diff --git a/elf/cache.c b/elf/cache.c
index dbf4c83a7a..abe2e49a66 100644
--- a/elf/cache.c
+++ b/elf/cache.c
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ struct cache_entry
   struct stringtable_entry *lib; /* Library name.  */
   struct stringtable_entry *path; /* Path to find library.  */
   int flags;			/* Flags to indicate kind of library.  */
-  unsigned int osversion;	/* Required OS version.  */
   unsigned int isa_level;	/* Required ISA level.  */
   uint64_t hwcap;		/* Important hardware capabilities.  */
   int bits_hwcap;		/* Number of bits set in hwcap.  */
@@ -163,8 +162,8 @@ static const char *flag_descr[] =
 
 /* Print a single entry.  */
 static void
-print_entry (const char *lib, int flag, unsigned int osversion,
-	     uint64_t hwcap, const char *hwcap_string, const char *key)
+print_entry (const char *lib, int flag, uint64_t hwcap,
+	     const char *hwcap_string, const char *key)
 {
   printf ("\t%s (", lib);
   switch (flag & FLAG_TYPE_MASK)
@@ -240,27 +239,6 @@ print_entry (const char *lib, int flag, unsigned int osversion,
     printf (", hwcap: \"%s\"", hwcap_string);
   else if (hwcap != 0)
     printf (", hwcap: %#.16" PRIx64, hwcap);
-  if (osversion != 0)
-    {
-      static const char *const abi_tag_os[] =
-      {
-	[0] = "Linux",
-	[1] = "Hurd",
-	[2] = "Solaris",
-	[3] = "FreeBSD",
-	[4] = "kNetBSD",
-	[5] = "Syllable",
-	[6] = N_("Unknown OS")
-      };
-#define MAXTAG (sizeof abi_tag_os / sizeof abi_tag_os[0] - 1)
-      unsigned int os = osversion >> 24;
-
-      printf (_(", OS ABI: %s %d.%d.%d"),
-	      _(abi_tag_os[os > MAXTAG ? MAXTAG : os]),
-	      (osversion >> 16) & 0xff,
-	      (osversion >> 8) & 0xff,
-	      osversion & 0xff);
-    }
   printf (") => %s\n", key);
 }
 
@@ -393,7 +371,7 @@ print_cache (const char *cache_name)
       /* Print everything.  */
       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < cache->nlibs; i++)
 	print_entry (cache_data + cache->libs[i].key,
-		     cache->libs[i].flags, 0, 0, NULL,
+		     cache->libs[i].flags, 0, NULL,
 		     cache_data + cache->libs[i].value);
     }
   else if (format == 1)
@@ -414,7 +392,6 @@ print_cache (const char *cache_name)
 				   &cache_new->libs[i]);
 	  print_entry (cache_data + cache_new->libs[i].key,
 		       cache_new->libs[i].flags,
-		       cache_new->libs[i].osversion,
 		       cache_new->libs[i].hwcap, hwcaps_string,
 		       cache_data + cache_new->libs[i].value);
 	}
@@ -467,10 +444,6 @@ compare (const struct cache_entry *e1, const struct cache_entry *e2)
 	return 1;
       else if (e2->hwcap < e1->hwcap)
 	return -1;
-      if (e2->osversion > e1->osversion)
-	return 1;
-      if (e2->osversion < e1->osversion)
-	return -1;
     }
   return res;
 }
@@ -671,7 +644,7 @@ save_cache (const char *cache_name)
 	     always begins at the beginning of the new cache
 	     struct.  */
 	  file_entries_new->libs[idx_new].flags = entry->flags;
-	  file_entries_new->libs[idx_new].osversion = entry->osversion;
+	  file_entries_new->libs[idx_new].osversion_unused = 0;
 	  if (entry->hwcaps == NULL)
 	    file_entries_new->libs[idx_new].hwcap = entry->hwcap;
 	  else
@@ -792,8 +765,7 @@ save_cache (const char *cache_name)
 /* Add one library to the cache.  */
 void
 add_to_cache (const char *path, const char *filename, const char *soname,
-	      int flags, unsigned int osversion,
-	      unsigned int isa_level, uint64_t hwcap,
+	      int flags, unsigned int isa_level, uint64_t hwcap,
 	      struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *hwcaps)
 {
   struct cache_entry *new_entry = xmalloc (sizeof (*new_entry));
@@ -810,7 +782,6 @@ add_to_cache (const char *path, const char *filename, const char *soname,
   new_entry->lib = stringtable_add (&strings, soname);
   new_entry->path = path_interned;
   new_entry->flags = flags;
-  new_entry->osversion = osversion;
   new_entry->isa_level = isa_level;
   new_entry->hwcap = hwcap;
   new_entry->hwcaps = hwcaps;
@@ -867,7 +838,6 @@ struct aux_cache_entry
 {
   struct aux_cache_entry_id id;
   int flags;
-  unsigned int osversion;
   unsigned int isa_level;
   int used;
   char *soname;
@@ -881,7 +851,6 @@ struct aux_cache_file_entry
   struct aux_cache_entry_id id;	/* Unique id of entry.  */
   int32_t flags;		/* This is 1 for an ELF library.  */
   uint32_t soname;		/* String table indice.  */
-  uint32_t osversion;		/* Required OS version.	 */
   uint32_t isa_level;		/* Required ISA level.	 */
 };
 
@@ -932,8 +901,7 @@ init_aux_cache (void)
 }
 
 int
-search_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int *flags,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
+search_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int *flags, unsigned int *isa_level,
 		  char **soname)
 {
   struct aux_cache_entry_id id;
@@ -951,7 +919,6 @@ search_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int *flags,
 	&& id.dev == entry->id.dev)
       {
 	*flags = entry->flags;
-	*osversion = entry->osversion;
 	*isa_level = entry->isa_level;
 	if (entry->soname != NULL)
 	  *soname = xstrdup (entry->soname);
@@ -966,8 +933,7 @@ search_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int *flags,
 
 static void
 insert_to_aux_cache (struct aux_cache_entry_id *id, int flags,
-		     unsigned int osversion, unsigned int isa_level,
-		     const char *soname, int used)
+		     unsigned int isa_level, const char *soname, int used)
 {
   size_t hash = aux_cache_entry_id_hash (id) % aux_hash_size;
   struct aux_cache_entry *entry;
@@ -982,7 +948,6 @@ insert_to_aux_cache (struct aux_cache_entry_id *id, int flags,
   entry = xmalloc (sizeof (struct aux_cache_entry) + len);
   entry->id = *id;
   entry->flags = flags;
-  entry->osversion = osversion;
   entry->isa_level = isa_level;
   entry->used = used;
   if (soname != NULL)
@@ -994,8 +959,7 @@ insert_to_aux_cache (struct aux_cache_entry_id *id, int flags,
 }
 
 void
-add_to_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int flags,
-		  unsigned int osversion, unsigned int isa_level,
+add_to_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int flags, unsigned int isa_level,
 		  const char *soname)
 {
   struct aux_cache_entry_id id;
@@ -1003,7 +967,7 @@ add_to_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int flags,
   id.ctime = (uint64_t) stat_buf->st_ctime;
   id.size = (uint64_t) stat_buf->st_size;
   id.dev = (uint64_t) stat_buf->st_dev;
-  insert_to_aux_cache (&id, flags, osversion, isa_level, soname, 1);
+  insert_to_aux_cache (&id, flags, isa_level, soname, 1);
 }
 
 /* Load auxiliary cache to search for unchanged entries.   */
@@ -1051,7 +1015,6 @@ load_aux_cache (const char *aux_cache_name)
   for (unsigned int i = 0; i < aux_cache->nlibs; ++i)
     insert_to_aux_cache (&aux_cache->libs[i].id,
 			 aux_cache->libs[i].flags,
-			 aux_cache->libs[i].osversion,
 			 aux_cache->libs[i].isa_level,
 			 aux_cache->libs[i].soname == 0
 			 ? NULL : aux_cache_data + aux_cache->libs[i].soname,
@@ -1120,7 +1083,6 @@ save_aux_cache (const char *aux_cache_name)
 	      str = mempcpy (str, entry->soname, len);
 	      str_offset += len;
 	    }
-	  file_entries->libs[idx].osversion = entry->osversion;
 	  file_entries->libs[idx++].isa_level = entry->isa_level;
 	}
 
diff --git a/elf/ldconfig.c b/elf/ldconfig.c
index 57bb95ebc3..9394ac6438 100644
--- a/elf/ldconfig.c
+++ b/elf/ldconfig.c
@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ manual_link (char *library)
   char *soname;
   struct stat stat_buf;
   int flag;
-  unsigned int osversion;
   unsigned int isa_level;
 
   /* Prepare arguments for create_links call.  Split library name in
@@ -723,8 +722,8 @@ manual_link (char *library)
       goto out;
     }
 
-  if (process_file (real_library, library, libname, &flag, &osversion,
-		    &isa_level, &soname, 0, &stat_buf))
+  if (process_file (real_library, library, libname, &flag, &isa_level, &soname,
+		    0, &stat_buf))
     {
       error (0, 0, _("No link created since soname could not be found for %s"),
 	     library);
@@ -772,7 +771,6 @@ struct dlib_entry
   char *soname;
   int flag;
   int is_link;
-  unsigned int osversion;
   unsigned int isa_level;
   struct dlib_entry *next;
 };
@@ -991,22 +989,18 @@ search_dir (const struct dir_entry *entry)
       /* First search whether the auxiliary cache contains this
 	 library already and it's not changed.  */
       char *soname;
-      unsigned int osversion;
       unsigned int isa_level;
-      if (!search_aux_cache (&lstat_buf, &flag, &osversion, &isa_level,
-			     &soname))
+      if (!search_aux_cache (&lstat_buf, &flag, &isa_level, &soname))
 	{
 	  if (process_file (real_name, file_name, direntry->d_name, &flag,
-			    &osversion, &isa_level, &soname, is_link,
-			    &lstat_buf))
+			    &isa_level, &soname, is_link, &lstat_buf))
 	    {
 	      if (real_name != real_file_name)
 		free (real_name);
 	      continue;
 	    }
 	  else if (opt_build_cache)
-	    add_to_aux_cache (&lstat_buf, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			      soname);
+	    add_to_aux_cache (&lstat_buf, flag, isa_level, soname);
 	}
 
       if (soname == NULL)
@@ -1111,7 +1105,6 @@ search_dir (const struct dir_entry *entry)
 		  free (dlib_ptr->name);
 		  dlib_ptr->name = xstrdup (direntry->d_name);
 		  dlib_ptr->is_link = is_link;
-		  dlib_ptr->osversion = osversion;
 		  dlib_ptr->isa_level = isa_level;
 		}
 	      /* Don't add this library, abort loop.  */
@@ -1128,7 +1121,6 @@ search_dir (const struct dir_entry *entry)
 	  dlib_ptr->soname = soname;
 	  dlib_ptr->flag = flag;
 	  dlib_ptr->is_link = is_link;
-	  dlib_ptr->osversion = osversion;
 	  dlib_ptr->isa_level = isa_level;
 	  /* Add at head of list.  */
 	  dlib_ptr->next = dlibs;
@@ -1166,8 +1158,8 @@ search_dir (const struct dir_entry *entry)
 	}
       if (opt_build_cache)
 	add_to_cache (entry->path, filename, dlib_ptr->soname,
-		      dlib_ptr->flag, dlib_ptr->osversion,
-		      dlib_ptr->isa_level, hwcap, entry->hwcaps);
+		      dlib_ptr->flag, dlib_ptr->isa_level, hwcap,
+		      entry->hwcaps);
     }
 
   /* Free all resources.  */
diff --git a/elf/readelflib.c b/elf/readelflib.c
index e147416363..771182b5d0 100644
--- a/elf/readelflib.c
+++ b/elf/readelflib.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ do								\
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   int i;
   unsigned int j;
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
   char *dynamic_strings;
 
   elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
-  *osversion = 0;
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] != ElfW (CLASS))
     {
@@ -121,52 +120,6 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
 	      }
 	  break;
 
-	case PT_NOTE:
-	  if (!*osversion && segment->p_filesz >= 32 && segment->p_align >= 4)
-	    {
-	      ElfW(Word) *abi_note = (ElfW(Word) *) (file_contents
-						     + segment->p_offset);
-	      ElfW(Addr) size = segment->p_filesz;
-	      /* NB: Some PT_NOTE segment may have alignment value of 0
-		 or 1.  gABI specifies that PT_NOTE segments should be
-		 aligned to 4 bytes in 32-bit objects and to 8 bytes in
-		 64-bit objects.  As a Linux extension, we also support
-		 4 byte alignment in 64-bit objects.  If p_align is less
-		 than 4, we treate alignment as 4 bytes since some note
-		 segments have 0 or 1 byte alignment.   */
-	      ElfW(Addr) align = segment->p_align;
-	      if (align < 4)
-		align = 4;
-	      else if (align != 4 && align != 8)
-		continue;
-
-	      while (abi_note [0] != 4 || abi_note [1] != 16
-		     || abi_note [2] != 1
-		     || memcmp (abi_note + 3, "GNU", 4) != 0)
-		{
-		  ElfW(Addr) note_size
-		    = ELF_NOTE_NEXT_OFFSET (abi_note[0], abi_note[1],
-					    align);
-
-		  if (size - 32 < note_size || note_size == 0)
-		    {
-		      size = 0;
-		      break;
-		    }
-		  size -= note_size;
-		  abi_note = (void *) abi_note + note_size;
-		}
-
-	      if (size == 0)
-		break;
-
-	      *osversion = ((abi_note [4] << 24)
-			    | ((abi_note [5] & 0xff) << 16)
-			    | ((abi_note [6] & 0xff) << 8)
-			    | (abi_note [7] & 0xff));
-	    }
-	  break;
-
 	case PT_GNU_PROPERTY:
 	  /* The NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 note must be aligned to 4 bytes
 	     in 32-bit objects and to 8 bytes in 64-bit objects.  Skip
diff --git a/elf/readlib.c b/elf/readlib.c
index 3651dcdd8e..ed42fbd48e 100644
--- a/elf/readlib.c
+++ b/elf/readlib.c
@@ -72,9 +72,8 @@ is_gdb_python_file (const char *name)
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_file (const char *real_file_name, const char *file_name,
-	      const char *lib, int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-	      unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, int is_link,
-	      struct stat *stat_buf)
+	      const char *lib, int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level,
+	      char **soname, int is_link, struct stat *stat_buf)
 {
   FILE *file;
   struct stat statbuf;
@@ -172,8 +171,8 @@ process_file (const char *real_file_name, const char *file_name,
   /* Libraries have to be shared object files.  */
   else if (elf_header->e_type != ET_DYN)
     ret = 1;
-  else if (process_elf_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			     soname, file_contents, statbuf.st_size))
+  else if (process_elf_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			     file_contents, statbuf.st_size))
     ret = 1;
 
  done:
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/dl-cache.h b/sysdeps/generic/dl-cache.h
index df385dca2d..93d4bea930 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/dl-cache.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/dl-cache.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct file_entry_new
       uint32_t key, value;	/* String table indices.  */
     };
   };
-  uint32_t osversion;		/* Required OS version.	 */
+  uint32_t osversion_unused;	/* Required OS version (unused).  */
   uint64_t hwcap;		/* Hwcap entry.	 */
 };
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/ldconfig.h b/sysdeps/generic/ldconfig.h
index 94f008bd90..7cc898db61 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/ldconfig.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/ldconfig.h
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ const char *glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory_name
 
 extern void add_to_cache (const char *path, const char *filename,
 			  const char *soname, int flags,
-			  unsigned int osversion, unsigned int isa_level,
-			  uint64_t hwcap,
+			  unsigned int isa_level, uint64_t hwcap,
 			  struct glibc_hwcaps_subdirectory *);
 
 extern void init_aux_cache (void);
@@ -79,28 +78,23 @@ extern void init_aux_cache (void);
 extern void load_aux_cache (const char *aux_cache_name);
 
 extern int search_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int *flags,
-			     unsigned int *osversion,
 			     unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname);
 
 extern void add_to_aux_cache (struct stat *stat_buf, int flags,
-			      unsigned int osversion,
 			      unsigned int isa_level, const char *soname);
 
 extern void save_aux_cache (const char *aux_cache_name);
 
 /* Declared in readlib.c.  */
 extern int process_file (const char *real_file_name, const char *file_name,
-			 const char *lib, int *flag,
-			 unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-			 char **soname, int is_link,
-			 struct stat *stat_buf);
+			 const char *lib, int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level,
+			 char **soname, int is_link, struct stat *stat_buf);
 
 extern char *implicit_soname (const char *lib, int flag);
 
 /* Declared in readelflib.c.  */
 extern int process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			     int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			     unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			     int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			     void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Declared in chroot_canon.c.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/readelflib.c
index 428b0f85ff..d4956e2d25 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/arm/readelflib.c
@@ -17,19 +17,17 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret;
@@ -38,8 +36,8 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
     {
       Elf32_Ehdr *elf32_header = (Elf32_Ehdr *) elf_header;
 
-      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
 
       if (!ret && EF_ARM_EABI_VERSION (elf32_header->e_flags) == EF_ARM_EABI_VER5)
 	{
@@ -57,8 +55,8 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
     }
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       /* AArch64 libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	*flag = FLAG_AARCH64_LIB64|FLAG_ELF_LIBC6;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/readelflib.c
index cd0918176a..bfd3558675 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/ia64/readelflib.c
@@ -17,30 +17,28 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret;
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
-    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			       soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			       file_contents, file_length);
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       /* Intel 64bit libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	*flag = FLAG_IA64_LIB64|FLAG_ELF_LIBC6;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/readelflib.c
index cfa6a12c1a..8c66ba1fa1 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/mips/readelflib.c
@@ -17,19 +17,17 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   union
     {
@@ -43,8 +41,8 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
   elf_header.eh = file_contents;
   if (elf_header.eh->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
     {
-      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       if (!ret)
 	{
 	  Elf32_Word flags = elf_header.eh32->e_flags;
@@ -60,8 +58,8 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
     }
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       /* n64 libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	{
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/readelflib.c
index 90ea9bf6f7..3b6902e35b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/readelflib.c
@@ -18,30 +18,28 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret;
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
-    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			       soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			       file_contents, file_length);
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       /* PowerPC 64bit libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	*flag = FLAG_POWERPC_LIB64|FLAG_ELF_LIBC6;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/readelflib.c
index 29f1ac676f..db882c066f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/riscv/readelflib.c
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* The ELF flags supported by our current glibc port:
@@ -40,8 +38,8 @@ int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   Elf32_Ehdr *elf32_header = (Elf32_Ehdr *) elf_header;
@@ -54,14 +52,14 @@ process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
     {
-      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       flags = elf32_header->e_flags;
     }
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       flags = elf64_header->e_flags;
     }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/readelflib.c
index e3f51cc34d..063fce9d18 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/s390/readelflib.c
@@ -17,30 +17,28 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret;
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
-    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			       soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			       file_contents, file_length);
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			       	file_contents, file_length);
       /* S/390 64bit libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	*flag = FLAG_S390_LIB64|FLAG_ELF_LIBC6;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/readelflib.c
index bc7b1f4f90..97d441693c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sparc/readelflib.c
@@ -17,30 +17,28 @@
 
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret;
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident [EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
-    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			       soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    return process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			       file_contents, file_length);
   else
     {
-      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-				soname, file_contents, file_length);
+      ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+				file_contents, file_length);
       /* Sparc 64bit libraries are always libc.so.6+.  */
       if (!ret)
 	*flag = FLAG_SPARC_LIB64|FLAG_ELF_LIBC6;
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/readelflib.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/readelflib.c
index 8863b752a2..cfa2a9dd22 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/readelflib.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/readelflib.c
@@ -16,19 +16,17 @@
    <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
 
 int process_elf32_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 int process_elf64_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib,
-			int *flag, unsigned int *osversion,
-			unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
+			int *flag, unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname,
 			void *file_contents, size_t file_length);
 
 /* Returns 0 if everything is ok, != 0 in case of error.  */
 int
 process_elf_file (const char *file_name, const char *lib, int *flag,
-		  unsigned int *osversion, unsigned int *isa_level,
-		  char **soname, void *file_contents, size_t file_length)
+		  unsigned int *isa_level, char **soname, void *file_contents,
+		  size_t file_length)
 {
   ElfW(Ehdr) *elf_header = (ElfW(Ehdr) *) file_contents;
   int ret, file_flag = 0;
@@ -67,11 +65,11 @@ failed:
     }
 
   if (elf_header->e_ident[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32)
-    ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			      soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    ret = process_elf32_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			      file_contents, file_length);
   else
-    ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, osversion, isa_level,
-			      soname, file_contents, file_length);
+    ret = process_elf64_file (file_name, lib, flag, isa_level, soname,
+			      file_contents, file_length);
 
   if (!ret && file_flag)
     *flag = file_flag;