diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b9a2263b..7e954c29 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADER([shadow.h],,[AC_MSG_ERROR([You need a libc with shadow.h])])
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(arc4random_buf l64a fchmod fchown fsync futimes \
 	getentropy getrandom getspnam getusershell \
-	getutent initgroups lchown lckpwdf lstat lutimes \
+	getutent initgroups lckpwdf lutimes \
 	setgroups updwtmp updwtmpx innetgr getpwnam_r \
 	getpwuid_r getgrnam_r getgrgid_r getspnam_r \
 	memset_s explicit_bzero)
diff --git a/lib/commonio.c b/lib/commonio.c
index 9e0fde60..80288d64 100644
--- a/lib/commonio.c
+++ b/lib/commonio.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ int lrename (const char *old, const char *new)
 	int res;
 	char *r = NULL;
 
-#if defined(S_ISLNK)
 #ifndef __GLIBC__
 	char resolved_path[PATH_MAX];
 #endif				/* !__GLIBC__ */
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ int lrename (const char *old, const char *new)
 			new = r;
 		}
 	}
-#endif				/* S_ISLNK */
 
 	res = rename (old, new);
 
diff --git a/lib/defines.h b/lib/defines.h
index 4a2b90c9..ee33aa0d 100644
--- a/lib/defines.h
+++ b/lib/defines.h
@@ -205,22 +205,6 @@ static inline void memzero(void *ptr, size_t size)
 # define SEEK_END 2
 #endif
 
-#ifndef S_ISLNK
-#define S_ISLNK(x) (0)
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_LCHOWN
-#define LCHOWN lchown
-#else
-#define LCHOWN chown
-#endif
-
-#if HAVE_LSTAT
-#define LSTAT lstat
-#else
-#define LSTAT stat
-#endif
-
 #if HAVE_TERMIOS_H
 # include <termios.h>
 # define STTY(fd, termio) tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, termio)
diff --git a/libmisc/copydir.c b/libmisc/copydir.c
index 2929151d..648f562a 100644
--- a/libmisc/copydir.c
+++ b/libmisc/copydir.c
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ static int copy_dir (const char *src, const char *dst,
                      const struct stat *statp, const struct timeval mt[],
                      uid_t old_uid, uid_t new_uid,
                      gid_t old_gid, gid_t new_gid);
-#ifdef	S_IFLNK
 static /*@null@*/char *readlink_malloc (const char *filename);
 static int copy_symlink (const char *src, const char *dst,
                          unused bool reset_selinux,
                          const struct stat *statp, const struct timeval mt[],
                          uid_t old_uid, uid_t new_uid,
                          gid_t old_gid, gid_t new_gid);
-#endif				/* S_IFLNK */
 static int copy_hardlink (const char *dst,
                           unused bool reset_selinux,
                           struct link_name *lp);
@@ -223,7 +221,7 @@ int copy_tree (const char *src_root, const char *dst_root,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (LSTAT (src_root, &sb) == -1) {
+		if (lstat (src_root, &sb) == -1) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -364,7 +362,7 @@ static int copy_entry (const char *src, const char *dst,
 	struct link_name *lp;
 	struct timeval mt[2];
 
-	if (LSTAT (src, &sb) == -1) {
+	if (lstat (src, &sb) == -1) {
 		/* If we cannot stat the file, do not care. */
 	} else {
 #ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_ATIM
@@ -396,7 +394,6 @@ static int copy_entry (const char *src, const char *dst,
 			                old_uid, new_uid, old_gid, new_gid);
 		}
 
-#ifdef	S_IFLNK
 		/*
 		 * Copy any symbolic links
 		 */
@@ -405,7 +402,6 @@ static int copy_entry (const char *src, const char *dst,
 			err = copy_symlink (src, dst, reset_selinux, &sb, mt,
 			                    old_uid, new_uid, old_gid, new_gid);
 		}
-#endif				/* S_IFLNK */
 
 		/*
 		 * See if this is a previously copied link
@@ -498,7 +494,6 @@ static int copy_dir (const char *src, const char *dst,
 	return err;
 }
 
-#ifdef	S_IFLNK
 /*
  * readlink_malloc - wrapper for readlink
  *
@@ -616,7 +611,6 @@ static int copy_symlink (const char *src, const char *dst,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif				/* S_IFLNK */
 
 /*
  * copy_hardlink - copy a hardlink