diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 040aa79e1d9d..31031f10fe56 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -6233,28 +6233,6 @@ sub process {
 			}
 		}
 
-# whine about ACCESS_ONCE
-		if ($^V && $^V ge 5.10.0 &&
-		    $line =~ /\bACCESS_ONCE\s*$balanced_parens\s*(=(?!=))?\s*($FuncArg)?/) {
-			my $par = $1;
-			my $eq = $2;
-			my $fun = $3;
-			$par =~ s/^\(\s*(.*)\s*\)$/$1/;
-			if (defined($eq)) {
-				if (WARN("PREFER_WRITE_ONCE",
-					 "Prefer WRITE_ONCE(<FOO>, <BAR>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>) = <BAR>\n" . $herecurr) &&
-				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)\s*$eq\s*\Q$fun\E/WRITE_ONCE($par, $fun)/;
-				}
-			} else {
-				if (WARN("PREFER_READ_ONCE",
-					 "Prefer READ_ONCE(<FOO>) over ACCESS_ONCE(<FOO>)\n" . $herecurr) &&
-				    $fix) {
-					$fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/\bACCESS_ONCE\s*\(\s*\Q$par\E\s*\)/READ_ONCE($par)/;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 # check for mutex_trylock_recursive usage
 		if ($line =~ /mutex_trylock_recursive/) {
 			ERROR("LOCKING",