diff --git a/libc/tools/gensyscalls.py b/libc/tools/gensyscalls.py
index 2e87e03..ed1b3dc 100755
--- a/libc/tools/gensyscalls.py
+++ b/libc/tools/gensyscalls.py
@@ -311,10 +311,8 @@
                 t["asm-mips"] = self.mips_genstub(syscall_func, make__NR_name(syscall_name))
 
 
-    def gen_NR_syscall(self, linux_fp, name, id):
-        linux_fp.write("#define %-30s    (__NR_SYSCALL_BASE + %d)\n" % (make__NR_name(name),id))
-
-
+    # Scan a Linux kernel asm/unistd.h file containing __NR_* constants
+    # and write out equivalent SYS_* constants for glibc source compatibility.
     def scan_linux_unistd_h(self, fp, path):
         pattern = re.compile(r'^#define __NR_([a-z]\S+) .*')
         syscalls = set() # MIPS defines everything three times; work around that.
@@ -326,9 +324,10 @@
             fp.write("#define SYS_%s %s\n" % (syscall, make__NR_name(syscall)))
 
 
-    def gen_linux_syscalls_h(self):
+    def gen_glibc_syscalls_h(self):
         # TODO: generate a separate file for each architecture, like glibc's bits/syscall.h.
         glibc_syscalls_h_path = "include/sys/glibc-syscalls.h"
+        D("generating " + glibc_syscalls_h_path)
         glibc_fp = create_file(glibc_syscalls_h_path)
         glibc_fp.write("/* Auto-generated by gensyscalls.py; do not edit. */\n")
         glibc_fp.write("#ifndef _BIONIC_GLIBC_SYSCALLS_H_\n")
@@ -346,62 +345,6 @@
         glibc_fp.close()
         self.other_files.append(glibc_syscalls_h_path)
 
-        # TODO: stop generating this. it's useless.
-        linux_syscalls_h_path = "include/sys/linux-syscalls.h"
-        D("generating " + linux_syscalls_h_path)
-        fp = create_file(linux_syscalls_h_path)
-        fp.write( "/* Auto-generated by gensyscalls.py; do not edit. */\n" )
-        fp.write( "#ifndef _BIONIC_LINUX_SYSCALLS_H_\n" )
-        fp.write( "#define _BIONIC_LINUX_SYSCALLS_H_\n\n" )
-        fp.write( "#if !defined __ASM_ARM_UNISTD_H && !defined __ASM_I386_UNISTD_H && !defined __ASM_MIPS_UNISTD_H\n" )
-
-        fp.write( "#if defined(__mips__)\n" )
-        fp.write( "  #  define __NR_SYSCALL_BASE 4000\n" )
-        fp.write( "#else\n" )
-        fp.write( "  #  define __NR_SYSCALL_BASE 0\n" )
-        fp.write( "#endif\n\n" )
-
-        # first, all common syscalls
-        for sc in sorted(self.syscalls,key=lambda x:x["common"]):
-            sc_id  = sc["common"]
-            sc_name = sc["name"]
-            if sc_id >= 0:
-                self.gen_NR_syscall(fp, sc_name, sc_id)
-
-        # now, all arm-specific syscalls
-        fp.write("\n#ifdef __arm__\n")
-        for sc in self.syscalls:
-            sc_id  = sc["armid"]
-            sc_name = sc["name"]
-            if sc_id >= 0:
-                self.gen_NR_syscall(fp, sc_name, sc_id)
-        fp.write("#endif\n")
-
-        gen_syscalls = {}
-        # all i386-specific syscalls
-        fp.write("\n#ifdef __i386__\n")
-        for sc in sorted(self.syscalls,key=lambda x:x["x86id"]):
-            sc_id  = sc["x86id"]
-            sc_name = sc["name"]
-            if sc_id >= 0 and sc_name not in gen_syscalls:
-                self.gen_NR_syscall(fp, sc_name, sc_id)
-                gen_syscalls[sc_name] = True
-        fp.write("#endif\n")
-
-        # all mips-specific syscalls
-        fp.write("\n#ifdef __mips__\n")
-        for sc in sorted(self.syscalls,key=lambda x:x["mipsid"]):
-            sc_id = sc["mipsid"]
-            if sc_id >= 0:
-                self.gen_NR_syscall(fp, sc["name"], sc_id)
-        fp.write( "#endif\n" );
-
-        fp.write( "\n#endif\n" )
-        fp.write( "\n#endif /* _BIONIC_LINUX_SYSCALLS_H_ */\n" );
-        fp.close()
-
-        self.other_files.append(linux_syscalls_h_path)
-
 
     # now dump the contents of syscalls.mk
     def gen_arch_syscalls_mk(self, arch):
@@ -471,7 +414,7 @@
 
         D( "re-generating stubs and support files" )
 
-        self.gen_linux_syscalls_h()
+        self.gen_glibc_syscalls_h()
         for arch in all_archs:
             self.gen_arch_syscalls_mk(arch)
         self.gen_syscall_stubs()