diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index 1a8df3a4..97ccbb16 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ delete_target (file, on_behalf_of)
     }
 #endif
 
-  if (safe_stat (file->name, &st) == 0
+  if (stat (file->name, &st) == 0
       && S_ISREG (st.st_mode)
       && (time_t) st.st_mtime != file->last_mtime)
     {
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ delete_target (file, on_behalf_of)
 	perror_with_name ("unlink: ", file->name);
     }
 }
-     
+
 
 /* Delete all non-precious targets of CHILD unless they were already deleted.
    Set the flag in CHILD to say they've been deleted.  */
diff --git a/remake.c b/remake.c
index 173a67ed..528b0baf 100644
--- a/remake.c
+++ b/remake.c
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ name_mtime (name)
 {
   struct stat st;
 
-  if (safe_stat (name, &st) < 0)
+  if (stat (name, &st) < 0)
     return (time_t) -1;
 
   return (time_t) st.st_mtime;
diff --git a/vpath.c b/vpath.c
index 480fcad7..499864b3 100644
--- a/vpath.c
+++ b/vpath.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Implementation of pattern-matching file search paths for GNU Make.
-Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1988, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 This file is part of GNU Make.
 
 GNU Make is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ selective_vpath_search (path, file, mtime_ptr)
 	  *n = '/';
 
 	  if (!exists_in_cache	/* Makefile-mentioned file need not exist.  */
-	      || safe_stat (name, &st) == 0) /* Does it really exist?  */
+	      || stat (name, &st) == 0) /* Does it really exist?  */
 	    {
 	      /* We have found a file.
 		 Store the name we found into *FILE for the caller.  */