diff --git a/gmodule/gmodule-dyld.c b/gmodule/gmodule-dyld.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 764ac83e6..000000000
--- a/gmodule/gmodule-dyld.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-/* GMODULE - GLIB wrapper code for dynamic module loading
- * Copyright (C) 1998, 2000 Tim Janik
- *
- * dyld (Darwin) GMODULE implementation
- * Copyright (C) 2001 Dan Winship
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library 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
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
-
-static gpointer self_module = GINT_TO_POINTER (1);
-
-static gpointer
-_g_module_open (const gchar *file_name,
-		gboolean     bind_lazy,
-		gboolean     bind_local)
-{
-  NSObjectFileImage image;
-  NSObjectFileImageReturnCode ret;
-  NSModule module;
-  unsigned long options;
-  char *msg;
-
-  ret = NSCreateObjectFileImageFromFile (file_name, &image);
-  if (ret != NSObjectFileImageSuccess)
-    {
-      switch (ret)
-	{
-	case NSObjectFileImageInappropriateFile:
-	case NSObjectFileImageFormat:
-	  msg = g_strdup_printf ("%s is not a loadable module", file_name);
-	  break;
-
-	case NSObjectFileImageArch:
-	  msg = g_strdup_printf ("%s is not built for this architecture",
-				 file_name);
-	  break;
-
-	case NSObjectFileImageAccess:
-	  if (access (file_name, F_OK) == 0)
-	    msg = g_strdup_printf ("%s: permission denied", file_name);
-	  else
-	    msg = g_strdup_printf ("%s: no such file or directory", file_name);
-	  break;
-
-	default:
-	  msg = g_strdup_printf ("unknown error for %s", file_name);
-	  break;
-	}
-
-      g_module_set_error (msg);
-      g_free (msg);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  options = NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_RETURN_ON_ERROR;
-  if (bind_local)
-    options |= NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_PRIVATE;
-  if (!bind_lazy)
-    options |= NSLINKMODULE_OPTION_BINDNOW;
-  module = NSLinkModule (image, file_name, options);
-  NSDestroyObjectFileImage (image);
-  if (!module)
-    {
-      NSLinkEditErrors c;
-      int error_number;
-      const char *file, *error;
-
-      NSLinkEditError (&c, &error_number, &file, &error);
-      msg = g_strdup_printf ("could not link %s: %s", file_name, error);
-      g_module_set_error (msg);
-      g_free (msg);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  return module;
-}
-
-static gpointer
-_g_module_self (void)
-{
-  return &self_module;
-}
-
-static void
-_g_module_close (gpointer handle,
-		 gboolean is_unref)
-{
-  if (handle == &self_module)
-    return;
-
-  if (!NSUnLinkModule (handle, 0))
-    g_module_set_error ("could not unlink module");
-}
-
-static gpointer
-_g_module_symbol (gpointer     handle,
-		  const gchar *symbol_name)
-{
-  NSSymbol sym;
-  char *msg;
-
-  if (handle == &self_module)
-    {
-      if (NSIsSymbolNameDefined (symbol_name))
-	sym = NSLookupAndBindSymbol (symbol_name);
-      else
-	sym = NULL;
-    }
-  else
-    sym = NSLookupSymbolInModule (handle, symbol_name);
-
-  if (!sym)
-    {
-      msg = g_strdup_printf ("no such symbol %s", symbol_name);
-      g_module_set_error (msg);
-      g_free (msg);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  return NSAddressOfSymbol (sym);
-}
-
-static gchar*
-_g_module_build_path (const gchar *directory,
-		      const gchar *module_name)
-{
-  if (directory && *directory)
-    {
-      if (strncmp (module_name, "lib", 3) == 0)
-	return g_strconcat (directory, "/", module_name, NULL);
-      else
-	return g_strconcat (directory, "/lib", module_name, "." G_MODULE_SUFFIX, NULL);
-    }
-  else if (strncmp (module_name, "lib", 3) == 0)
-    return g_strdup (module_name);
-  else
-    return g_strconcat ("lib", module_name, "." G_MODULE_SUFFIX, NULL);
-}
diff --git a/gmodule/gmodule.c b/gmodule/gmodule.c
index 886eb85b0..497881782 100644
--- a/gmodule/gmodule.c
+++ b/gmodule/gmodule.c
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ g_module_set_error (const gchar *error)
 #include "gmodule-dl.c"
 #elif	(G_MODULE_IMPL == G_MODULE_IMPL_WIN32)
 #include "gmodule-win32.c"
-#elif	(G_MODULE_IMPL == G_MODULE_IMPL_DYLD)
-#include "gmodule-dyld.c"
 #elif	(G_MODULE_IMPL == G_MODULE_IMPL_AR)
 #include "gmodule-ar.c"
 #else
diff --git a/gmodule/gmoduleconf.h.in b/gmodule/gmoduleconf.h.in
index 2dad04749..39d670729 100644
--- a/gmodule/gmoduleconf.h.in
+++ b/gmodule/gmoduleconf.h.in
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #define	G_MODULE_IMPL_NONE	0
 #define	G_MODULE_IMPL_DL	1
 #define	G_MODULE_IMPL_WIN32	3
-#define	G_MODULE_IMPL_DYLD	6
 #define	G_MODULE_IMPL_AR	7
 
 #define	G_MODULE_IMPL		@G_MODULE_IMPL@
diff --git a/gmodule/meson.build b/gmodule/meson.build
index 5fce96de1..9801c9476 100644
--- a/gmodule/meson.build
+++ b/gmodule/meson.build
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ elif host_system == 'aix'
   g_module_impl = 'G_MODULE_IMPL_AR'
 elif have_dlopen_dlsym
   g_module_impl = 'G_MODULE_IMPL_DL'
-# NSLinkModule (dyld) in system libraries (Darwin)
-elif cc.has_function('NSLinkModule')
-  g_module_impl = 'G_MODULE_IMPL_DYLD'
-  g_module_need_uscore = 1
 endif
 
 # additional checks for G_MODULE_IMPL_DL