diff --git a/include/ifaddrs.h b/include/ifaddrs.h
index 416118f1b3..19a3afb19f 100644
--- a/include/ifaddrs.h
+++ b/include/ifaddrs.h
@@ -34,9 +34,5 @@ extern void __check_native (uint32_t a1_index, int *a1_native,
 			    uint32_t a2_index, int *a2_native)
   attribute_hidden;
 
-#if IS_IN (nscd)
-extern uint32_t __bump_nl_timestamp (void) attribute_hidden;
-#endif
-
 # endif /* !_ISOMAC */
 #endif	/* ifaddrs.h */
diff --git a/inet/check_pf.c b/inet/check_pf.c
index 5310c99121..6d1475920f 100644
--- a/inet/check_pf.c
+++ b/inet/check_pf.c
@@ -60,12 +60,3 @@ __free_in6ai (struct in6addrinfo *in6ai)
 {
   /* Nothing to do.  */
 }
-
-
-#if IS_IN (nscd)
-uint32_t
-__bump_nl_timestamp (void)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/nscd/Makefile b/nscd/Makefile
index 2a0489f4cf..16b6460ee9 100644
--- a/nscd/Makefile
+++ b/nscd/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ nscd-modules := nscd connections pwdcache getpwnam_r getpwuid_r grpcache \
 		getgrnam_r getgrgid_r hstcache gethstbyad_r gethstbynm3_r \
 		getsrvbynm_r getsrvbypt_r servicescache \
 		dbg_log nscd_conf nscd_stat cache mem nscd_setup_thread \
-		xmalloc xstrdup aicache initgrcache gai res_hconf \
+		xmalloc xstrdup aicache initgrcache res_hconf \
 		netgroupcache cachedumper
 
 ifeq ($(build-nscd)$(have-thread-library),yesyes)
diff --git a/nscd/connections.c b/nscd/connections.c
index a405a44a9b..15693e5090 100644
--- a/nscd/connections.c
+++ b/nscd/connections.c
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ int inotify_fd = -1;
 #ifdef HAVE_NETLINK
 /* Descriptor for netlink status updates.  */
 static int nl_status_fd = -1;
+
+static uint32_t
+__bump_nl_timestamp (void)
+{
+  static uint32_t nl_timestamp;
+
+  if (atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&nl_timestamp, 1) + 1 == 0)
+    atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&nl_timestamp, 1);
+
+  return nl_timestamp;
+}
 #endif
 
 /* Number of times clients had to wait.  */
diff --git a/nscd/gai.c b/nscd/gai.c
deleted file mode 100644
index e29f3fe583..0000000000
--- a/nscd/gai.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2004-2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
-
-   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published
-   by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License, or
-   (at your option) any later version.
-
-   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-   GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-   along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
-
-#include <alloca.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
-/* This file uses the getaddrinfo code but it compiles it without NSCD
-   support.  We just need a few symbol renames.  */
-#define __ioctl ioctl
-#define __getsockname getsockname
-#define __socket socket
-#define __recvmsg recvmsg
-#define __bind bind
-#define __sendto sendto
-#define __strchrnul strchrnul
-#define __getline getline
-#define __qsort_r qsort_r
-/* nscd uses 1MB or 2MB thread stacks.  */
-#define __libc_use_alloca(size) (size <= __MAX_ALLOCA_CUTOFF)
-#define __getifaddrs getifaddrs
-#define __freeifaddrs freeifaddrs
-#undef __fstat64
-#define __fstat64 fstat64
-#undef __stat64
-#define __stat64 stat64
-
-/* We are nscd, so we don't want to be talking to ourselves.  */
-#undef  USE_NSCD
-
-#include <getaddrinfo.c>
-
-/* Support code.  */
-#include <check_pf.c>
-#include <check_native.c>
-
-/* Some variables normally defined in libc.  */
-nss_action_list __nss_hosts_database attribute_hidden;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_pf.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_pf.c
index 2b0b8b6368..3aa6a00348 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_pf.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/check_pf.c
@@ -66,25 +66,10 @@ static struct cached_data *cache;
 __libc_lock_define_initialized (static, lock);
 
 
-#if IS_IN (nscd)
-static uint32_t nl_timestamp;
-
-uint32_t
-__bump_nl_timestamp (void)
-{
-  if (atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&nl_timestamp, 1) + 1 == 0)
-    atomic_fetch_add_relaxed (&nl_timestamp, 1);
-
-  return nl_timestamp;
-}
-#endif
-
 static inline uint32_t
 get_nl_timestamp (void)
 {
-#if IS_IN (nscd)
-  return nl_timestamp;
-#elif defined USE_NSCD
+#if defined USE_NSCD
   return __nscd_get_nl_timestamp ();
 #else
   return 0;