diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/elf_machdep.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_X86_64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_la48,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -196,7 +195,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_X86_64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_la57,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -223,7 +221,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_X86_64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_la48,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -238,7 +235,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_X86_64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/lib/ld-kfreebsd-x86-64.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_la48,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c b/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/elf_machdep.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_ARM,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/elf32_machdep.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/elf32_machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/elf32_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/elf32_machdep.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_ARM,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= "/libexec/ld-elf32.so.1",
diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/elf_machdep.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/elf_machdep.c
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/elf_machdep.c
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_AARCH64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c b/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
--- a/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
+++ b/sys/compat/ia32/ia32_sysvec.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &ia32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= "/libexec/ld-elf32.so.1",
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &ia32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= "/libexec/ld-elf32.so.1",
@@ -183,7 +181,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/lib/ld.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &ia32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.brand_note	= &elf32_kfreebsd_brandnote,
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
--- a/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/elf_machdep.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -131,7 +129,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_386,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/lib/ld.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
--- a/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
+++ b/sys/kern/imgact_elf.c
@@ -1069,20 +1069,8 @@
 __elfN(load_interp)(struct image_params *imgp, const Elf_Brandinfo *brand_info,
     const char *interp, u_long *addr, u_long *entry)
 {
-	char *path;
 	int error;
 
-	if (brand_info->emul_path != NULL &&
-	    brand_info->emul_path[0] != '\0') {
-		path = malloc(MAXPATHLEN, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
-		snprintf(path, MAXPATHLEN, "%s%s",
-		    brand_info->emul_path, interp);
-		error = __elfN(load_file)(imgp->proc, path, addr, entry);
-		free(path, M_TEMP);
-		if (error == 0)
-			return (0);
-	}
-
 	if (brand_info->interp_newpath != NULL &&
 	    (brand_info->interp_path == NULL ||
 	    strcmp(interp, brand_info->interp_path) == 0)) {
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf32_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf32_machdep.c
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf32_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf32_machdep.c
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_PPC,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 #ifdef __powerpc64__
@@ -168,7 +167,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_PPC,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf32_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf64_machdep.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf64_machdep.c
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf64_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/elf64_machdep.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_PPC64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_v1,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_PPC64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_v2,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
@@ -192,7 +190,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_PPC64,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec_v1,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/riscv/riscv/elf_machdep.c b/sys/riscv/riscv/elf_machdep.c
--- a/sys/riscv/riscv/elf_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/riscv/riscv/elf_machdep.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 	.brand		= ELFOSABI_FREEBSD,
 	.machine	= EM_RISCV,
 	.compat_3_brand	= "FreeBSD",
-	.emul_path	= NULL,
 	.interp_path	= "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
 	.sysvec		= &elf64_freebsd_sysvec,
 	.interp_newpath	= NULL,
diff --git a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
--- a/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
+++ b/sys/sys/imgact_elf.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 	int brand;
 	int machine;
 	const char *compat_3_brand;	/* pre Binutils 2.10 method (FBSD 3) */
-	const char *emul_path;
 	const char *interp_path;
 	struct sysentvec *sysvec;
 	const char *interp_newpath;