diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16f19e808..c70280584 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -81,12 +81,6 @@ fi
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_HEADER_TIME
 
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([for fallocate])
-AC_TRY_LINK([#include <linux/falloc.h>],
-            [return fallocate(-1,0,0,0);],
-            [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FALLOCATE],[1],[Defined if fallocate() exists])
-             AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
-            [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([lrintf strlcpy daemon dirname basename daemon strcasecmp localtime_r posix_fallocate memmem])
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
diff --git a/libtransmission/fdlimit.c b/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
index 3a3e3c143..f3e2224c5 100644
--- a/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
+++ b/libtransmission/fdlimit.c
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@
  #include <fcntl.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_FALLOCATE
- #include <linux/falloc.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_XFS_XFS_H
  #include <xfs/xfs.h>
 #endif
@@ -180,12 +176,6 @@ preallocateFileFull( const char * filename, uint64_t length )
             success = !fcntl( fd, F_PREALLOCATE, &fst );
         }
 # endif
-# ifdef HAVE_FALLOCATE
-        if( !success )
-        {
-            success = !fallocate( fd, FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE, 0, length );
-        }
-# endif
 # ifdef HAVE_POSIX_FALLOCATE
         if( !success )
         {