diff --git a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
index 9cf0f0a801e1..a406b5f103b9 100644
--- a/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_codegen_ssa/back/symbol_export.rs
@@ -345,16 +345,11 @@ fn symbol_export_level(tcx: TyCtxt<'_>, sym_def_id: DefId) -> SymbolExportLevel
     if is_extern && !std_internal {
         let target = &tcx.sess.target.target.llvm_target;
         // WebAssembly cannot export data symbols, so reduce their export level
-        if target.contains("wasm32") || target.contains("emscripten") {
+        if target.contains("emscripten") {
             if let Some(Node::Item(&hir::Item { kind: hir::ItemKind::Static(..), .. })) =
                 tcx.hir().get_if_local(sym_def_id)
             {
-                let export_level = if tcx.type_of(sym_def_id).is_scalar() {
-                    SymbolExportLevel::C
-                } else {
-                    SymbolExportLevel::Rust
-                };
-                return export_level;
+                return SymbolExportLevel::Rust;
             }
         }