diff --git a/sdas/linksrc/lkar.c b/sdas/linksrc/lkar.c
index 7fa2ece..dd72e81 100644
--- a/sdas/linksrc/lkar.c
+++ b/sdas/linksrc/lkar.c
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
 #endif
 
 
-char *
-strndup (const char *str, size_t len)
-{
-  char *s = (char *) malloc (len + 1);
-  memcpy (s, str, len);
-  s[len] = '\0';
-  return s;
-}
 
 static int
 is_ar (FILE * libfp)