diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2/tag.h b/gdb/dwarf2/tag.h
index 2ceae5393b5..d82690b806a 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2/tag.h
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2/tag.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ tag_is_type (dwarf_tag tag)
 {
   switch (tag)
     {
-    case DW_TAG_padding:
     case DW_TAG_array_type:
     case DW_TAG_class_type:
     case DW_TAG_enumeration_type: