diff --git a/include/linux/elfcore.h b/include/linux/elfcore.h
index 698d51a0eea3..4adf7faeaeb5 100644
--- a/include/linux/elfcore.h
+++ b/include/linux/elfcore.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ static inline int elf_core_copy_task_xfpregs(struct task_struct *t, elf_fpxregse
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_UM) || defined(CONFIG_IA64)
 /*
  * These functions parameterize elf_core_dump in fs/binfmt_elf.c to write out
  * extra segments containing the gate DSO contents.  Dumping its
@@ -69,5 +70,26 @@ elf_core_write_extra_phdrs(struct coredump_params *cprm, loff_t offset);
 extern int
 elf_core_write_extra_data(struct coredump_params *cprm);
 extern size_t elf_core_extra_data_size(void);
+#else
+static inline Elf_Half elf_core_extra_phdrs(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int elf_core_write_extra_phdrs(struct coredump_params *cprm, loff_t offset)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static inline int elf_core_write_extra_data(struct coredump_params *cprm)
+{
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static inline size_t elf_core_extra_data_size(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_ELFCORE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 92488cf6ad91..6c4a28cf680e 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TASK_DELAY_ACCT) += delayacct.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TASKSTATS) += taskstats.o tsacct.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACEPOINTS) += tracepoint.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LATENCYTOP) += latencytop.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ELFCORE) += elfcore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace/
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_CLOCK) += trace/
diff --git a/kernel/elfcore.c b/kernel/elfcore.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a2b29b9bdfcb..000000000000
--- a/kernel/elfcore.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#include <linux/elf.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-#include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/binfmts.h>
-#include <linux/elfcore.h>
-
-Elf_Half __weak elf_core_extra_phdrs(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int __weak elf_core_write_extra_phdrs(struct coredump_params *cprm, loff_t offset)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
-int __weak elf_core_write_extra_data(struct coredump_params *cprm)
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
-size_t __weak elf_core_extra_data_size(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}