diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
index 59f207b278f1a9..3342efe39f88ff 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/deadcode2.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package ld
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"cmd/internal/dwarf"
 	"cmd/internal/objabi"
 	"cmd/internal/sys"
 	"cmd/link/internal/loader"
@@ -101,14 +100,6 @@ func (d *deadcodePass2) init() {
 		names = append(names, exp)
 	}
 
-	// DWARF constant DIE symbols are not referenced, but needed by
-	// the dwarf pass.
-	if !*FlagW {
-		for _, lib := range d.ctxt.Library {
-			names = append(names, dwarf.ConstInfoPrefix+lib.Pkg)
-		}
-	}
-
 	for _, name := range names {
 		// Mark symbol as a data/ABI0 symbol.
 		d.mark(d.ldr.Lookup(name, 0), 0)