--- a/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/src/Makefile.in
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 	oct-prcstrm.h oct-procbuf.h oct-stdstrm.h oct-stream.h \
 	oct-strstrm.h oct-lvalue.h oct.h ops.h pager.h parse.h \
 	pr-output.h procstream.h sighandlers.h symtab.h sysdep.h \
-	systime.h token.h toplev.h unwind-prot.h utils.h \
+	token.h toplev.h unwind-prot.h utils.h \
 	variables.h version.h xdiv.h xpow.h $(OV_INCLUDES) $(PT_INCLUDES)
 
 TI_XSRC := Array-oc.cc Array-os.cc Array-sym.cc Array-tc.cc Map-fnc.cc \

deleted file mode 100644
--- a/src/systime.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-
-Copyright (C) 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton
-
-This file is part of Octave.
-
-Octave 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, or (at your option) any
-later version.
-
-Octave 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 Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
-
-*/
-
-#if !defined (octave_systime_h)
-#define octave_systime_h 1
-
-#ifdef TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#include <time.h>
-#else
-#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#else
-#include <time.h>
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
-/*
-;;; Local Variables: ***
-;;; mode: C++ ***
-;;; End: ***
-*/