1 files changed, 0 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/help.c b/tools/perf/util/help.c
index 6653f7dd1d78..17a00e0df2c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/help.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/help.c
@@ -126,21 +126,6 @@ static int is_executable(const char *name)
             !S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
                 return 0;
 
-#ifdef __MINGW32__
-        /* cannot trust the executable bit, peek into the file instead */
-        char buf[3] = { 0 };
-        int n;
-        int fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
-        st.st_mode &= ~S_IXUSR;
-        if (fd >= 0) {
-                n = read(fd, buf, 2);
-                if (n == 2)
-                        /* DOS executables start with "MZ" */
-                        if (!strcmp(buf, "#!") || !strcmp(buf, "MZ"))
-                                st.st_mode |= S_IXUSR;
-                close(fd);
-        }
-#endif
         return st.st_mode & S_IXUSR;
 }