diff --git a/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go b/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
index 85cd97da..c77f768b 100644
--- a/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/unix/syscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -21,15 +21,9 @@ package unix
 //sysnb	Getgid() (gid int)
 //sysnb	Getrlimit(resource int, rlim *Rlimit) (err error)
 //sysnb	Getuid() (uid int)
-//sysnb	inotifyInit() (fd int, err error)
 
 func InotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
-	// First try inotify_init1, because Android's seccomp policy blocks the latter.
-	fd, err = InotifyInit1(0)
-	if err == ENOSYS {
-		fd, err = inotifyInit()
-	}
-	return
+	return InotifyInit1(0)
 }
 
 //sys	Ioperm(from int, num int, on int) (err error)
diff --git a/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go b/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
index 9919d848..c62e1d0f 100644
--- a/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
+++ b/unix/zsyscall_linux_amd64.go
@@ -191,17 +191,6 @@ func Getuid() (uid int) {
 
 // THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
 
-func inotifyInit() (fd int, err error) {
-	r0, _, e1 := RawSyscall(SYS_INOTIFY_INIT, 0, 0, 0)
-	fd = int(r0)
-	if e1 != 0 {
-		err = errnoErr(e1)
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// THIS FILE IS GENERATED BY THE COMMAND AT THE TOP; DO NOT EDIT
-
 func Ioperm(from int, num int, on int) (err error) {
 	_, _, e1 := Syscall(SYS_IOPERM, uintptr(from), uintptr(num), uintptr(on))
 	if e1 != 0 {