diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.c b/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.c
index 52c3782c..5fff7359 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.c
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.c
@@ -178,20 +178,6 @@ get_boot_time(glibtop *server)
 }
 
 
-size_t
-get_page_size(void)
-{
-	static size_t pagesize = 0;
-
-	if(G_UNLIKELY(!pagesize))
-	{
-		pagesize = getpagesize();
-	}
-
-	return pagesize;
-}
-
-
 
 gboolean
 check_cpu_line(glibtop *server, const char *line, unsigned i)
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.h b/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.h
index 149832a9..d00a1525 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.h
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/glibtop_private.h
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ unsigned long
 get_boot_time(glibtop *server);
 
 
-size_t
-get_page_size(void);
-
-
 gboolean
 check_cpu_line(glibtop *server, const char *line, unsigned n);
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/procmem.c b/sysdeps/linux/procmem.c
index 92de5ea8..523fd62a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/procmem.c
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/procmem.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void
 glibtop_get_proc_mem_s (glibtop *server, glibtop_proc_mem *buf, pid_t pid)
 {
 	char buffer [BUFSIZ], *p;
-	const size_t pagesize = get_page_size();
+	const size_t pagesize = getpagesize();
 
 	memset (buf, 0, sizeof (glibtop_proc_mem));
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/linux/procsegment.c b/sysdeps/linux/procsegment.c
index f576f29f..b1902034 100644
--- a/sysdeps/linux/procsegment.c
+++ b/sysdeps/linux/procsegment.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ glibtop_get_proc_segment_s (glibtop *server, glibtop_proc_segment *buf,
 			    pid_t pid)
 {
 	char buffer [BUFSIZ], *p;
-	const size_t pagesize = get_page_size();
+	const size_t pagesize = getpagesize();
 
 	memset (buf, 0, sizeof (glibtop_proc_segment));