diff --git a/config/kernel-strlcpy.m4 b/config/kernel-strlcpy.m4
index c31cf52d78b0..d50b0035e9d9 100644
--- a/config/kernel-strlcpy.m4
+++ b/config/kernel-strlcpy.m4
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 dnl #
-dnl # 6.8.x replaced strlcpy with strscpy. Check for both so we can provide
-dnl # appropriate fallbacks.
+dnl # 6.8 removed strlcpy.
 dnl #
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STRLCPY], [
 	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kernel_has_strlcpy], [
@@ -13,17 +12,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STRLCPY], [
 	])
 ])
 
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STRSCPY], [
-	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_SRC([kernel_has_strscpy], [
-		#include <linux/string.h>
-	], [
-		const char *src = "goodbye";
-		char dst[32];
-		ssize_t len;
-		len = strscpy(dst, src, sizeof (dst));
-	])
-])
-
 AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STRLCPY], [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether strlcpy() exists])
 	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kernel_has_strlcpy], [
@@ -34,14 +22,3 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STRLCPY], [
 		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
 	])
 ])
-
-AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STRSCPY], [
-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether strscpy() exists])
-	ZFS_LINUX_TEST_RESULT([kernel_has_strscpy], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_KERNEL_STRSCPY, 1,
-			[strscpy() exists])
-	], [
-		AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
-	])
-])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index c9d734bec8bf..68329afedcf3 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_SRC], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_SET_SPECIAL_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STRLCPY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_STRSCPY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_PAGEMAP_FOLIO_WAIT_BIT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_ADD_DISK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SRC_KTHREAD
@@ -284,7 +283,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_TEST_RESULT], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_SET_SPECIAL_STATE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STANDALONE_LINUX_STDARG
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STRLCPY
-	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_STRSCPY
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_PAGEMAP_FOLIO_WAIT_BIT
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_ADD_DISK
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_KTHREAD
diff --git a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/string.h b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/string.h
index f44bf23eb326..20bde1f0898a 100644
--- a/include/os/linux/spl/sys/string.h
+++ b/include/os/linux/spl/sys/string.h
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/string.h>
 
-/* Fallbacks for kernel missing strlcpy */
 #ifndef HAVE_KERNEL_STRLCPY
-
-#if defined(HAVE_KERNEL_STRSCPY)
 /*
  * strscpy is strlcpy, but returns an error on truncation. strlcpy is defined
  * to return strlen(src), so detect error and override it.
@@ -41,10 +38,6 @@ strlcpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t size)
 		return ((size_t)ret);
 	return (strlen(src));
 }
-#else
-#error "no strlcpy fallback available"
-#endif
-
 #endif /* HAVE_KERNEL_STRLCPY */
 
 #endif /* _SPL_STRING_H */