diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/ast_to_hir.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/ast_to_hir.cpp
index 659adc9e95b..468b34b2e63 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/ast_to_hir.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/ast_to_hir.cpp
@@ -4500,8 +4500,8 @@ get_variable_being_redeclared(ir_variable **var_ptr, YYLTYPE loc,
        * We don't really need to do anything here, just allow the
        * redeclaration. Any error on the gl_FragCoord is handled on the ast
        * level at apply_layout_qualifier_to_variable using the
-       * ast_type_qualifier and _mesa_glsl_parse_state, or later at
-       * linker.cpp.
+       * ast_type_qualifier and _mesa_glsl_parse_state, or later in the
+       * linker.
        */
       /* According to section 4.3.7 of the GLSL 1.30 spec,
        * the following built-in varaibles can be redeclared with an
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
index 85fafea8d89..445d0b6fc21 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_linker.c
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
 #include "util/perf/cpu_trace.h"
 
 /**
- * This file included general link methods, using NIR, instead of IR as
- * the counter-part glsl/linker.cpp
+ * This file included general link methods, using NIR.
  */
 
 void
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 117035d48e5..00000000000
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright © 2010 Intel Corporation
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-/**
- * \file linker.cpp
- * GLSL linker implementation
- *
- * Given a set of shaders that are to be linked to generate a final program,
- * there are three distinct stages.
- *
- * In the first stage shaders are partitioned into groups based on the shader
- * type.  All shaders of a particular type (e.g., vertex shaders) are linked
- * together.
- *
- *   - Undefined references in each shader are resolve to definitions in
- *     another shader.
- *   - Types and qualifiers of uniforms, outputs, and global variables defined
- *     in multiple shaders with the same name are verified to be the same.
- *   - Initializers for uniforms and global variables defined
- *     in multiple shaders with the same name are verified to be the same.
- *
- * The result, in the terminology of the GLSL spec, is a set of shader
- * executables for each processing unit.
- *
- * After the first stage is complete, a series of semantic checks are performed
- * on each of the shader executables.
- *
- *   - Each shader executable must define a \c main function.
- *   - Each vertex shader executable must write to \c gl_Position.
- *   - Each fragment shader executable must write to either \c gl_FragData or
- *     \c gl_FragColor.
- *
- * In the final stage individual shader executables are linked to create a
- * complete exectuable.
- *
- *   - Types of uniforms defined in multiple shader stages with the same name
- *     are verified to be the same.
- *   - Initializers for uniforms defined in multiple shader stages with the
- *     same name are verified to be the same.
- *   - Types and qualifiers of outputs defined in one stage are verified to
- *     be the same as the types and qualifiers of inputs defined with the same
- *     name in a later stage.
- *
- * \author Ian Romanick <ian.d.romanick@intel.com>
- */
-
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include "util/strndup.h"
-#include "glsl_symbol_table.h"
-#include "glsl_parser_extras.h"
-#include "ir.h"
-#include "nir.h"
-#include "program.h"
-#include "program/prog_instruction.h"
-#include "program/program.h"
-#include "util/mesa-sha1.h"
-#include "util/set.h"
-#include "string_to_uint_map.h"
-#include "linker_util.h"
-#include "ir_optimization.h"
-#include "ir_rvalue_visitor.h"
-#include "builtin_functions.h"
-#include "shader_cache.h"
-#include "util/u_string.h"
-#include "util/u_math.h"
-
-
-#include "main/shaderobj.h"
-#include "main/enums.h"
-#include "main/mtypes.h"
-#include "main/context.h"
-
-
-
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
index 4aa0964f4d7..c356fcea9f9 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ files_libglsl = files(
   'ir_variable_refcount.cpp',
   'ir_variable_refcount.h',
   'ir_visitor.h',
-  'linker.cpp',
   'linker_util.h',
   'linker_util.cpp',
   'list.h',
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/glspirv.c b/src/mesa/main/glspirv.c
index ff1aa1258f6..dd5c89ad674 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/glspirv.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/glspirv.c
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ _mesa_spirv_shader_binary(struct gl_context *ctx,
 }
 
 /**
- * This is the equivalent to compiler/glsl/linker.cpp::link_shaders()
- * but for SPIR-V programs.
- *
  * This method just creates the gl_linked_shader structs with a reference to
  * the SPIR-V data collected during previous steps.
  *