diff --git a/build/cmake/setup.cmake b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
index deb456924b..c3bfa21f55 100644
--- a/build/cmake/setup.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
@@ -616,8 +616,6 @@ cmake_pop_check_state()
 if(HAVE_DLOPEN)
     check_symbol_exists(dlerror dlfcn.h HAVE_DLERROR)
     check_symbol_exists(dladdr dlfcn.h HAVE_DLADDR)
-else()
-    check_symbol_exists(shl_load dl.h HAVE_SHL_LOAD)
 endif()
 check_function_exists(gettimeofday HAVE_GETTIMEOFDAY)
 
diff --git a/build/cmake/setup.h.in b/build/cmake/setup.h.in
index c18154227b..0c9b66537d 100644
--- a/build/cmake/setup.h.in
+++ b/build/cmake/setup.h.in
@@ -984,9 +984,6 @@
 /* Define if you have pthread_attr_setstacksize */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSTACKSIZE 1
 
-/* Define if you have shl_load() */
-#cmakedefine HAVE_SHL_LOAD 1
-
 /* Define if you have snprintf() */
 #cmakedefine HAVE_SNPRINTF 1
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fd5c48a680..9e469df421 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -32736,70 +32736,6 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_lib_dl_dlopen" = xyes; then :
                                 HAVE_DL_FUNCS=1
                                 DL_LINK="-ldl $DL_LINK"
 
-else
-
-                                for ac_func in shl_load
-do :
-  ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "shl_load" "ac_cv_func_shl_load"
-if test "x$ac_cv_func_shl_load" = xyes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_SHL_LOAD 1
-_ACEOF
-
-                                                $as_echo "#define HAVE_SHL_LOAD 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-                                                HAVE_SHL_FUNCS=1
-
-else
-
-                                                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for dld in -lshl_load" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for dld in -lshl_load... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lshl_load  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char dld ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return dld ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_shl_load_dld" = xyes; then :
-
-                                                                HAVE_SHL_FUNCS=1
-                                                                DL_LINK="-ldld $DL_LINK"
-
-fi
-
-
-fi
-done
-
-
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c45f68fff5..6c521274c6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5385,20 +5385,6 @@ if test "$TOOLKIT" != "MSW"; then
                                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DLOPEN)
                                 HAVE_DL_FUNCS=1
                                 DL_LINK="-ldl $DL_LINK"
-                            ],
-                            [
-                                AC_CHECK_FUNCS(shl_load,
-                                              [
-                                                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHL_LOAD)
-                                                HAVE_SHL_FUNCS=1
-                                              ],
-                                              [
-                                                AC_CHECK_LIB(shl_load, dld,
-                                                             [
-                                                                HAVE_SHL_FUNCS=1
-                                                                DL_LINK="-ldld $DL_LINK"
-                                                             ])
-                                              ])
                             ])
             ])
 
diff --git a/include/wx/dynlib.h b/include/wx/dynlib.h
index 3a94ab9d9e..1036771c06 100644
--- a/include/wx/dynlib.h
+++ b/include/wx/dynlib.h
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxDynamicLibraryDetailsCreator;
 #elif defined(HAVE_DLOPEN)
     #include <dlfcn.h>
     typedef void               *wxDllType;
-#elif defined(HAVE_SHL_LOAD)
-    #include <dl.h>
-    typedef shl_t               wxDllType;
 #elif defined(__WXMAC__)
     #include <CodeFragments.h>
     typedef CFragConnectionID   wxDllType;
diff --git a/setup.h.in b/setup.h.in
index 26ed7a7d14..b192d1d84b 100644
--- a/setup.h.in
+++ b/setup.h.in
@@ -984,9 +984,6 @@
 /* Define if you have pthread_attr_setstacksize */
 #undef HAVE_PTHREAD_ATTR_SETSTACKSIZE
 
-/* Define if you have shl_load() */
-#undef HAVE_SHL_LOAD
-
 /* Define if you have snprintf() */
 #undef HAVE_SNPRINTF
 
diff --git a/setup.h_vms b/setup.h_vms
index 92efe12b49..42461b9b04 100644
--- a/setup.h_vms
+++ b/setup.h_vms
@@ -1076,9 +1076,6 @@ typedef pid_t GPid;
 #undef HAVE_SETENV
 #endif
 
-/* Define if you have shl_load() */
-#undef HAVE_SHL_LOAD
-
 #if __CRTL_VER >= 70312000
 /* Define if you have snprintf() */
 #define HAVE_SNPRINTF 1