--- ld/ldlang.c
+++ ld/ldlang.c
@@ -7112,36 +7066,7 @@ lang_process (void)
 	    lang_list_insert_after (&file_chain, &files, &file_chain.head);
 
 	  /* Rescan archives in case new undefined symbols have appeared.  */
-	  files = file_chain;
 	  open_input_bfds (statement_list.head, OPEN_BFD_RESCAN);
-	  lang_list_remove_tail (&file_chain, &files);
-	  while (files.head != NULL)
-	    {
-	      lang_statement_union_type **insert;
-	      lang_statement_union_type **iter, *temp;
-	      bfd *my_arch;
-
-	      insert = find_rescan_insertion (&files.head->input_statement);
-	      /* All elements from an archive can be added at once.  */
-	      iter = &files.head->input_statement.next;
-	      my_arch = files.head->input_statement.the_bfd->my_archive;
-	      if (my_arch != NULL)
-		for (; *iter != NULL; iter = &(*iter)->input_statement.next)
-		  if ((*iter)->input_statement.the_bfd->my_archive != my_arch)
-		    break;
-	      temp = *insert;
-	      *insert = files.head;
-	      files.head = *iter;
-	      *iter = temp;
-	      if (my_arch != NULL)
-		{
-		  lang_input_statement_type *parent = my_arch->usrdata;
-		  if (parent != NULL)
-		    parent->next = (lang_statement_union_type *)
-		      ((char *) iter
-		       - offsetof (lang_input_statement_type, next));
-		}
-	    }
 	}
     }
 #endif /* ENABLE_PLUGINS */