diff -rup binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp binutils-with-gold-2.45.50-96b8a8a633a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp
--- binutils.orig/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp	2025-11-20 12:02:23.738336155 +0000
+++ binutils-with-gold-2.45.50-96b8a8a633a/ld/testsuite/ld-x86-64/x86-64.exp	2025-11-20 12:03:17.894485264 +0000
@@ -1413,14 +1413,6 @@ if { [isnative] && [check_compiler_avail
 	    "libprotected-func-2b.so" \
 	] \
 	[list \
-	    "Build protected-func-2 without PIE" \
-	    "$NOPIE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--no-as-needed tmpdir/libprotected-func-2b.so" \
-	    "$DIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS_CFLAGS $NOPIE_CFLAGS -Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \
-	    { protected-func-1b.c } \
-	    {} \
-	    "protected-func-2" \
-	] \
-	[list \
 	    "Build libprotected-func-2c.so" \
 	    "-shared" \
 	    "-fPIC -Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \
@@ -1429,14 +1421,6 @@ if { [isnative] && [check_compiler_avail
 	    "libprotected-func-2c.so" \
 	] \
 	[list \
-	    "Build protected-func-2a without PIE" \
-	    "$NOPIE_LDFLAGS -Wl,--no-as-needed tmpdir/libprotected-func-2c.so" \
-	    "$DIRECT_EXTERN_ACCESS_CFLAGS $NOPIE_CFLAGS -Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \
-	    { protected-func-1b.c } \
-	    {} \
-	    "protected-func-2a" \
-	] \
-	[list \
 	    "Build libprotected-data-1a.so" \
 	    "-shared -z noindirect-extern-access" \
 	    "-fPIC -Wa,-mx86-used-note=yes" \