diff --git a/gcc/config/gnu.h b/gcc/config/gnu.h
index a362b47ea2d..15f816b1da2 100644
--- a/gcc/config/gnu.h
+++ b/gcc/config/gnu.h
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
 #undef CPP_SPEC
 #define CPP_SPEC "%{posix:-D_POSIX_SOURCE} %{bsd:-D_BSD_SOURCE}"
 
-/* Provide an ASM_SPEC appropriate for GNU.  Currently we only deal
-   with the options for generating PIC code.  */
-#undef ASM_SPEC
-#define ASM_SPEC " %| %{fpic:-k} %{fPIC:-k -K}"
-
 /* Default C library spec.  Use -lbsd-compat for gcc -bsd.  */
 #undef LIB_SPEC
 #define LIB_SPEC "%{bsd:-lbsd-compat} %{!p:%{!pg:-lc}}%{p:-lc_p}%{pg:-lc_p}"