diff --git a/libavutil/x86_cpu.h b/libavutil/x86_cpu.h
deleted file mode 100644
index bec1c77776..0000000000
--- a/libavutil/x86_cpu.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#include "libavutil/x86/asm.h"
diff --git a/tests/ref/fate/source b/tests/ref/fate/source
index f6cacb6be8..ec0a98e2d3 100644
--- a/tests/ref/fate/source
+++ b/tests/ref/fate/source
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ libavfilter/log2_tab.c
 libavformat/file_open.c
 libavformat/golomb_tab.c
 libavformat/log2_tab.c
-libavutil/x86_cpu.h
 libswresample/log2_tab.c
 libswscale/log2_tab.c
 tools/uncoded_frame.c
@@ -28,4 +27,3 @@ compat/avisynth/windowsPorts/basicDataTypeConversions.h
 compat/avisynth/windowsPorts/windows2linux.h
 compat/float/float.h
 compat/float/limits.h
-libavutil/x86_cpu.h