diff --git a/arch/x86/um/vdso/.gitignore b/arch/x86/um/vdso/.gitignore
index 9cac6d072199..f8b69d84238e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/vdso/.gitignore
+++ b/arch/x86/um/vdso/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-vdso-syms.lds
 vdso.lds
diff --git a/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
index b2d6967262b2..822ccdba93ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/um/vdso/Makefile
@@ -53,22 +53,6 @@ $(vobjs): KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CFL)
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_vdso-note.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 CFLAGS_REMOVE_um_vdso.o = -pg -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
 
-targets += vdso-syms.lds
-extra-$(VDSO64-y)			+= vdso-syms.lds
-
-#
-# Match symbols in the DSO that look like VDSO*; produce a file of constants.
-#
-sed-vdsosym := -e 's/^00*/0/' \
-	-e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(VDSO[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)$$/\2 = 0x\1;/p'
-quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
-define cmd_vdsosym
-	$(NM) $< | LC_ALL=C sed -n $(sed-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
-endef
-
-$(obj)/%-syms.lds: $(obj)/%.so.dbg FORCE
-	$(call if_changed,vdsosym)
-
 #
 # The DSO images are built using a special linker script.
 #