diff --git a/lib/libc/include/namespace.h b/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
index 309a686f3..6ee9ef65b 100644
--- a/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
+++ b/lib/libc/include/namespace.h
@@ -927,11 +927,8 @@
 #define __learn_tree		___learn_tree
 
 #if defined(__minix)
-#define sprofile _sprofile	/* LSC: Is this really needed? */
-
 /* Needed to allow RS and VM to provide their own implementations. */
 #define munmap			_munmap
-
 #endif /* defined(__minix) */
 #endif /* __weak_alias */
 #endif /* !__lint__ */
diff --git a/minix/lib/libc/sys/sprofile.c b/minix/lib/libc/sys/sprofile.c
index 0fe27c43f..bc6ae0ea1 100644
--- a/minix/lib/libc/sys/sprofile.c
+++ b/minix/lib/libc/sys/sprofile.c
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
 #include "namespace.h"
 
-#ifdef __weak_alias
-__weak_alias(sprofile, _sprofile)
-#endif
-
 #include <lib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <minix/profile.h>