diff --git a/ghcide/cbits/getmodtime.c b/ghcide/cbits/getmodtime.c
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--- a/ghcide/cbits/getmodtime.c
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-// Copyright (c) 2019 The DAML Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <time.h>
-int getmodtime(const char* pathname, time_t* sec, long* nsec) {
-    struct stat s;
-    int r = stat(pathname, &s);
-    if (r != 0) {
-        return r;
-    }
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-    *sec = s.st_mtimespec.tv_sec;
-    *nsec = s.st_mtimespec.tv_nsec;
-#else
-    *sec = s.st_mtim.tv_sec;
-    *nsec = s.st_mtim.tv_nsec;
-#endif
-    return 0;
-}
-