diff --git a/module/Kbuild.in b/module/Kbuild.in
index 04bcdc9c0..cc1b9abeb 100644
--- a/module/Kbuild.in
+++ b/module/Kbuild.in
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ ccflags-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += -Wno-unused-value
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := spl.o zfs.o
 
 SPL_OBJS := \
-	spl-atomic.o \
 	spl-condvar.o \
 	spl-cred.o \
 	spl-err.o \
diff --git a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-atomic.c b/module/os/linux/spl/spl-atomic.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b6d967108..000000000
--- a/module/os/linux/spl/spl-atomic.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-/*
- *  Copyright (C) 2007-2010 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
- *  Copyright (C) 2007 The Regents of the University of California.
- *  Produced at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (cf, DISCLAIMER).
- *  Written by Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov>.
- *  UCRL-CODE-235197
- *
- *  This file is part of the SPL, Solaris Porting Layer.
- *
- *  The SPL is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- *  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
- *  Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your
- *  option) any later version.
- *
- *  The SPL is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- *  ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- *  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- *  for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
- *  with the SPL.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- *
- *  Solaris Porting Layer (SPL) Atomic Implementation.
- */
-
-#include <sys/atomic.h>
-
-#ifdef ATOMIC_SPINLOCK
-/* Global atomic lock declarations */
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(atomic32_lock);
-DEFINE_SPINLOCK(atomic64_lock);
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(atomic32_lock);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(atomic64_lock);
-#endif /* ATOMIC_SPINLOCK */