--- ./kernel/cycle.h.orig
+++ ./kernel/cycle.h
@@ -437,26 +437,6 @@
 #define HAVE_TICK_COUNTER
 #endif
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
-/* SGI/Irix */
-#if defined(HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME) && defined(CLOCK_SGI_CYCLE) && !defined(HAVE_TICK_COUNTER)
-typedef struct timespec ticks;
-
-static inline ticks getticks(void)
-{
-     struct timespec t;
-     clock_gettime(CLOCK_SGI_CYCLE, &t);
-     return t;
-}
-
-static inline double elapsed(ticks t1, ticks t0)
-{
-     return ((double)t1.tv_sec - (double)t0.tv_sec) * 1.0E9 +
-	  ((double)t1.tv_nsec - (double)t0.tv_nsec);
-}
-#define HAVE_TICK_COUNTER
-#endif
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Cray UNICOS _rtc() intrinsic function */
 #if defined(HAVE__RTC) && !defined(HAVE_TICK_COUNTER)
 #ifdef HAVE_INTRINSICS_H
