diff --git a/bsd-user/main.c b/bsd-user/main.c
index bddb830e99..88d347d05e 100644
--- a/bsd-user/main.c
+++ b/bsd-user/main.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ unsigned long reserved_va;
 
 static const char *interp_prefix = CONFIG_QEMU_INTERP_PREFIX;
 const char *qemu_uname_release;
-enum BSDType bsd_type;
 char qemu_proc_pathname[PATH_MAX];  /* full path to exeutable */
 
 unsigned long target_maxtsiz = TARGET_MAXTSIZ;   /* max text size */
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     const char *gdbstub = NULL;
     char **target_environ, **wrk;
     envlist_t *envlist = NULL;
-    bsd_type = HOST_DEFAULT_BSD_TYPE;
     char *argv0 = NULL;
 
     adjust_ssize();
diff --git a/bsd-user/qemu.h b/bsd-user/qemu.h
index 02921ac8b3..e5742bd6c0 100644
--- a/bsd-user/qemu.h
+++ b/bsd-user/qemu.h
@@ -29,13 +29,6 @@
 
 extern char **environ;
 
-enum BSDType {
-    target_freebsd,
-    target_netbsd,
-    target_openbsd,
-};
-extern enum BSDType bsd_type;
-
 #include "exec/user/thunk.h"
 #include "target_arch.h"
 #include "syscall_defs.h"