diff --git a/gmt/share/tools/ncdeflate b/gmt/share/tools/ncdeflate

index 861325a..66d1ee4 100755

--- a/gmt/share/tools/ncdeflate

+++ b/gmt/share/tools/ncdeflate

@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ elif stat -c%s "$0" >/dev/null 2>&1; then

   # GNU

   STAT=stat

   STATOPT="-c%s"

-elif gstat -c%s "$0" >/dev/null 2>&1; then

-  # GNU

-  STAT=gstat

 else

   echo "$(basename $0): no compatible stat command found." >&2

   exit 1