diff --git a/gdbsupport/config.in b/gdbsupport/config.in
index f46e2612c74..e4e6fc062cc 100644
--- a/gdbsupport/config.in
+++ b/gdbsupport/config.in
@@ -354,9 +354,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the ANSI C header files. */
 #undef STDC_HEADERS
 
-/* Define to the word size for the target. */
-#undef TARGET_WORD_SIZE
-
 /* Enable extensions on AIX 3, Interix.  */
 #ifndef _ALL_SOURCE
 # undef _ALL_SOURCE
diff --git a/gdbsupport/configure b/gdbsupport/configure
index a9dd02c5b72..08800228aa5 100755
--- a/gdbsupport/configure
+++ b/gdbsupport/configure
@@ -10286,13 +10286,6 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
-TARGET_WORD_SIZE=`sed -n 's,#define BFD_ARCH_SIZE \(.*\)$,\1,p' ../bfd/bfd-in3.h`
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define TARGET_WORD_SIZE $TARGET_WORD_SIZE
-_ACEOF
-
-
 case ${host} in
   *mingw32*)
 
diff --git a/gdbsupport/configure.ac b/gdbsupport/configure.ac
index a8fcfe24c32..f10a856fe24 100644
--- a/gdbsupport/configure.ac
+++ b/gdbsupport/configure.ac
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ GDB_AC_PTRACE
 # Detect support warning flags.
 AM_GDB_WARNINGS
 
-TARGET_WORD_SIZE=`sed -n 's,#define BFD_ARCH_SIZE \(.*\)$,\1,p' ../bfd/bfd-in3.h`
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(TARGET_WORD_SIZE, $TARGET_WORD_SIZE,
-   [Define to the word size for the target.])
-
 case ${host} in
   *mingw32*)
     AC_DEFINE(USE_WIN32API, 1,