diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index eaa06ef6f7d9..89853bcd27a6 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
 /* .data section */
 #define DATA_DATA							\
 	*(.data)							\
-	*(.data.init.refok)						\
 	*(.ref.data)							\
 	DEV_KEEP(init.data)						\
 	DEV_KEEP(exit.data)						\
@@ -289,8 +288,6 @@
 		*(.text.hot)						\
 		*(.text)						\
 		*(.ref.text)						\
-		*(.text.init.refok)					\
-		*(.exit.text.refok)					\
 	DEV_KEEP(init.text)						\
 	DEV_KEEP(exit.text)						\
 	CPU_KEEP(init.text)						\
diff --git a/include/linux/init.h b/include/linux/init.h
index 20a1334e34e9..0e06c176f185 100644
--- a/include/linux/init.h
+++ b/include/linux/init.h
@@ -62,14 +62,6 @@
 #define __refdata        __section(.ref.data)
 #define __refconst       __section(.ref.rodata)
 
-/* backward compatibility note
- *  A few places hardcode the old section names:
- *  .text.init.refok
- *  .data.init.refok
- *  .exit.text.refok
- *  They should be converted to use the defines from this file
- */
-
 /* compatibility defines */
 #define __init_refok     __ref
 #define __initdata_refok __refdata
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index df6e6286a065..8d46ea7d6715 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -794,15 +794,6 @@ static const char *init_exit_sections[] =
 /* data section */
 static const char *data_sections[] = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL };
 
-/* sections that may refer to an init/exit section with no warning */
-static const char *initref_sections[] =
-{
-	".text.init.refok*",
-	".exit.text.refok*",
-	".data.init.refok*",
-	NULL
-};
-
 
 /* symbols in .data that may refer to init/exit sections */
 static const char *symbol_white_list[] =
@@ -915,11 +906,6 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
 /**
  * Whitelist to allow certain references to pass with no warning.
  *
- * Pattern 0:
- *   Do not warn if funtion/data are marked with __init_refok/__initdata_refok.
- *   The pattern is identified by:
- *   fromsec = .text.init.refok* | .data.init.refok*
- *
  * Pattern 1:
  *   If a module parameter is declared __initdata and permissions=0
  *   then this is legal despite the warning generated.
@@ -958,10 +944,6 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
 static int secref_whitelist(const char *fromsec, const char *fromsym,
 			    const char *tosec, const char *tosym)
 {
-	/* Check for pattern 0 */
-	if (match(fromsec, initref_sections))
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Check for pattern 1 */
 	if (match(tosec, init_data_sections) &&
 	    match(fromsec, data_sections) &&