diff --git a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
index 8e05d1ca4b..9c1d2939b6 100644
--- a/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
+++ b/contrib/coccinelle/xstrdup_or_null.cocci
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-@@
-expression E;
-expression V;
-@@
-- if (E)
--    V = xstrdup(E);
-+ V = xstrdup_or_null(E);
-
 @@
 expression E;
 @@