diff --git a/libc/Android.bp b/libc/Android.bp
index 9265b4d..245079f 100644
--- a/libc/Android.bp
+++ b/libc/Android.bp
@@ -1031,7 +1031,6 @@
         "bionic/thread_private.cpp",
         "bionic/threads.cpp",
         "bionic/time.cpp",
-        "bionic/time_l.cpp",
         "bionic/tmpfile.cpp",
         "bionic/umount.cpp",
         "bionic/unlink.cpp",
diff --git a/libc/bionic/time_l.cpp b/libc/bionic/time_l.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index e5fa9a5..0000000
--- a/libc/bionic/time_l.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <time.h>
-//#include <xlocale.h>
-
-char* strptime_l(const char* buf, const char* fmt, struct tm* tm, locale_t) {
-  return strptime(buf, fmt, tm);
-}
diff --git a/libc/tzcode/strptime.c b/libc/tzcode/strptime.c
index ae7881e..5f91e46 100644
--- a/libc/tzcode/strptime.c
+++ b/libc/tzcode/strptime.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	return(_strptime(buf, fmt, tm, 1));
 }
 DEF_WEAK(strptime);
+__strong_alias(strptime_l, strptime);
 
 static char *
 _strptime(const char *buf, const char *fmt, struct tm *tm, int initialize)