diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index c9edae1dd..a255a9ba1 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-02-11  Christopher Faylor  <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
+
+	* cygwin.sc: Eliminate __cygheap_mid.
+	* cygheap.cc: Ditto.
+
 2011-02-11  Christopher Faylor  <me+cygwin@cgf.cx>
 
 	* cygheap.cc (_cygheap_mid): Drop unneeded section attribute.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygheap.cc b/winsup/cygwin/cygheap.cc
index 9c861d8e5..022fff4f7 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygheap.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygheap.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ static mini_cygheap NO_COPY cygheap_at_start =
 init_cygheap NO_COPY *cygheap = (init_cygheap *) &cygheap_at_start;
 void NO_COPY *cygheap_max;
 
-extern "C" char  _cygheap_mid[];
 extern "C" char  _cygheap_end[];
 
 static NO_COPY muto cygheap_protect;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
index 88b86e432..ba45441f6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygwin.sc
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ SECTIONS
   }
   .cygheap ALIGN(__section_alignment__) :
   {
-    __cygheap_mid = .;
     . = . + (1024 * 1024);
     __cygheap_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   }