diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
index b7dcce5f895..be0e62bea02 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/x86_64_unknown_uefi.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 // The win64 ABI is used. It differs from the sysv64 ABI, so we must use a windows target with
 // LLVM. "x86_64-unknown-windows" is used to get the minimal subset of windows-specific features.
 
-use crate::spec::{CodeModel, Target};
+use crate::spec::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::uefi_msvc_base::opts();
@@ -19,15 +19,11 @@ pub fn target() -> Target {
     // to leave these uninitialized, thus triggering exceptions if we make use of them. Which is
     // why we avoid them and instead use soft-floats. This is also what GRUB and friends did so
     // far.
+    //
     // If you initialize FP units yourself, you can override these flags with custom linker
     // arguments, thus giving you access to full MMX/SSE acceleration.
     base.features = "-mmx,-sse,+soft-float".to_string();
 
-    // UEFI systems run without a host OS, hence we cannot assume any code locality. We must tell
-    // LLVM to expect code to reference any address in the address-space. The "large" code-model
-    // places no locality-restrictions, so it fits well here.
-    base.code_model = Some(CodeModel::Large);
-
     Target {
         llvm_target: "x86_64-unknown-windows".to_string(),
         pointer_width: 64,