diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/whence.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/whence.c
index 2fabd5531..1b1a80885 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/whence.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/bltins/whence.c
@@ -170,10 +170,7 @@ static int whence(Shell_t *shp,char **argv, register int flags)
 		{
 			if(flags&V_FLAG)
 			{
-				if(nv_isattr(np,NV_EXPORT))
-					msg = sh_translate(is_xalias);
-				else
-					msg = sh_translate(is_alias);
+				msg = sh_translate(is_alias);
 				sfprintf(sfstdout,msg,name);
 			}
 			sfputr(sfstdout,sh_fmtq(cp),'\n');
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/msg.c b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/msg.c
index eb6c94a68..168b216d6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/data/msg.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/data/msg.c
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ const char is_builtin[]		= " is a shell builtin";
 const char is_spcbuiltin[]	= " is a special shell builtin";
 const char is_builtver[]	= "is a shell builtin version of";
 const char is_alias[]		= "%s is an alias for ";
-const char is_xalias[]		= "%s is an exported alias for ";
 const char is_talias[]		= "is a tracked alias for";
 const char is_function[]	= " is a function";
 const char is_ufunction[]	= " is an undefined function";
diff --git a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/path.h b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/path.h
index 79bf35aa2..481b6040c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ksh93/include/path.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ksh93/include/path.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ extern const char is_spcbuiltin[];
 extern const char is_builtver[];
 extern const char is_reserved[];
 extern const char is_talias[];
-extern const char is_xalias[];
 extern const char is_function[];
 extern const char is_ufunction[];
 #ifdef SHELLMAGIC