diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
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index e76cd5d90a8a..000000000000
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/api/ptr_ret.cocci
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@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-///
-/// Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO rather than if(IS_ERR(...)) + PTR_ERR
-///
-// Confidence: High
-// Copyright: (C) 2012 Julia Lawall, INRIA/LIP6.
-// Copyright: (C) 2012 Gilles Muller, INRIA/LiP6.
-// URL: http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/
-// Options: --no-includes --include-headers
-//
-// Keywords: ERR_PTR, PTR_ERR, PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO
-// Version min: 2.6.39
-//
-
-virtual context
-virtual patch
-virtual org
-virtual report
-
-@depends on patch@
-expression ptr;
-@@
-
-- if (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); else return 0;
-+ return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr);
-
-@depends on patch@
-expression ptr;
-@@
-
-- if (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); return 0;
-+ return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr);
-
-@depends on patch@
-expression ptr;
-@@
-
-- (IS_ERR(ptr) ? PTR_ERR(ptr) : 0)
-+ PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(ptr)
-
-@r1 depends on !patch@
-expression ptr;
-position p1;
-@@
-
-* if@p1 (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); else return 0;
-
-@r2 depends on !patch@
-expression ptr;
-position p2;
-@@
-
-* if@p2 (IS_ERR(ptr)) return PTR_ERR(ptr); return 0;
-
-@r3 depends on !patch@
-expression ptr;
-position p3;
-@@
-
-* IS_ERR@p3(ptr) ? PTR_ERR(ptr) : 0
-
-@script:python depends on org@
-p << r1.p1;
-@@
-
-coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")
-
-
-@script:python depends on org@
-p << r2.p2;
-@@
-
-coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")
-
-@script:python depends on org@
-p << r3.p3;
-@@
-
-coccilib.org.print_todo(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")
-
-@script:python depends on report@
-p << r1.p1;
-@@
-
-coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")
-
-@script:python depends on report@
-p << r2.p2;
-@@
-
-coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")
-
-@script:python depends on report@
-p << r3.p3;
-@@
-
-coccilib.report.print_report(p[0], "WARNING: PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO can be used")