diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index e6f255ff4..8ae3e44c2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2013-10-24  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* fhandler.h (fhandler_dev_zero::lseek): Convert to inline method.
+	(class fhandler_dev_random): Drop dummy_offset.
+	(fhandler_dev_random::lseek): Convert to inline method.
+	(fhandler_dev_dsp::lseek): Ditto.
+	* fhandler_dsp.cc (fhandler_dev_dsp::lseek): Drop here.
+	* fhandler_random.cc (fhandler_dev_random::open): Drop setting
+	dummy_offset.
+	(fhandler_dev_random::lseek): Drop here.
+	* fhandler_tape.cc (fhandler_dev_tape::lseek): Make no-op, but keep
+	old code for reference.
+	* fhandler_zero.cc (fhandler_dev_zero::lseek): Drop here.
+
 2013-10-24  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
 
 	* external.cc (fillout_pinfo): If start_time is 0, wait a while before
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
index 0895bf88c..840a96125 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_zero: public fhandler_base
   fhandler_dev_zero ();
   ssize_t __stdcall write (const void *ptr, size_t len);
   void __reg3 read (void *ptr, size_t& len);
-  off_t lseek (off_t offset, int whence);
+  off_t lseek (off_t, int) { return 0; }
 
   virtual HANDLE mmap (caddr_t *addr, size_t len, int prot,
 		       int flags, off_t off);
@@ -1653,7 +1653,6 @@ class fhandler_dev_random: public fhandler_base
 {
  protected:
   uint32_t pseudo;
-  off_t dummy_offset;
 
   bool crypt_gen_random (void *ptr, size_t len);
   int pseudo_write (const void *ptr, size_t len);
@@ -1663,7 +1662,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_random: public fhandler_base
   int open (int flags, mode_t mode = 0);
   ssize_t __stdcall write (const void *ptr, size_t len);
   void __reg3 read (void *ptr, size_t& len);
-  off_t lseek (off_t offset, int whence);
+  off_t lseek (off_t, int) { return 0; }
   int close ();
 
   fhandler_dev_random () : fhandler_base () {}
@@ -1780,7 +1779,7 @@ class fhandler_dev_dsp: public fhandler_base
   ssize_t __stdcall write (const void *ptr, size_t len);
   void __reg3 read (void *ptr, size_t& len);
   int ioctl (unsigned int cmd, void *);
-  off_t lseek (off_t, int);
+  off_t lseek (off_t, int) { return 0; }
   int close ();
   void fixup_after_fork (HANDLE parent);
   void fixup_after_exec ();
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_dsp.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_dsp.cc
index 72256b056..f6ec303f2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_dsp.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_dsp.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* fhandler_dev_dsp: code to emulate OSS sound model /dev/dsp
 
-   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012 Red Hat, Inc
+   Copyright 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 Red Hat, Inc
 
    Written by Andy Younger (andy@snoogie.demon.co.uk)
    Extended by Gerd Spalink (Gerd.Spalink@t-online.de)
@@ -1131,12 +1131,6 @@ fhandler_dev_dsp::read (void *ptr, size_t& len)
   audio_in_->read ((char *)ptr, (int&)len);
 }
 
-off_t
-fhandler_dev_dsp::lseek (off_t offset, int whence)
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
 void
 fhandler_dev_dsp::close_audio_in ()
 {
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_random.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_random.cc
index 092c6f887..85624c038 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_random.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_random.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ fhandler_dev_random::open (int flags, mode_t)
   set_flags ((flags & ~O_TEXT) | O_BINARY);
   nohandle (true);
   set_open_status ();
-  dummy_offset = 0;
   return 1;
 }
 
@@ -151,34 +150,6 @@ fhandler_dev_random::read (void *ptr, size_t& len)
     len = pseudo_read (ptr, len);
 }
 
-off_t
-fhandler_dev_random::lseek (off_t off, int whence)
-{
-  /* As on Linux, fake being able to set an offset.  The fact that neither
-     reading nor writing changes the dummy offset is also the same as on
-     Linux (tested with kernel 2.6.23). */
-  off_t new_off;
-
-  switch (whence)
-    {
-    case SEEK_SET:
-      new_off = off;
-      break;
-    case SEEK_CUR:
-      new_off = dummy_offset + off;
-      break;
-    default:
-      set_errno (EINVAL);
-      return (off_t) -1;
-    }
-  if (new_off < 0)
-    {
-      set_errno (EINVAL);
-      return (off_t) -1;
-    }
-  return dummy_offset = new_off;
-}
-
 int
 fhandler_dev_random::close ()
 {
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
index eb35f6599..91d5b12aa 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tape.cc
@@ -1368,6 +1368,11 @@ fhandler_dev_tape::raw_write (const void *ptr, size_t len)
 off_t
 fhandler_dev_tape::lseek (off_t offset, int whence)
 {
+#if 1
+  /* On Linux lseek on tapes is a no-op.  For now, let's keep the old code
+     intact but commented out, should incompatibilities arise. */
+  return 0;
+#else
   struct mtop op;
   struct mtpos pos;
   DWORD block_size;
@@ -1426,6 +1431,7 @@ fhandler_dev_tape::lseek (off_t offset, int whence)
 
 out:
   return unlock (ret);
+#endif
 }
 
 int __reg2
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_zero.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_zero.cc
index 03319a7dd..6e89683f9 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_zero.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_zero.cc
@@ -37,9 +37,3 @@ fhandler_dev_zero::read (void *ptr, size_t& len)
 {
   memset (ptr, 0, len);
 }
-
-off_t
-fhandler_dev_zero::lseek (off_t, int)
-{
-  return 0;
-}