diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
index a0d6573a526..f3a37d4e8a6 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/loader.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ const struct unix_funcs *unix_funcs = NULL;
 const WCHAR windows_dir[] = L"C:\\windows";
 /* system directory with trailing backslash */
 const WCHAR system_dir[] = L"C:\\windows\\system32\\";
-const WCHAR syswow64_dir[] = L"C:\\windows\\syswow64\\";
 
 HMODULE kernel32_handle = 0;
 
diff --git a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
index 1e00dcda2ec..30640366f5b 100644
--- a/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
+++ b/dlls/ntdll/ntdll_misc.h
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ extern void RELAY_SetupDLL( HMODULE hmod ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern void SNOOP_SetupDLL( HMODULE hmod ) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern const WCHAR windows_dir[] DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern const WCHAR system_dir[] DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
-extern const WCHAR syswow64_dir[] DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 extern HMODULE kernel32_handle DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
 extern void (FASTCALL *pBaseThreadInitThunk)(DWORD,LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE,void *) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;