1 files changed, 3 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/shell/ash.c b/shell/ash.c
index 60c8ffeb7..eb51d47cc 100644
--- a/shell/ash.c
+++ b/shell/ash.c
@@ -8163,7 +8163,6 @@ static int
 describe_command(char *command, const char *path, int describe_command_verbose)
 {
         struct cmdentry entry;
-        struct tblentry *cmdp;
 #if ENABLE_ASH_ALIAS
         const struct alias *ap;
 #endif
@@ -8193,15 +8192,8 @@ describe_command(char *command, const char *path, int describe_command_verbose)
                 goto out;
         }
 #endif
-        /* Then check if it is a tracked alias */
-        cmdp = cmdlookup(command, 0);
-        if (cmdp != NULL) {
-                entry.cmdtype = cmdp->cmdtype;
-                entry.u = cmdp->param;
-        } else {
-                /* Finally use brute force */
-                find_command(command, &entry, DO_ABS, path);
-        }
+        /* Brute force */
+        find_command(command, &entry, DO_ABS, path);
 
         switch (entry.cmdtype) {
         case CMDNORMAL: {
@@ -8216,9 +8208,7 @@ describe_command(char *command, const char *path, int describe_command_verbose)
                         } while (--j >= 0);
                 }
                 if (describe_command_verbose) {
-                        out1fmt(" is%s %s",
-                                (cmdp ? " a tracked alias for" : nullstr), p
-                        );
+                        out1fmt(" is %s", p);
                 } else {
                         out1str(p);
                 }