diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
index 6e4af4492a14..79cb7a25a5fb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/sections.h
@@ -6,21 +6,8 @@
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
-#define arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed
-
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
-extern bool init_mem_is_free;
-
-static inline int arch_is_kernel_initmem_freed(unsigned long addr)
-{
-	if (!init_mem_is_free)
-		return 0;
-
-	return addr >= (unsigned long)__init_begin &&
-		addr < (unsigned long)__init_end;
-}
-
 extern char __head_end[];
 
 #ifdef __powerpc64__