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;
 }