no vsscanf.  try to provide one */
-static int vsscanf( const char *str, const char *format, va_list ap)
-{
-    long p1 = va_arg(ap, long);
-    long p2 = va_arg(ap, long);
-    long p3 = va_arg(ap, long);
-    long p4 = va_arg(ap, long);
-    long p5 = va_arg(ap, long);
-    return sscanf(str, format, p1, p2, p3, p4, p5);
-}
-#endif
-
 char* def_path = WIN32_PATH;
 
 static void do_cpuid(unsigned int ax, unsigned int *regs)