diff --git a/include/asm-generic/codetag.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/codetag.lds.h
index 372c320c5043..a45fe3d141a1 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/codetag.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/codetag.lds.h
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 #define CODETAG_SECTIONS()		\
 	SECTION_WITH_BOUNDARIES(alloc_tags)
 
-/*
- * Module codetags which aren't used after module unload, therefore have the
- * same lifespan as the module and can be safely unloaded with the module.
- */
-#define MOD_CODETAG_SECTIONS()
-
 #define MOD_SEPARATE_CODETAG_SECTION(_name)	\
 	.codetag.##_name : {			\
 		SECTION_WITH_BOUNDARIES(_name)	\
diff --git a/scripts/module.lds.S b/scripts/module.lds.S
index 450f1088d5fd..ee79c41059f3 100644
--- a/scripts/module.lds.S
+++ b/scripts/module.lds.S
@@ -52,17 +52,12 @@ SECTIONS {
 	.data : {
 		*(.data .data.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*)
 		*(.data..L*)
-		MOD_CODETAG_SECTIONS()
 	}
 
 	.rodata : {
 		*(.rodata .rodata.[0-9a-zA-Z_]*)
 		*(.rodata..L*)
 	}
-#else
-	.data : {
-		MOD_CODETAG_SECTIONS()
-	}
 #endif
 	MOD_SEPARATE_CODETAG_SECTIONS()
 }