diff --git a/coregrind/vg_main.c b/coregrind/vg_main.c
index 4535c7b..4ab53e2 100644
--- a/coregrind/vg_main.c
+++ b/coregrind/vg_main.c
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@
    // VG_(valgrind_base) should have been set by scan_auxv, but if not,
    // this is a workable approximation
    if (VG_(valgrind_base) == 0) {
-      OINK(1);
       VG_(valgrind_base) = PGROUNDDN(&_start);
    }