diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index 5413c4f33ff61..1cb9ce40cb1e5 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/powerpc64_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::abi::Endian;
-use crate::spec::{LinkerFlavor, RelroLevel, Target, TargetOptions};
+use crate::spec::{LinkerFlavor, Target, TargetOptions};
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::linux_gnu_base::opts();
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
     base.add_pre_link_args(LinkerFlavor::Gcc, &["-m64"]);
     base.max_atomic_width = Some(64);
 
-    // ld.so in at least RHEL6 on ppc64 has a bug related to BIND_NOW, so only enable partial RELRO
-    // for now. https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/43170#issuecomment-315411474
-    base.relro_level = RelroLevel::Partial;
-
     Target {
         llvm_target: "powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu".into(),
         pointer_width: 64,