diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
index 521c9ef74ffe..604d60292dd8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/head.S
@@ -447,7 +447,3 @@ ENTRY(reset_regs)
 	ret
 END(reset_regs)
 #endif /* CONFIG_RISCV_M_MODE */
-
-__PAGE_ALIGNED_BSS
-	/* Empty zero page */
-	.balign PAGE_SIZE