diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/gnu/gnupdate b/maintainers/scripts/gnu/gnupdate
index b6ed75baa1b3..afe6f3cc0466 100755
--- a/maintainers/scripts/gnu/gnupdate
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/gnu/gnupdate
@@ -624,12 +624,6 @@ exec ${GUILE-guile} -L "$PWD" -l "$0"    \
               project message args)
       '())))
 
-(define pointer->procedure
-  ;; Compatibility hack for Guile up to 1.9.12 included.
-  (if (defined? 'pointer->procedure)
-      pointer->procedure
-      make-foreign-function))
-
 (define version-string>?
   (let ((strverscmp
          (let ((sym (or (dynamic-func "strverscmp" (dynamic-link))