diff --git a/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp b/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
--- a/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
+++ b/lld/ELF/Thunks.cpp
@@ -399,24 +399,6 @@
   }
 };
 
-// A bl instruction uses a signed 24 bit offset, with an implicit 4 byte
-// alignment. This gives a possible 26 bits of 'reach'. If the caller and
-// callee do not use toc and the call offset is larger than 26 bits,
-// we need to emit a pc-rel based long-branch thunk. The target address of
-// the callee is computed with a PC-relative offset.
-class PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk final : public Thunk {
-public:
-  PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk(Symbol &dest, int64_t addend)
-      : Thunk(dest, addend) {
-    alignment = 16;
-  }
-  uint32_t size() override { return 32; }
-  void writeTo(uint8_t *buf) override;
-  void addSymbols(ThunkSection &isec) override;
-  bool isCompatibleWith(const InputSection &isec,
-                        const Relocation &rel) const override;
-};
-
 } // end anonymous namespace
 
 Defined *Thunk::addSymbol(StringRef name, uint8_t type, uint64_t value,
@@ -1061,42 +1043,6 @@
   return rel.type == R_PPC64_REL24 || rel.type == R_PPC64_REL14;
 }
 
-void PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk::writeTo(uint8_t *buf) {
-  int64_t offset = destination.getVA() - getThunkTargetSym()->getVA();
-  if (!isInt<34>(offset))
-    reportRangeError(buf, offset, 34, destination,
-                     "PC-relative long branch stub offset");
-
-  int nextInstOffset;
-  if (!config->power10Stubs) {
-    uint32_t off = destination.getVA(addend) - getThunkTargetSym()->getVA() - 8;
-    write32(buf + 0, 0x7c0802a6);                      // mflr r12
-    write32(buf + 4, 0x429f0005);                      // bcl 20,31,.+4
-    write32(buf + 8, 0x7d6802a6);                      // mflr r11
-    write32(buf + 12, 0x7d8803a6);                     // mtlr r12
-    write32(buf + 16, 0x3d8b0000 | computeHiBits(off)); // addis r12,r11,off@ha
-    write32(buf + 20, 0x398c0000 | (off & 0xffff));    // addi r12,r12,off@l
-    nextInstOffset = 24;
-  } else {
-    uint64_t paddi = PADDI_R12_NO_DISP | (((offset >> 16) & 0x3ffff) << 32) |
-                     (offset & 0xffff);
-    writePrefixedInstruction(buf + 0, paddi); // paddi r12, 0, func@pcrel, 1
-    nextInstOffset = 8;
-  }
-  write32(buf + nextInstOffset, MTCTR_R12); // mtctr r12
-  write32(buf + nextInstOffset + 4, BCTR);  // bctr
-}
-
-void PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk::addSymbols(ThunkSection &isec) {
-  addSymbol(saver.save("__long_branch_pcrel_" + destination.getName()),
-            STT_FUNC, 0, isec);
-}
-
-bool PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk::isCompatibleWith(const InputSection &isec,
-                                                 const Relocation &rel) const {
-  return rel.type == R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC;
-}
-
 Thunk::Thunk(Symbol &d, int64_t a) : destination(d), addend(a), offset(0) {}
 
 Thunk::~Thunk() = default;
@@ -1223,9 +1169,7 @@
     return make<PPC64R2SaveStub>(s, a);
 
   if (type == R_PPC64_REL24_NOTOC)
-    return (s.stOther >> 5) > 1
-               ? (Thunk *)make<PPC64R12SetupStub>(s)
-               : (Thunk *)make<PPC64PCRelLongBranchThunk>(s, a);
+    return make<PPC64R12SetupStub>(s);
 
   if (config->picThunk)
     return make<PPC64PILongBranchThunk>(s, a);
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-cross-link.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-cross-link.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-cross-link.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-cross-link.s
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # NOSWAP-NEXT:    blr
 # NOSWAP-LABEL: 10030010 <__gep_setup_callee_toc>:
 # NOSWAP:         bctr
-# NOSWAP-LABEL: 10030030 <__long_branch_pcrel_callee_notoc>:
+# NOSWAP-LABEL: 10030030 <__gep_setup_callee_notoc>:
 # NOSWAP:         bctr
 # NOSWAP-LABEL: 10040000 <caller_toc>:
 # NOSWAP:         bl 0x10040020
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 # SWAP-NEXT:    blr
 # SWAP-LABEL: 10040010 <__gep_setup_callee_toc>:
 # SWAP:         bctr
-# SWAP-LABEL: 10040030 <__long_branch_pcrel_callee_notoc>:
+# SWAP-LABEL: 10040030 <__gep_setup_callee_notoc>:
 # SWAP:         bctr
 
 #--- lds
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch-error.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch-error.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch-error.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch-error.s
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # RUN: ld.lld -shared --script %t/lds %t.o -o %t1 --noinhibit-exec
 # RUN: rm %t.o %t1
 
-# CHECK: error: PC-relative long branch stub offset is out of range: 8589934592 is not in [-8589934592, 8589934591]; references high
+## Note: GNU ld uses sldi 11, 11, 34 and add 12, 11, 12 to support offsets beyond +-2**33.
+# CHECK: error: R12 setup stub offset is out of range: 8589934592 is not in [-8589934592, 8589934591]; references high
 # CHECK-NEXT: >>> defined in {{.*}}.o
 
 //--- asm
diff --git a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch.s b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch.s
--- a/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch.s
+++ b/lld/test/ELF/ppc64-pcrel-long-branch.s
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # CHECK-NEXT:          trap
 
 ## Callee address - program counter = 0x2002000 - 0x2010 = 33554416
-# CHECK-LABEL: <__long_branch_pcrel_high>:
+# CHECK-LABEL: <__gep_setup_high>:
 # CHECK-NEXT:    2010: paddi 12, 0, 33554416, 1
 # CHECK-NEXT:          mtctr 12
 # CHECK-NEXT:          bctr