diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index be4c552fd712d..817ea4a7c5c06 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -1188,11 +1188,7 @@ func (t *tester) cgoTest(dt *distTest) error {
 	cmd := t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", t.goTest())
 	setEnv(cmd, "GOFLAGS", "-ldflags=-linkmode=auto")
 
-	// Skip internal linking cases on arm64 to support GCC-9.4 and above.
-	// See issue #39466.
-	skipInternalLink := goarch == "arm64" && goos != "darwin"
-
-	if t.internalLink() && !skipInternalLink {
+	if t.internalLink() {
 		cmd := t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", t.goTest(), "-tags=internal")
 		setEnv(cmd, "GOFLAGS", "-ldflags=-linkmode=internal")
 	}
@@ -1268,7 +1264,7 @@ func (t *tester) cgoTest(dt *distTest) error {
 
 			if t.supportedBuildmode("pie") {
 				t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", t.goTest(), "-buildmode=pie")
-				if t.internalLink() && t.internalLinkPIE() && !skipInternalLink {
+				if t.internalLink() && t.internalLinkPIE() {
 					t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", t.goTest(), "-buildmode=pie", "-ldflags=-linkmode=internal", "-tags=internal,internal_pie")
 				}
 				t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/testtls", t.goTest(), "-buildmode=pie")
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
index fb960491de721..f4832efcf7369 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/amd64/asm.go
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ func adddynrel(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, s loade
 		if targType == sym.SDYNIMPORT {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "unexpected R_X86_64_PC32 relocation for dynamic symbol %s", ldr.SymName(targ))
 		}
-		// TODO(mwhudson): the test of VisibilityHidden here probably doesn't make
-		// sense and should be removed when someone has thought about it properly.
-		if (targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF) && !ldr.AttrVisibilityHidden(targ) {
+		if targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "unknown symbol %s in pcrel", ldr.SymName(targ))
 		}
 		su := ldr.MakeSymbolUpdater(s)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
index 229a4d300bfc2..9937683a13319 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/arm64/asm.go
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ func adddynrel(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, s loade
 		if targType == sym.SDYNIMPORT {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "unexpected R_AARCH64_PREL32 relocation for dynamic symbol %s", ldr.SymName(targ))
 		}
-		// TODO(mwhudson): the test of VisibilityHidden here probably doesn't make
-		// sense and should be removed when someone has thought about it properly.
-		if (targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF) && !ldr.AttrVisibilityHidden(targ) {
+		if targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "unknown symbol %s in pcrel", ldr.SymName(targ))
 		}
 		su := ldr.MakeSymbolUpdater(s)
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ func adddynrel(target *ld.Target, ldr *loader.Loader, syms *ld.ArchSyms, s loade
 			su.SetRelocSym(rIdx, syms.PLT)
 			su.SetRelocAdd(rIdx, r.Add()+int64(ldr.SymPlt(targ)))
 		}
-		if (targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF) && !ldr.AttrVisibilityHidden(targ) {
+		if targType == 0 || targType == sym.SXREF {
 			ldr.Errorf(s, "unknown symbol %s in callarm64", ldr.SymName(targ))
 		}
 		su := ldr.MakeSymbolUpdater(s)
diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go
index d05d8e3b4b691..03813909de9fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/loadelf/ldelf.go
@@ -934,9 +934,7 @@ func readelfsym(newSym, lookup func(string, int) loader.Sym, l *loader.Loader, a
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO(mwhudson): the test of VisibilityHidden here probably doesn't make
-	// sense and should be removed when someone has thought about it properly.
-	if s != 0 && l.SymType(s) == 0 && !l.AttrVisibilityHidden(s) && elfsym.type_ != elf.STT_SECTION {
+	if s != 0 && l.SymType(s) == 0 && elfsym.type_ != elf.STT_SECTION {
 		sb := l.MakeSymbolUpdater(s)
 		sb.SetType(sym.SXREF)
 	}