diff --git a/lustre/autoconf/lustre-core.m4 b/lustre/autoconf/lustre-core.m4
index da845ece1358e69ffc5f6cab626eb5122709429b..566d8d629fac347bcdaee57bb83dca3c9eff3b3e 100644
--- a/lustre/autoconf/lustre-core.m4
+++ b/lustre/autoconf/lustre-core.m4
@@ -810,19 +810,6 @@ LB_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE([
 ])
 ])
 
-# LC_SYMVERFILE
-# SLES 9 uses a different name for this file - unsure about vanilla kernels
-# around this version, but it matters for servers only.
-AC_DEFUN([LC_SYMVERFILE],
-         [AC_MSG_CHECKING([name of symverfile])
-          if grep -q Modules.symvers $LINUX/scripts/Makefile.modpost ; then
-              SYMVERFILE=Modules.symvers
-          else
-              SYMVERFILE=Module.symvers
-          fi
-	  AC_MSG_RESULT($SYMVERFILE)
-          AC_SUBST(SYMVERFILE)])
-
 # LC_DQUOTOFF_MUTEX
 # after 2.6.17 dquote use mutex instead if semaphore
 AC_DEFUN([LC_DQUOTOFF_MUTEX],
@@ -1327,9 +1314,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([LC_PROG_LINUX],
           # 2.6.15
           LC_INODE_I_MUTEX
 
-          # SLES 10 (at least)
-          LC_SYMVERFILE
-
           # 2.6.17
           LC_DQUOTOFF_MUTEX