diff --git a/src/arch/i386/core/gdbsym.c b/src/arch/i386/core/gdbsym.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2da1a1bd..00000000
--- a/src/arch/i386/core/gdbsym.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <gpxe/init.h>
-#include <console.h>
-#include <realmode.h>
-
-extern char __text[];
-extern char __rodata[];
-extern char __data[];
-extern char __bss[];
-extern char __text16[];
-extern char __data16[];
-
-
-static void gdb_symbol_line ( void ) {
-	printf ( "Commands to start up gdb:\n\n" );
-	printf ( "gdb\n" );
-	printf ( "target remote localhost:1234\n" );
-	printf ( "set confirm off\n" );
-	printf ( "add-symbol-file symbols %#lx", virt_to_phys ( __text ) );
-	printf ( " -s .rodata %#lx", virt_to_phys ( __rodata ) );
-	printf ( " -s .data %#lx", virt_to_phys ( __data ) );
-	printf ( " -s .bss %#lx", virt_to_phys ( __bss ) );
-	printf ( " -s .text16 %#x", ( ( rm_cs << 4 ) + (int)__text16 ) );
-	printf ( " -s .data16 %#x", ( ( rm_ds << 4 ) + (int)__data16 ) );
-	printf ( "\n" );
-	printf ( "add-symbol-file symbols 0\n" );
-	printf ( "set confirm on\n" );
-	getkey();
-}
-
-struct startup_fn gdb_startup_fn __startup_fn ( STARTUP_NORMAL ) = {
-	.startup = gdb_symbol_line,
-};
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 9a447ad5..2d8faa68 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -164,6 +164,5 @@
 #undef	BUILD_ID		/* Include a custom build ID string,
 				 * e.g "test-foo" */
 #undef	NULL_TRAP		/* Attempt to catch NULL function calls */
-#undef	DUMP_GDBSYM		/* Dump GDB symbol table information */
 
 /* @END general.h */
diff --git a/src/core/config.c b/src/core/config.c
index ffd11256..402cba90 100644
--- a/src/core/config.c
+++ b/src/core/config.c
@@ -198,6 +198,3 @@ REQUIRE_OBJECT ( sanboot_cmd );
 #ifdef NULL_TRAP
 REQUIRE_OBJECT ( nulltrap );
 #endif
-#ifdef DUMP_GDBSYM
-REQUIRE_OBJECT ( gdbsym );
-#endif