diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 0bb8535..6fdf610 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
     newfs_msdos \
     notify \
     ps \
-    readlink \
     renice \
     restorecon \
     route \
diff --git a/toolbox/readlink.c b/toolbox/readlink.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d114e20..0000000
--- a/toolbox/readlink.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013, 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.
- *  * Neither the name of Google, Inc. nor the names of its contributors
- *    may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
- *    software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * 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 <limits.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-static int skip_newline, quiet_errors, canonicalize;
-
-static void usage(char* name) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [OPTION]... FILE\n", name);
-}
-
-int readlink_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-    int c;
-    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "nfqs")) != -1) {
-        switch (c) {
-        case 'n':
-            skip_newline = 1;
-            break;
-        case 'f':
-            canonicalize = 1;
-            break;
-        case 'q':
-        case 's':
-            quiet_errors = 1;
-            break;
-        case '?':
-        default:
-            usage(argv[0]);
-            return EXIT_FAILURE;
-        }
-    }
-    int index = optind;
-    if (argc - index != 1) {
-        usage(argv[0]);
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    char name[PATH_MAX+1];
-    if (canonicalize) {
-        if(!realpath(argv[optind], name)) {
-            if (!quiet_errors) {
-                perror("readlink");
-            }
-            return EXIT_FAILURE;
-        }
-    } else {
-        ssize_t len = readlink(argv[1], name, PATH_MAX);
-
-        if (len < 0) {
-            if (!quiet_errors) {
-                perror("readlink");
-            }
-            return EXIT_FAILURE;
-        }
-        name[len] = '\0';
-    }
-
-    fputs(name, stdout);
-    if (!skip_newline) {
-        fputs("\n", stdout);
-    }
-
-    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}