diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f329e87ef..cddcf3897 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-12-09  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/kern/powerpc/dl_helper.c (grub_arch_dl_get_tramp_got_size):
+	Do not explicitly check for symbol table as it's already checked in
+	platform-independent layer.
+
 2013-12-09  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/kern/emu/cache.c [__ia64__]: Use our cache cleaning routine
diff --git a/grub-core/kern/powerpc/dl.c b/grub-core/kern/powerpc/dl.c
index ec204f35b..3a7fa3ed3 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/powerpc/dl.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/powerpc/dl.c
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ grub_arch_dl_get_tramp_got_size (const void *ehdr, grub_size_t *tramp,
   *tramp = 0;
   *got = 0;
 
-  /* Find a symbol table.  */
-  for (i = 0, s = (const Elf_Shdr *) ((const char *) e + e->e_shoff);
-       i < e->e_shnum;
-       i++, s = (const Elf_Shdr *) ((const char *) s + e->e_shentsize))
-    if (s->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
-      break;
-
-  if (i == e->e_shnum)
-    return GRUB_ERR_NONE;
-
   for (i = 0, s = (const Elf_Shdr *) ((const char *) e + e->e_shoff);
        i < e->e_shnum;
        i++, s = (const Elf_Shdr *) ((const char *) s + e->e_shentsize))