diff --git a/pkg/system/xattrs_unsupported.go b/pkg/system/xattrs_unsupported.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e9dc09b11..0000000000
--- a/pkg/system/xattrs_unsupported.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !linux
-
-package system
-
-// Lgetxattr is not supported on platforms other than linux.
-func Lgetxattr(path string, attr string) ([]byte, error) {
-	return nil, ErrNotSupportedPlatform
-}
-
-// Lsetxattr is not supported on platforms other than linux.
-func Lsetxattr(path string, attr string, data []byte, flags int) error {
-	return ErrNotSupportedPlatform
-}