diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
index 0312408d92..82b12105da 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/link.go
@@ -728,7 +728,6 @@ type Link struct {
 	Plan9privates *LSym
 	DiagFunc      func(string, ...interface{})
 	DebugInfo     func(fn *LSym, curfn interface{}) []*dwarf.Var // if non-nil, curfn is a *gc.Node
-	Version       int
 	Errors        int
 
 	Framepointer_enabled bool
diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/obj/sym.go b/src/cmd/internal/obj/sym.go
index 07ae24abd3..6a44c2215f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/obj/sym.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/obj/sym.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func Linknew(arch *LinkArch) *Link {
 	ctxt := new(Link)
 	ctxt.Hash = make(map[SymVer]*LSym)
 	ctxt.Arch = arch
-	ctxt.Version = 0
 	ctxt.Pathname = WorkingDir()
 
 	ctxt.Headtype.Set(GOOS)