diff --git a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
index 9a81d84106..169f60e33a 100755
--- a/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
+++ b/t/t5300-pack-object.sh
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ corrupt()
 	) < $1 > $2
 }
 
-test "$no_symlinks" && {
-	stat() {
-		ls -l "$3" | tr -s ' ' ' ' | cut -d' ' -f5
-	}
-}
-
 test_expect_success \
     'setup' \
     'rm -f .git/index*