diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
index a2ff5c5d1450..ecf6a7869375 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ int kgdb_arch_handle_exception(int e_vector, int signo, int err_code,
 	return -1;
 }
 
-unsigned long kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-	return instruction_pointer(regs);
-}
-
 int kgdb_arch_init(void)
 {
 	single_step_data.armed = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/intel_mid_weak_decls.h b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/intel_mid_weak_decls.h
index 46aa25c8ce06..3c1c3866d82b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/intel_mid_weak_decls.h
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/intel-mid/intel_mid_weak_decls.h
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@
  */
 
 
-/* __attribute__((weak)) makes these declarations overridable */
 /* For every CPU addition a new get_<cpuname>_ops interface needs
  * to be added.
  */
-extern void *get_penwell_ops(void) __attribute__((weak));
-extern void *get_cloverview_ops(void) __attribute__((weak));
-extern void *get_tangier_ops(void) __attribute__((weak));
+extern void *get_penwell_ops(void);
+extern void *get_cloverview_ops(void);
+extern void *get_tangier_ops(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/audit.h b/include/linux/audit.h
index 36dffeccebdb..e58fe7df8b9c 100644
--- a/include/linux/audit.h
+++ b/include/linux/audit.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extern unsigned compat_dir_class[];
 extern unsigned compat_chattr_class[];
 extern unsigned compat_signal_class[];
 
-extern int __weak audit_classify_compat_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall);
+extern int audit_classify_compat_syscall(int abi, unsigned syscall);
 
 /* audit_names->type values */
 #define	AUDIT_TYPE_UNKNOWN	0	/* we don't know yet */
diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 653f0e2b6ca9..abcafaa20b86 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ extern struct clocksource* clocksource_get_next(void);
 extern void clocksource_change_rating(struct clocksource *cs, int rating);
 extern void clocksource_suspend(void);
 extern void clocksource_resume(void);
-extern struct clocksource * __init __weak clocksource_default_clock(void);
+extern struct clocksource * __init clocksource_default_clock(void);
 extern void clocksource_mark_unstable(struct clocksource *cs);
 
 extern u64
diff --git a/include/linux/crash_dump.h b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
index 72ab536ad3de..3849fce7ecfe 100644
--- a/include/linux/crash_dump.h
+++ b/include/linux/crash_dump.h
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@
 extern unsigned long long elfcorehdr_addr;
 extern unsigned long long elfcorehdr_size;
 
-extern int __weak elfcorehdr_alloc(unsigned long long *addr,
-				   unsigned long long *size);
-extern void __weak elfcorehdr_free(unsigned long long addr);
-extern ssize_t __weak elfcorehdr_read(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos);
-extern ssize_t __weak elfcorehdr_read_notes(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos);
-extern int __weak remap_oldmem_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-					 unsigned long from, unsigned long pfn,
-					 unsigned long size, pgprot_t prot);
+extern int elfcorehdr_alloc(unsigned long long *addr, unsigned long long *size);
+extern void elfcorehdr_free(unsigned long long addr);
+extern ssize_t elfcorehdr_read(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos);
+extern ssize_t elfcorehdr_read_notes(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos);
+extern int remap_oldmem_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				  unsigned long from, unsigned long pfn,
+				  unsigned long size, pgprot_t prot);
 
 extern ssize_t copy_oldmem_page(unsigned long, char *, size_t,
 						unsigned long, int);
diff --git a/include/linux/kgdb.h b/include/linux/kgdb.h
index 6b06d378f3df..e465bb15912d 100644
--- a/include/linux/kgdb.h
+++ b/include/linux/kgdb.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ struct kgdb_io {
 
 extern struct kgdb_arch		arch_kgdb_ops;
 
-extern unsigned long __weak kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern unsigned long kgdb_arch_pc(int exception, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_KGDB_NMI
 extern int kgdb_register_nmi_console(void);
diff --git a/include/linux/memory.h b/include/linux/memory.h
index bb7384e3c3d8..8b8d8d12348e 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct memory_block {
 };
 
 int arch_get_memory_phys_device(unsigned long start_pfn);
-unsigned long __weak memory_block_size_bytes(void);
+unsigned long memory_block_size_bytes(void);
 
 /* These states are exposed to userspace as text strings in sysfs */
 #define	MEM_ONLINE		(1<<0) /* exposed to userspace */
diff --git a/include/linux/uprobes.h b/include/linux/uprobes.h
index 4f844c6b03ee..60beb5dc7977 100644
--- a/include/linux/uprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/uprobes.h
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ struct uprobes_state {
 	struct xol_area		*xol_area;
 };
 
-extern int __weak set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
-extern int __weak set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
-extern bool __weak is_swbp_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
-extern bool __weak is_trap_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
-extern unsigned long __weak uprobe_get_swbp_addr(struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern int set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
+extern int set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
+extern bool is_swbp_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
+extern bool is_trap_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
+extern unsigned long uprobe_get_swbp_addr(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern unsigned long uprobe_get_trap_addr(struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern int uprobe_write_opcode(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, uprobe_opcode_t);
 extern int uprobe_register(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, struct uprobe_consumer *uc);
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ extern bool arch_uprobe_xol_was_trapped(struct task_struct *tsk);
 extern int  arch_uprobe_exception_notify(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data);
 extern void arch_uprobe_abort_xol(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct pt_regs *regs);
 extern unsigned long arch_uretprobe_hijack_return_addr(unsigned long trampoline_vaddr, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern bool __weak arch_uprobe_ignore(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern void __weak arch_uprobe_copy_ixol(struct page *page, unsigned long vaddr,
+extern bool arch_uprobe_ignore(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void arch_uprobe_copy_ixol(struct page *page, unsigned long vaddr,
 					 void *src, unsigned long len);
 #else /* !CONFIG_UPROBES */
 struct uprobes_state {