diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 2efbda016741..90cdbbbbe077 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@
 #define __REF            .section       ".ref.text", "ax"
 #define __REFDATA        .section       ".ref.data", "aw"
 #define __REFCONST       .section       ".ref.rodata", "aw"
-/* backward compatibility */
-#define __INIT_REFOK     .section	__REF
-#define __INITDATA_REFOK .section	__REFDATA
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 /*