diff --git a/repos/base-nova/src/base/lock/lock_helper.h b/repos/base-nova/src/base/lock/lock_helper.h
index a205215ecc..0908481175 100644
--- a/repos/base-nova/src/base/lock/lock_helper.h
+++ b/repos/base-nova/src/base/lock/lock_helper.h
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@
 extern int main_thread_running_semaphore();
 
 
-/**
- * Resolve 'Thread_base::myself' when not linking the thread library
- *
- * This weak symbol is primarily used by test cases. Most other Genode programs
- * use the thread library. If the thread library is not used, 'myself' can only
- * be called by the main thread, for which 'myself' is defined as zero.
- */
-Genode::Thread_base * __attribute__((weak)) Genode::Thread_base::myself()
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-
 static inline bool thread_check_stopped_and_restart(Genode::Thread_base *thread_base)
 {
 	Genode::addr_t sem = thread_base ?