diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 3e1b6625553b3a7f419136d8a5d6d2707a0d6c1d..27b44b3e3024605b74bce679d652f61741af3ae2 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -75,12 +75,6 @@ extern void rcu_init(void);
 #error "Unknown RCU implementation specified to kernel configuration"
 #endif
 
-#define RCU_HEAD_INIT	{ .next = NULL, .func = NULL }
-#define RCU_HEAD(head) struct rcu_head head = RCU_HEAD_INIT
-#define INIT_RCU_HEAD(ptr) do { \
-       (ptr)->next = NULL; (ptr)->func = NULL; \
-} while (0)
-
 /*
  * init_rcu_head_on_stack()/destroy_rcu_head_on_stack() are needed for dynamic
  * initialization and destruction of rcu_head on the stack. rcu_head structures